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I think everyone has noticed: drug company sales representatives are invariably good-looking. This NYT article says many of them are drawn from college cheerleading squads [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/28/business/28cheer.html?hp&ex=1133240400&en=56d70b525fedece0&ei=5094&partner=homepage] . Of

The good James Kushiner comments on a new product [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2005/11/whats_in_your_d.html]: > What really spun me around completely, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since, is one small box marked "Drink Check": "Protect yourself,

> It might sound like a bizarre brew plucked from the pages of Harry Potter or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but a Seattle-based firm has a new line of artificially flavored festive drinks in time for US Thanksgiving and Christmas. > Topping the menu is a delicate smoked

I have a slightly ambivalent attitude toward all these boycotts [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=30732], but I support them in general and like to pass along the word: > On October 7 we brought to your attention that Target was banning

About Face appears to be fueled by feminists, but I strongly sympathize with their concerns: > [M]arketers are never going to show an ugly slob in an ad because no one wants to see a slob and we all aspire to something greater. But if all we see are

Three of my favorite 20th century dead guys made the rich list: Elvis, JRR, and Johnny: > When Elvis died he came back as a cash cow. > Elvis tops the annual Forbes list of celebrities who are the top moneymakers from the crypt. He made an estimated 45 million

Man, I was laughing pretty hard when I read this post at devout Catholic Domenico Bettinelli's blog: > That was the last straw for Amazon's book ads on this blog. The way it's supposed to work is that I give them keywords-- Catholic, Pope

Should I rail against American gluttony? Or take pleasure in a blog that enjoys one of life's little things? I'll opt for the latter. Candy Addict Blog [http://www.candyaddict.com/blog/]. Note: Blogging is a little tough today. Marie is sick, and so I"

I mentioned this blog previously, but it was months ago and the guy has added a lot of new pictures: Vintage mall pictures from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s [http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/]. Pretty neat. Odd hobby for the guy, but neat.

"A life devoted to instant gratification produces permanent infantilization." Theodore Dalrymple [https://thedailyeudemon.com/2429/]. > The marketing of Mickey Mouse and his friends is getting curiouser and curiouser. > The Walt Disney Co. is taking consumers down the rabbit hole to a land where crystal-studded Mickey