Category Archives: Consumers
An Age Old Problem: Women and Aging
Growing up, being an “older” woman was not a pretty picture – literally. Predictably, post-menopausal women were pictured pleasingly plump their sagging jowls and sagging breasts as slumping as their sedentary, asexual lives that were defined by grandchildren, gossip and
An Age Old Problem: Women and Aging
Growing up, being an “older” woman was not a pretty picture – literally. Predictably, post-menopausal women were pictured pleasingly plump their sagging jowls and sagging breasts as slumping as their sedentary, asexual lives that were defined by grandchildren, gossip and
How the Mad Men of Madison Avenue Got Rosie the Riveter to Man Up
Once upon a time, women workers were not only highly sought after they were lavished with praise in the media. During WWII when Uncle Sam came calling, American women didn’t just “lean in,” they manned up! Uncle Sam had enlisted
How the Mad Men of Madison Avenue Got Rosie the Riveter to Man Up
Once upon a time, women workers were not only highly sought after they were lavished with praise in the media. During WWII when Uncle Sam came calling, American women didn’t just “lean in,” they manned up! Uncle Sam had enlisted
The Oscar for the Best Vintage Celebrity Endorsement
Hollywood and Madison Avenue were a marriage made in commerce heaven. Nothing sells like celebrity, so in honor of “Oscar” a sampling of some former Academy Award winners and their winning endorsements. The Oscar for the Best Celebrity Endorsement goes
The Oscar for the Best Vintage Celebrity Endorsement
Hollywood and Madison Avenue were a marriage made in commerce heaven. Nothing sells like celebrity, so in honor of “Oscar” a sampling of some former Academy Award winners and their winning endorsements. The Oscar for the Best Celebrity Endorsement goes
Who’s Not Ready for Saturday Night Live?
On a Saturday night filled with the canned laughter of classic comedies like The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett, the October 11 appearance of a live broadcast with irreverent humor and progressive politics was, well…. startling.
Who’s Not Ready for Saturday Night Live?
On a Saturday night filled with the canned laughter of classic comedies like The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett, the October 11 appearance of a live broadcast with irreverent humor and progressive politics was, well…. startling.
Havana Holidays
Bracing for yet another bone chilling winter storm, dreams of languishing on a white sandy beach soaking up the warm Caribbean sun are never far from my winter-weary mind. And now a new dream vacation spot may open up… and
Havana Holidays
Bracing for yet another bone chilling winter storm, dreams of languishing on a white sandy beach soaking up the warm Caribbean sun are never far from my winter-weary mind. And now a new dream vacation spot may open up… and
Keeping Hubby Happy the Heinz Way
With Valentines day fast approaching, the media is running rampant with romance tips. Forget everything else you’ve read – think Heinz. Who knew a simple condiment in your kitchen could come to your romance rescue? During the dark days of
Keeping Hubby Happy the Heinz Way
With Valentines day fast approaching, the media is running rampant with romance tips. Forget everything else you’ve read – think Heinz. Who knew a simple condiment in your kitchen could come to your romance rescue? During the dark days of
Comic Book Tales From the Cold War Crypt PtI
1954 was a chilly year to be a Communist, a crackpot, or a comic book publisher all of whom were equally vilified. Cold war temperatures had sunk to arctic levels, causing a frightened public into a hysteria worthy of a
Comic Book Tales From the Cold War Crypt PtI
1954 was a chilly year to be a Communist, a crackpot, or a comic book publisher all of whom were equally vilified. Cold war temperatures had sunk to arctic levels, causing a frightened public into a hysteria worthy of a
Let it Snow
Snowmageddon2016 is here! Massive! Historic! Epic! Blockbuster ! The meteorologist’s hyperbole about the current snow storm barreling down the East Coast is epic itself. Like many others who are bracing for the storm, I have been glued to the weather
Let it Snow
Snowmageddon2016 is here! Massive! Historic! Epic! Blockbuster ! The meteorologist’s hyperbole about the current snow storm barreling down the East Coast is epic itself. Like many others who are bracing for the storm, I have been glued to the weather
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Magazine World
Je Suise Mad Sometimes it seems as if the whole world has gone Mad. And in some ways it has. The attack on cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo has caused not only great grief but soul-searching raising the question about what
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Magazine World
Je Suise Mad Sometimes it seems as if the whole world has gone Mad. And in some ways it has. The attack on cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo has caused not only great grief but soul-searching raising the question about what
Jim Crow Goes to the Movies
What was black and white and divided by color? Some with a long memory might answer the movies. Today some might just answer Hollywood. Recent accusations that the movie business is a “white industry” was pretty much confirmed by the
Jim Crow Goes to the Movies
What was black and white and divided by color? Some with a long memory might answer the movies. Today some might just answer Hollywood. Recent accusations that the movie business is a “white industry” was pretty much confirmed by the
