Publicity
Over the course of its long publication history, the Farmers’ Almanac has acquired the status of a “household name.” As a result, it receives an enormous amount of national publicity. Editors Peter Geiger and Sandi Duncan grant hundreds of interviews to television, print and online media each year.
The Farmers' Almanac has also been referenced in numerous television shows and movies, including: The Office, MASH, The Dukes of Hazzard, Wings, Cold Case, The Last Starfighter, and Father of the Bride.
In popular culture: The Farmer's Almanac was famously used in Young Mr. Lincoln, a movie about the future president starring Henry Fonda. Lincoln famously referenced the Almanac as a young lawyer in a court case that helped to acquit his client.
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Famous quotes containing the word publicity:
“All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.”
—Brendan Behan (1923–1964)
“I saw the best minds of my generation
Reading their poems to Vassar girls,
Being interviewed by Mademoiselle.
Having their publicity handled by professionals.
When can I go into an editorial office
And have my stuff published because I’m weird?
I could go on writing like this forever . . .”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)
“Publicity is the life of this culture—in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive—and at the same time publicity is its dream.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)