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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Odd Consumer News

Five?! Pretty soon, I won't be able to lift the dang thing: > Gillette Co. Wednesday unveiled its newest shaving system, a five-bladed razor called Fusion with a trimmer on the back of the cartridge aimed at the 50 percent of men who have mustaches and beards.

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I'm not a big fan of its politics, but The New Yorker has some of the best writing in America right now. It would appear at least one large retailer also thinks highly of the publication: > It seems the American Society of Magazine Editors . . . didn't

Spooky Stuff Around Set of Emilie Rose

> On the set, there were scares that weren't found in any script. "On three different nights in my hotel room, my TV came on by itself," [actress Laura] Linney says with a shiver. "Jennifer [Carpenter's] stereo did the same thing. Call it

They Must Exchange Editorial Columns, Too

> Welcome to life under the Washington Post-New York Times swap. As part of a secret arrangement formed more than 10 years ago, the Post and Times send each other copies of their next day's front pages every night. The formal sharing began as a courtesy between

Feinstein Reads Books?

> Catholic League president William Donohue has asked Senator Dianne Feinstein to apologize to Catholics for a remark she made today at the hearings of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. > "In a prepared statement today at the hearings for John Roberts, Senator Dianne Feinstein said she was going

Fewer Dead and Now Less Time to Return

I'm not going to say that the initial predictions about Katrina were blown out of proportion, but it would seem they were exaggerated. A disaster occurred, yes, but on a scale of one to ten, we were repeatedly told it was a ten. It would appear that simply

Odd Consumer News

Perfect for the man with . . . a lot of time on his hands: Link [http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=ZO20971]. Just $35.

Maybe There's Hope . . .

. . . for American pop culture, after all: > Four out of five Americans say they think too many reality shows are on the air, according to an AP-TV Guide poll. Only 4 percent of respondents said there were not enough. Link [http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/tv/article.adp?id=

Conan on China's Disney World

> Disney has opened up its first theme park in China. 10,000 children showed up on opening day ”“ and that was just to make the t-shirts.

Treadmill While You Eat Big Macs

> McDonald's Corp. says it is sponsoring a physical education program that will appear in one-third of U.S. public elementary schools, the chain's latest move to combat critics who blame its burgers and fries for expanding kids' waistlines. Link [http://money.cnn.com/