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February 2025

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Famous monsters of adland: Shoddy Goods 030

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January 2025

Card rock: Shoddy Goods 029

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RIP Big Lots, or not: Shoddy Goods 028

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Vanitory dreams: Shoddy Goods 027

When Formica took glamour to the bathroom

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Mafia killed the video star: Shoddy Goods 026

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December 2024

5 million pages a day: Shoddy Goods 025

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