Comments on: The advertiser's art http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/ Intelligent media, including Mad Men, Downton Abbey, The Walking Dead, Hell on Wheels & more. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marta http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/comment-page-1/#comment-42175 Marta Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:51:25 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9377#comment-42175 I'm from france and just want to say that i love your website. I'm from france and just want to say that i love your website.

]]> By: Kisses In The Hallwa http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/comment-page-1/#comment-42174 Kisses In The Hallwa Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:44:03 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9377#comment-42174 Lord Bottletop...so true. I look forward to reading Boorstin's other books one day. Thanks for the heads up. Lord Bottletop…so true. I look forward to reading Boorstin's other books one day. Thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: LordBottletop http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/comment-page-1/#comment-42173 LordBottletop Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:37:50 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9377#comment-42173 I read it as a college freshman in 1972, and have never forgotten the premise--that most of what passes for news are pseudo-events, whether it's a sound bite for "medical death squads", Tiger Woods' peccadilloes or Sarah Palin's book. I don't think of this book often and remember few of the details, but it had a huge impact on the way I view the news. Two other books by Boorstin sit on my library shelves and are very lively reads: "The Discoverers" and "The Creators", which are survey histories of human invention and human creativity, respectively. I read it as a college freshman in 1972, and have never forgotten the premise–that most of what passes for news are pseudo-events, whether it's a sound bite for "medical death squads", Tiger Woods' peccadilloes or Sarah Palin's book. I don't think of this book often and remember few of the details, but it had a huge impact on the way I view the news. Two other books by Boorstin sit on my library shelves and are very lively reads: "The Discoverers" and "The Creators", which are survey histories of human invention and human creativity, respectively.

]]> By: Hudsunn http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/comment-page-1/#comment-42172 Hudsunn Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:03:04 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9377#comment-42172 Boorstin was Librarian of Congress at some point. Boorstin was Librarian of Congress at some point.

]]> By: JanetLand http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/comment-page-1/#comment-42171 JanetLand Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:16:38 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9377#comment-42171 It's a myth, but this reminds me of the old story about tuna or salmon marketed as "won't turn pink in the can." <a href="http://www.snopes.com/business/market/pinkcan.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.snopes.com/business/market/pinkcan.asp</a> It's a myth, but this reminds me of the old story about tuna or salmon marketed as "won't turn pink in the can." http://www.snopes.com/business/market/pinkcan.asp

]]> By: esme http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/comment-page-1/#comment-42170 esme Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:26:21 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9377#comment-42170 I have a copy of that book and plan to read it. New York Magazine did a close up of books on Don's shelf and they included Image, so I've been going through my books to see which ones I have that are mentioned on the show. Lucky Strikes started using "It's Toasted" in the 1930s - along with the statement that they pay more for premium tobacco leaves. by the 1960s, they were selling Lucky's to men and women by offering it as a substitute for eating. I have a copy of that book and plan to read it. New York Magazine did a close up of books on Don's shelf and they included Image, so I've been going through my books to see which ones I have that are mentioned on the show.

Lucky Strikes started using "It's Toasted" in the 1930s – along with the statement that they pay more for premium tobacco leaves.

by the 1960s, they were selling Lucky's to men and women by offering it as a substitute for eating.

]]> By: dancewosleeping http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/01/the-advertisers-art/comment-page-1/#comment-42169 dancewosleeping Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:19:15 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9377#comment-42169 "America’s national self-hypnosis" Wow! What a perfect description....thank you for that phrase. "America’s national self-hypnosis"
Wow! What a perfect description….thank you for that phrase.

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