Tying Up Loose Ends With ‘Oprah,’ ‘Mad Men,’ Wine Clubs and More

It is time again to ask 20 questions about advertising, marketing, the media and popular culture.       Is there anything more annoying than commercials that pretend a made-up word or phrase — say, “holisaleabration,” heard in current spots for A.& P. and Waldbaum’s supermarkets — is so difficult to pronounce that the announcer is required to repeat it incessantly?

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