{"id":2130,"date":"2014-04-23T01:21:12","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T05:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigassfans.com\/?p=9923"},"modified":"2014-04-23T01:21:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T05:21:12","slug":"new-york-times-features-big-ass-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigassfans.com\/ca\/new-york-times-features-big-ass-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Times Features Big Ass Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The New York Times<\/em> today featured Big Ass Fans\u00ae in an article examining the benefits that can come with provocative company names.<\/p>\n<p>Writer John Grossmann recounted how Big Ass Fans was once known as The HVLS Fan Company, a nod to the high volume, low speed products. 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