Tobacco Companies May Have Found Advertising Loophole

Send to KindleTweet A new study published in the Tobacco Control journal suggests that the major tobacco companies are getting around the rules barring advertising to kids on television by tapping YouTube. Though the five major cigarette makers deny it, some suggest there are videos on YouTube with product placement-style promotions of certain brands, according [...]

Even Gang Members Love Starbucks

Send to KindleTweet Friday morning was pretty eventful since I learned that even gang members like Starbucks. In the East Village and Alphabet City, even in a post-Rudy Giuliani New York, one expects their fair share of shady folks, grifters and junkies. But in Gramercy Park, one expects a bit of suburbia in the city. [...]

Ear Candy: This Month’s Audio Obsessions

Send to KindleTweet Timbaland is one of the most talented hip hop and pop producers. This track with Nelly Furtado and SoShy of the U.K. is addictive and could be a great dance beat. Eminem and Rihanna know a thing or two about toxic relationships. They teamed up for a single from the Detroit native’s [...]

A Faux Glow: The Best New Bronzers & Self Tanners

Send to KindleTweet Of late I’ve pondered if the “pregnancy glow” might have something to do not just with hormones, but the fact that most pregnant women are more hydrated, consume less caffeine and alcohol, and eat a bit healthier than the average individual. But, most of us are not committed to that long-term and [...]

Weekend Link Love: Fashionistas & A Picket Line, Om vs. Xanax, Pospartum Laws, A New Biofuel Source & the Target Backlash

Send to KindleTweet A Wall Street Journal article delves into the debate surrounding New York Fashion Week and its move to Lincoln Center, where unions are fighting fashionistas. The fashion week folks want to choose workers for setup but the union for stagehands says their members usually get jobs for work on the premises. Fashion [...]

JCPenney Enters Fashion Partnership Biz

Send to KindleTweet JCPenney has taken a cue from other big boxes, such as Target, with the launch of its line with Spanish retailer Mango. The MNG line for the mass retailer includes work appropriate clothes, casual wear, shoes and accessories. While the collection currently available at JCPenney includes a range of options for casual [...]

Link Love: Girdles for Men, A StriVectin Investigation, Punk Perfume & Google’s Next Buy

Send to KindleTweet What does heroin smell like? The remaining live members of the Sex Pistols have bottled their scent. Check out Hint‘s review. The New York Times investigates the claims behind skin cream StriVectin and its Better Than Botox slogan. They also discuss the firm’s new products: a scrub and an eye product.  The [...]

Mandela Nonprofit Trustee Resigns Over Diamond Ties

Send to KindleTweet A trustee of Nelson Mandela‘s nonprofit has relinquished his post amid a continued investigation surrounding model and anger management alum Naomi Campbell and some supposed blood diamonds. Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Trustee Jeremy Ractliffe has chosen to the plead the fifth in a case that involves him, Campbell, Mandela and former Liberian [...]

Link Love: Tea Party tees, Preggers Diet, GE Babies, & A Facebook Scam

Send to KindleTweet Genetically engineered babies. A new hormonal treatment is said to be able to treat congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a genetic disorder that can interfere with the development of genitalia. The Los Angeles Times article writes:  “in severe cases, girls are born with male-like sexual organs although they usually have ovaries and a uterus.” [...]

Amtrak: One Symptom of the Buckling American System

Send to KindleTweet Today I took a 6 p.m. Acela express train to Boston. Two hours later I was back in Penn Station because the local that exited before us broke down. This would’ve been a simple procedure had the rescue train not caught on fire on the way to get the broken down train [...]

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