by sumac | Sep 6, 2013 | Artistic apologies, Corporate Apologies
In a small theater in a town I will not name, a local theater company did a performance of a one-man play. (Please note that this apology has nothing to do with my recent visit to Montana.) The show went well. The audience was great – responsive and engaged....
by sumac | Aug 13, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
In Lake Stevens, Washington, some people went to a cafe with other people who were small children. Scones were eaten. One child did or did not scream. The owner asked the people to leave, telling the adults they could return later – without their children....
by sumac | Jul 31, 2013 | Artistic apologies, Corporate Apologies
Famous and famously famous author JK Rowling, richer than the Queen, having finished the Harry Potter series, moved on. She published a novel in 2012, The Casual Vacancy, which a New York Times reviewer called disappointing and dull. But Rowling did not call herself a...
by snarly | Jul 26, 2013 | Corporate Apologies, Historical Apologies
Most of us Hebraic types know that carmaker Henry Ford was not our biggest fan. He published dozens of booklets and newspaper articles about The Jewish Menace. But then he apologized! Please read this statement he released in 1927, reprinted at the Berman Jewish...
by sumac | Jun 26, 2013 | Celebrity Apologies, Corporate Apologies
This Paula Deen thing is a red-hot mess. It’s a red-hot mess rolled in powdered sugar, deep-fried, and topped with bourbon-scented whipped cream. Or take two and clap a bacon cheeseburger in between. It started with a lawsuit brought by the manager of a...
by sumac | Jun 19, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
Mattel, which owns the Scrabble brand, decided their popular mobile Scrabble-playing app could be even more popular. They got Electronic Arts (EA) to administer and make it so. As Mattel later noted, “We produce the board game but we’re not experts in...
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