Tag Archives: Hello There Old Trend

Globe Gets Nautical

Today’s Globe features a boilerplate trend-tastic bit about Bostonians who live on boats. The piece speaks to Bostonians who live on boats, who complain about bills and sometimes tell funny stories, and cites some statistics which illustrate the trend as … Continue reading

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A New Leader in the Stippled Portrait Clubhouse?

Back in February, this blog noted the appearance of a kids-smoking-pipes trend story in the Wall Street Journal. It was accompanied by one of those old-tymey stippled illustrations of a pipe – one that was captioned, simply, “PIPE.” Today marks … Continue reading

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Illustration Proves Useful

Today’s Journal features a trend-tastic piece on the hottest new hot new trend to sweep the nation’s college campuses: Smoking tobacco. From a pipe! The article has all the hallmarks of a great trend story – a shocking lede (“Dan … Continue reading

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