Nathan's Notebook
Thursday, August 29, 2002
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Media&Culture File
It's a frightening new world of advertising,
says Time
, with product placement pervading every nook and cranny of life.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020902-344045,00.html
Good thing we have
www.badads.org
and
www.adbusters.org
to help us sort through the mess.
Related
:
Sun-Times
'
Phil Rosenthal
on the trouble with TiVo
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