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The Flack™ for Friday, October 18, 2024

By The Flack

Inside The Secretive $700 Million Ad-Testing Factory For Kamala Harris; Billionaires Back A New ‘Anti-Woke’ University; Bath And Body Works’ Candle Backlash Reveals How Intent Can Miss The Mark; The University Of Michigan Doubled Down On D.E.I. What Went Wrong?; Photographer Combs The World For Pairs Of Identical Strangers

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The Flack™ for Friday, September 6, 2024

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‘Joy’ Is A Euphemism For A Word No One Wants To Say Out Loud; Google Agrees To First-In-The-Nation Deal To Fund California Newsrooms; An Infantilizing Double Standard For American College Students; Podcasts Used To Be Ad-Light Oases. Not Anymore.; Hotel Key Cards Are Being Replaced By Digital Options Like Apple, Google Wallets

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The Flack™ for Friday, August 23, 2024

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Jack Daniel’s Maker Scraps DEI Policies After Threat Of ‘Anti-Woke’ Boycott; No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is The Future Of Media; A Wave Of Biological Privacy Laws May Be Coming As Tech Gadgets Capture Our Brain Waves; Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She’s Doing; A New Hope For Saving The Universities

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The Flack™ for Friday, June 14, 2024

By The Flack

The Rise And Fall Of BNN Breaking, An AI-Generated News Outlet; Why America’s Corporations Are Leaning On Freelancers Now More Than Ever Before; That Much-Despised Apple Ad Could Be More Disturbing Than It Looks; Don’t You Dare Call Me Without Texting First; How Americans Navigate Politics on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram

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