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Boston’s Fenway Park turns 100 on April 20 and the Red Sox marketing machine is cranking out a season’s worth of promos, events, a coffee table book--and even a symphony recording. Are the Red Sox in danger of over-romanticizing (and over-commercializing) America's most classic ballpark? READ MORE ›
By Cory Doctorow at 5:47 pm Tuesday, Apr 3 • 12 Comments • Share On IO9, Ron Miller has published a selection from his collection of photos of 1970s cosplayers, dating from a costuming epoch where nudity was a lot more common than it is today. Among the clothed pictures (not reproduced here) is one shot of Elfquest co-creator Wendy Pini as one of her own elves.
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Subtitle: Or, Using Like to Target Target If you’re watching the Target Facebook page right now, you’re seeing another social media disaster on par with Nestle’s débâcle back in March . It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion, but it’s another great case study for us about what not to do online. Hint: don’t set your page to show only your posts first and then abandon it when controversy arises. If you’re not familiar with the current controversy, you can go here to read about Target’s donation to a homophobic gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota .
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Unseen Shots From 1965 Vietnam Legendary Newsweek Saigon bureau chief Francois Sully shot hundreds of photographs of combat, street scenes, and military life in the field. See a selection from one year, 1965—including many images never seen before.On Wednesday, Rose quashed any speculation about a reunion with a two-page open letter in which he announced he wouldn’t be attending Saturday’s induction ceremony in Cleveland. Furthermore, he “respectfully decline my induction as a member of Guns N’ Roses to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf. Neither former members, label representatives nor the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should imply whether directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported induction of ‘Guns N’ Roses.’”
