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He was the first person to buy a full-page ad on the back page of the New York Times Arts section.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
On the back page, I found the Prayer of St. Francis:
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
The photograph and text on the back page were more deserving to be on the front than what was published.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
Tucked away on the back page were the words “the player’s ... integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions,” as some of the attributes for the voters to keep in mind during their decision making.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
Bas ordered that the book in question be passed to him, and when it was, he flipped to the back page, took out a pencil and started writing on it.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Eileen credits the Sheffield Star and Sheffield Telegraph newspapers for her big break into the industry, securing her first back-page lead with a photo of a city gymnast in late 1970s.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
Los Angeles magazine is another good resource, particularly Chris Nichols’ back-page Ask Chris feature, which almost always serves up something about the city’s past that I never knew before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Another surprise is how Bradbury got into comics, which is told in a back-page essay.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
In September 1971, reporter Pat Horne of the Boston Record American had a big, back-page scoop.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2020
The paper, one morning, after describing appearances of Charles-Norton in Vladivostock, Paris, and Timbuctoo, had slid from her knees to the floor, when her eyes lit upon an advertisement on the up-turned back-page.
From The Trimming of Goosie by Hopper, James
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