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AAAA (American Association of Advertising Agencies), 187
Abbey, Edward, 117
ABC, 32, 35, 38, 196
academics, 115â117
A. C. Nielsen company, 25
acts, beautiful vs. moral, 6â7
Adbusters, 31, 117, 119
Adbusters Media Foundation, 21
CBC sued by, 194â196
magazine and website of, 31
television campaigns of, 31â33, 56, 58, 62, 95, 126, 142, 170, 177, 193, 206, 207
website of, 132
A.d.i.d.a.s (All Day I Dream About Suicide), 115
advertisers, media power of, 33â35
advertising, 18â21, 22â23, 24, 119, 166, 167, 175
subvertising and, 131â132, 133â134
television rates for, 184
Advertising Age, 22, 176
âadvertrocities,â 22â23
Alabama, 155, 160â161
Albania, 90â92, 94
alcoholism, 9, 10
Allen, Woody, 22, 52
Alternative Economics Committee, 208
ambient noise, 13â14
Americaâą, 146, 215
cool and, 113â114
corporate control of, xiiâxiii
global influence of, xiv
uncooling of, xviâxvii
unofficial history of, 65â71
American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA), 187
American Convention on Human Rights, 186
American Dream, end of, 59â63
American Medical Association (AMA), 188
Americaâs Funniest Home Videos, 37
Amusing Ourselves to Death (Postman), 24
âAnarchy in the U.K.,â 100
anger, xv, 12, 139
âanti-language,â 21
antitrust legislation and lawsuits, 67, 193
anxiety, 9
Apple, 102
Arcata, Calif., 161
Archer Daniels Midland, 34, 172
Asian âtigerâ economies, 94
Asphalt Nation (Holtz), 82
Australia, 20, 21
authenticity, âkidnappingâ of, 101
auto industry, 82â83
âAutosaurusâ television campaign, 31, 126
Ayres, Robert, 88
Babetteâs Feast, 79â80
âbads,â 89
Baffler, 114
bank charters, 67
banks, disputes with, 148
Banks, Ferdinand, 90
Barings Bank, 93
Barnes & Noble, 34
âbatwing disorder,â 75
Baudrillard, Jean, 40
Beatles, 101
Beattie, Ann, 44â45
Beatty, Jennifer, 70
âbeautiful acts,â 6â7
Before Sunrise, 102
Bellow, Saul, 10â11
Benetton, 22â23, 26
Bentley, David, 20
Berisha, Sali, 92
Bertelsmann, 186
Bestfoods, 20
Beverly Hills Bar Association, 197
bicycles, bike lanes, 179, 180
Big Enemies, 105
Bill of Rights, 68
bioeconomics, 86â90, 202â203
Bird by Bird (Lamott), 4â5
Black, Conrad, 25
Black Friday, 94
Black Monday, 93, 94
âblack shakes,â 24
Blanton, B...