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The Flack™ for Friday, October 6, 2023

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Netflix to Bring Down the Curtain on Its DVD-by-Mail Service; The New Phone Call Etiquette: Text First and Never Leave a Voice Mail; Are We Witnessing the Death of the Writer? Facing the AI Crossroads in Class and on the Page; The Ryder Cup is Broken, and There’s No Easy Fix; A New Coca-Cola Flavor at the End of the World
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The Flack™ for Friday, September 22, 2023

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Atlanta News Outlet Aims for Half a Million Digital Subscribers in Under Four Years; Deion Sanders’ Sunglasses Notch $1.2 Million in Sales in First Day; Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Review: Close to Perfection; UAW Chief Shawn Fain Disrupts Detroit's Labor Tradition; What Does the Word 'Girl' Mean Now and Why Has It Become So Popular?; There is no Replacement for Quality Journalism
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The Flack™ for Friday, September 8, 2023

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Spotify’s $1 Billion Podcast Bet Turns Into a Serial Drama; How a White Folding Chair Became a Symbol of Resistance; How One Reporter Covers the US Open for Newspapers all Over the Country; Gannett to Pause AI Experiment After Botched High School Sports Articles; The Post-Labor Day Return-to-Office Push Is Here. What Leaders Need to Know
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The Flack™ for Friday, August 11, 2023

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Union Square Melee Shows an Influencer’s Power Unleashed in Real Life; Why Woke Capitalism Works for Ben & Jerry’s; ESPN’s Surprisingly Big Bet with Penn Entertainment; Zoom, Other Remote-Work Champions Call Employees Back to the Office; Apple is Planning to Move the Button to Hang up a Call in the New iPhone Software
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The Flack™ for Friday, June 30, 2023

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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Says He's Officially Retiring "ESG" as an Investing Term; Clipping and Sharing Newspaper Articles has Nostalgia Appeal; How Fox News (Yes, Fox News) Managed to Beat “The Tonight Show”; Radio Station Gets Part-Time AI DJ Based on Its Midday Host; If You Can’t Avoid Working on Vacation, Follow These Tips for Everyone’s Sake
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The Flack™ for Friday, June 16, 2023

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Companies That Embraced Social Issues Have Second Thoughts; Secrecy, Cigars and a Venetian Wedding: How the PGA Tour Made a Deal with Saudi Arabia; AI vs. Hollywood: Writers Battle “Plagiarism Machines” in Union Talks; One Man’s Quest to Make Pickleball Quiet; Companies Quiet Diversity and Sustainability Talk Amid Culture War
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