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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
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
In college, I even ripped out the back page of Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” signed a pledge to have no more than one child and mailed it in.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2022
Bull found Captain Johnson reading a copy of “High Flight” slipped into the back page of his log book.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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
We fear the gifted Spaniard has acquired an idea of American domestic life from Mr. Tom Powers’ sketches and other back-page comics.
From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston
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