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« On the Road (again) | Main | Brainiac's bedside table » Thursday, September 6, 2007Wrinkly ReaganThis week, Slate is serializing "Ronald Reagan," a biography in the form of a graphic novel by Steve Buccellato, Andrew Helfer, and Joe Staton.  So far, the serialization has only reached 1937, when the 26-year-old future president arrives in Hollywood. Yet the bottom of that page, I couldn't help noticing that Slate's Sponsored Links software ("Choose a contextual 'Topic' placement," Slate promises advertisers, "and our matching technology will place your ad next to related content") associates Reagan with decrepitude. Here are the links I saw this morning: Prepare to be Shocked Alternative to Open Back Surgery Anti-Wrinkle Breakthrough Top 6 Anti-Aging Brands Posted by Joshua Glenn at 09:13 AM
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