Comments on: Sugar Water: Parade (Of Lies!) http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/ your daily dose of pop culture Thu, 24 May 2012 03:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Walterscott parade | Kiddygripshttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-81869 Walterscott parade | Kiddygrips Sun, 29 May 2011 06:00:31 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-81869 [...] Sugar Water: Parade (Of Lies!) | Popdose [...] [...] Sugar Water: Parade (Of Lies!) | Popdose [...]

]]> By: Sugar Water: Print, Profits, and “The Paper” | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-9486 Sugar Water: Print, Profits, and “The Paper” | Popdose Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:41:31 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-9486 [...] — literally, thanks to all that ink — and start skimming. As I said earlier, last month I began subscribing to the Sun-Times, the Tribune’s rival, for an average of 18 cents a day. (You’re [...] [...] — literally, thanks to all that ink — and start skimming. As I said earlier, last month I began subscribing to the Sun-Times, the Tribune’s rival, for an average of 18 cents a day. (You’re [...]

]]> By: rwcasshttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-54011 rwcass Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:26:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-54011 At the Chicago Reader, the newspaper I work for, we have a syndicated column called "The Straight Dope" that's written by Cecil Adams, except there is no Cecil Adams -- it's a pseudonym that's been used by at least three or four writers since the '70s.<br><br>I don't blame Sheehy at all. And as Jack said, Parade really is printed two weeks in advance, but -- worst-case scenario -- couldn't a sheet of paper have been inserted into the plastic bag with Parade and the Circuit City flyers and grocery store coupons that had Parade's logo on it and a message from the publisher or editor explaining what had happened? Leaving it up to the editor of each newspaper that carries Parade to say something on the front page seemed so lazy. At the Chicago Reader, the newspaper I work for, we have a syndicated column called “The Straight Dope” that's written by Cecil Adams, except there is no Cecil Adams — it's a pseudonym that's been used by at least three or four writers since the '70s.

I don't blame Sheehy at all. And as Jack said, Parade really is printed two weeks in advance, but — worst-case scenario — couldn't a sheet of paper have been inserted into the plastic bag with Parade and the Circuit City flyers and grocery store coupons that had Parade's logo on it and a message from the publisher or editor explaining what had happened? Leaving it up to the editor of each newspaper that carries Parade to say something on the front page seemed so lazy.

]]> By: rwcasshttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-42243 rwcass Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:26:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-42243 At the Chicago Reader, the newspaper I work for, we have a syndicated column called "The Straight Dope" that's written by Cecil Adams, except there is no Cecil Adams -- it's a pseudonym that's been used by at least three or four writers since the '70s.<br><br>I don't blame Sheehy at all. And as Jack said, Parade really is printed two weeks in advance, but -- worst-case scenario -- couldn't a sheet of paper have been inserted into the plastic bag with Parade and the Circuit City flyers and grocery store coupons that had Parade's logo on it and a message from the publisher or editor explaining what had happened? Leaving it up to the editor of each newspaper that carries Parade to say something on the front page seemed so lazy. At the Chicago Reader, the newspaper I work for, we have a syndicated column called “The Straight Dope” that's written by Cecil Adams, except there is no Cecil Adams — it's a pseudonym that's been used by at least three or four writers since the '70s.

I don't blame Sheehy at all. And as Jack said, Parade really is printed two weeks in advance, but — worst-case scenario — couldn't a sheet of paper have been inserted into the plastic bag with Parade and the Circuit City flyers and grocery store coupons that had Parade's logo on it and a message from the publisher or editor explaining what had happened? Leaving it up to the editor of each newspaper that carries Parade to say something on the front page seemed so lazy.

]]> By: rwcasshttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-14634 rwcass Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:26:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-14634 At the Chicago Reader, the newspaper I work for, we have a syndicated column called "The Straight Dope" that's written by Cecil Adams, except there is no Cecil Adams -- it's a pseudonym that's been used by at least three or four writers since the '70s.<br><br>I don't blame Sheehy at all. And as Jack said, Parade really is printed two weeks in advance, but -- worst-case scenario -- couldn't a sheet of paper have been inserted into the plastic bag with Parade and the Circuit City flyers and grocery store coupons that had Parade's logo on it and a message from the publisher or editor explaining what had happened? Leaving it up to the editor of each newspaper that carries Parade to say something on the front page seemed so lazy. At the Chicago Reader, the newspaper I work for, we have a syndicated column called “The Straight Dope” that's written by Cecil Adams, except there is no Cecil Adams — it's a pseudonym that's been used by at least three or four writers since the '70s.

