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new york times
Consumerist In Nice Little NYT Writeup
The Consumerist appeared on the front page of this Saturday's New York Times Business section, in an article entitled, "Consumers Have Allies On The Web." More » -
psas
Welcome New York Times Readers
Salutations. Here's the Top 10 Biggest Business Debacles 2006 mentioned in, "The Lazy Top 10 Anything." More » -
verizon
Verizon Says Cellphone Ads Only For Users Who Want Them...
Verizon rep Dave left reader John a very strange message on his answering machine. More » -
aol
What's Free with Free AOL
We all know AOL is crap, but now that it's free crap, Mr. Pogue of the NYT has penned the requisite rundown of what's good/bad/pointless about new FreeAOL. More » -
foxnews
O'Reilly: Boycott FOX's Advertisers
In an interesting editorial this morning, FOXNews poster boy, Bill O'Reilly conflates the OJ Simpson confession, abortion and The New York Times. Far be it from us to question the mind that would make those connections...the point is: O'Reilly wants you to boycott FOX's advertisers. All of them. For life. More » -
pizza
Domino's "Brooklyn Style" Pizza vs. The New York Times
The New York Times has a left-wing anti-Domino's Pizza analysis up today. Far be it from the Consumerist to tell you what sort of pizza to eat, we have to admit the Domino's "Brooklyn-style" pizza fills us with ire. And we don't even really give a shit about Brooklyn pizza. More » -
google
Google Goes to Print
If you've been fretting over your favorite newspaper's inevitible demise (thanks, Internet!)... never fear! Google is set to begin offering print ads in 50 newspapers as a test to see how far it can extend itself into offline media. More » -
coke
National Disaster Goes Better With Coke
Dealing with 9/11 is a matter of reframing it within a certain contextual advertising. -
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aol
NYT Notes AOL Manual Upload, Questions Raised
After we uploaded an AOL retention manual, AOL says "No Comment" to its authenticity in an article in today's New York Times "What's Online" section: More » -
fuel economy
The News; Wal-Mart Hires Flying Nun
• The creative team was crushed to learn Mother Theresa wasn't available. [LAT] "Wal-Mart Puts Its Faith in Ex-Nun to Convert Critics" More » -
top
All The News That's Fit To Self-Immolate
• Grocers hate it when their loss leaders have no followers. [NYT] "Sale Shoppers Annoy Grocers as They Save" More » -
new york times
If The Times Is Treason, We're Heresy
The New York Times might be a left-wing propaganda machine hell-bent on sowing villainy and communism amongst the American populace, but treasonous? Well, that's what the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says, and he wants to see The Old Gray Lady hang for its crimes against The State. More » -
gas
The Intentional Comedy, Uncanny Editorial, of NYT Photography
As part of the growing awareness of The Consumerist that there are these things called cars and people put pricey gas in them, we were pleased as a plum in a pie to spy this choice pic in the New York Times this morning. More » -
airbus
Photograph of Airbus Human Steerage
You might remember Airbus passionately denying that they intend on introducing standing room only human steerage cattle cars into their airplanes. More » -
mc donald's
Mickey D's Unveils New, Healthy, Pile of BS
As part of their ongoing campaign to throw a smokescreen of fatty molecules in the face of humanity, McDonald's will offer a new, "healthy," adult happy meal. More » -
morning news
Morning News Roundup
- 7-Eleven is set to implement a new, testosterone-boosted ATM this year, providing even more banking solutions to the great unwashed
- The all-embracing milk of corporate hegemony continues to disintegrate the Cinnamon Toast Crunch of the public domain, Showtime bought the Smithsonian's film archive, giving the commercial channel 'first refusal' rights over anyone trying to use the archive for documentaries and the like. [via]
- The New York Times reports on the Chevy/Apprentice user-created ad site and its slew of anti-SUV ads. The site went live last Fridayish and the story was filed today. Not a bad turnaround; on the heels of a site redesign, is the old gray lady trying to hem its skirts up a little bit and show some, gasp, ankle?
- Ejaculating energy prices have Exxon beating out Wal-Mart for the Fortune 500 #1 slot, as determined by revenue
- Speaking of, Brokeback Mountain DVDs started selling today at Wal-Mart and everywhere else, amidst predictable conservative backlash (sounds kinky, no?) Let's see how long it takes the house of Sam Walton to pull it. Sidebar: where is our Brokeback Molehill parody?
- A new study shows that black-oriented TV has substantially more fast-food ads than more general programming. Sounds like someone didn't realize Bamboozled was a satire.
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taxes
Utility Taxes Go to Company Pockets and not Feds
On the bottom of the electrical bill they're there like uninvited guests finishing all the spirits: State taxes. Local taxes. Federal taxes. Incontinental Transfer taxes. Candle taxes. Watching too much Taxi reruns taxes. But a new report by the New York Times reveals that in many cases those taxes earmarked for corporate income tax are staying in the companies treasury, to the tune of billions and billions of dollars. More » -
ambien
Ambien Users Report Primitive Unconscious Night Gourgings
As if America weren't globular enough already, now you can get fat off sleeping pills. More »
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