I don't blame Sheehy at all. And as Jack said, Parade really is printed two weeks in advance, but — worst-case scenario — couldn't a sheet of paper have been inserted into the plastic bag with Parade and the Circuit City flyers and grocery store coupons that had Parade's logo on it and a message from the publisher or editor explaining what had happened? Leaving it up to the editor of each newspaper that carries Parade to say something on the front page seemed so lazy.

]]> By: Elainehttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-14633 Elaine Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:00:53 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-14633 Hey, Ed Klein's just the next Dred Pirate Roberts.<br><br>For the record, Gail Sheehy did go on tv interviews, following the assassination, with the story that Parade had decided to go to press with the Bhutto story as written. I saw her 2 or 3 times that week. Her angle was a bit like, 'oh, spooky..how prescient..' but she gave it lip service, nonetheless. Hey, Ed Klein's just the next Dred Pirate Roberts.

For the record, Gail Sheehy did go on tv interviews, following the assassination, with the story that Parade had decided to go to press with the Bhutto story as written. I saw her 2 or 3 times that week. Her angle was a bit like, 'oh, spooky..how prescient..' but she gave it lip service, nonetheless.

]]> By: rwcasshttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-14632 rwcass Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:52:10 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-14632 People with too much time on their hands, that's who. People who are 117. I think the questions are real, but they often look like they've been rewritten by interns, e.g. "Why does Katherine Heigl, the star of ABC's hit drama 'Grey's Anatomy,' look so nice?" You know the letter writer didn't include "the star of ABC's hit drama 'Grey's Anatomy" in his or her question, but Parade felt it was necessary to include it. People with too much time on their hands, that's who. People who are 117. I think the questions are real, but they often look like they've been rewritten by interns, e.g. “Why does Katherine Heigl, the star of ABC's hit drama 'Grey's Anatomy,' look so nice?” You know the letter writer didn't include “the star of ABC's hit drama 'Grey's Anatomy” in his or her question, but Parade felt it was necessary to include it.

]]> By: Old_Davyhttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-14631 Old_Davy Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:18:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-14631 You know, I'm not so sure the QUESTIONS in Scott's column are real. Who in their right mind would even care why the Olsen twins dress like sluts?<br><br>But ya gotta love that Marilyn. "I solved her little letter grid puzzle! I must be as smart as the world's smartest person!" You know, I'm not so sure the QUESTIONS in Scott's column are real. Who in their right mind would even care why the Olsen twins dress like sluts?

But ya gotta love that Marilyn. “I solved her little letter grid puzzle! I must be as smart as the world's smartest person!”

]]> By: rwcasshttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-14628 rwcass Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:50:13 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-14628 Didn't there used to be another one that Parade ran all the time, JA? I feel like they had two for a while, but I guess Howard got too huge and took over the entire space for comics. Didn't there used to be another one that Parade ran all the time, JA? I feel like they had two for a while, but I guess Howard got too huge and took over the entire space for comics.

]]> By: rwcasshttp://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-14626 rwcass Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/a-parade-of-lies/#comment-14626 Ahhh ... see, in my hometown's paper, the Macon Telegraph, I'm pretty sure Parade isn't in the plastic bag that, say, the Atlanta Journal or Chicago Tribune puts it in. Maybe I'm wrong.<br><br>By the way, you just gave the terrorists some good ideas. WAY TO GO, JACK! But what if a family-friendly A-list celebrity with a cover quote like "I found the light" -- the cover quotes are typically meant to be uplifting and semi-religious -- were to die between printing and distribution in some sort of drug- or prostitution-related murder? What would Parade do then? Ahhh … see, in my hometown's paper, the Macon Telegraph, I'm pretty sure Parade isn't in the plastic bag that, say, the Atlanta Journal or Chicago Tribune puts it in. Maybe I'm wrong.

By the way, you just gave the terrorists some good ideas. WAY TO GO, JACK! But what if a family-friendly A-list celebrity with a cover quote like “I found the light” — the cover quotes are typically meant to be uplifting and semi-religious — were to die between printing and distribution in some sort of drug- or prostitution-related murder? What would Parade do then?

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