Monthly Archives: March 2010
Creative Commerce Debate Rages On
I can’t wait to read this – I’m debating whether to muddle through in French or wait for the translation. Perhaps Mauvais Garcon could become my spring challenge. Art v fashion, is precisely how the journalist and writer Marie-Dominique Lelièvre
Creative Commerce Debate Rages On
I can’t wait to read this – I’m debating whether to muddle through in French or wait for the translation. Perhaps Mauvais Garcon could become my spring challenge. Art v fashion, is precisely how the journalist and writer Marie-Dominique Lelièvre
Femivores
More lefty liberals writing about their friends from the New York Times. Fascinating – read it here. Femivorism is grounded in the very principles of self-sufficiency, autonomy and personal fulfillment that drove women into the work force in the first
Femivores
More lefty liberals writing about their friends from the New York Times. Fascinating – read it here. Femivorism is grounded in the very principles of self-sufficiency, autonomy and personal fulfillment that drove women into the work force in the first
A Nation That Cooks With An Index Finger
A look at what was cooking at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago this past week. In the 1980s, the popcorn button on the microwave seemed like the last word in convenience. Now, ovens ranging from countertop convection
A Nation That Cooks With An Index Finger
A look at what was cooking at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago this past week. In the 1980s, the popcorn button on the microwave seemed like the last word in convenience. Now, ovens ranging from countertop convection
Wal-Mart Goes Local
Another example of a big guy trying to emulate the little guys. Do you think it will be successful? Wal-Mart is seeing green with its burgeoning Heritage Agriculture program. The objective: Entice farms within one day’s drive of its warehouses
Wal-Mart Goes Local
Another example of a big guy trying to emulate the little guys. Do you think it will be successful? Wal-Mart is seeing green with its burgeoning Heritage Agriculture program. The objective: Entice farms within one day’s drive of its warehouses
Modern Marriage
Modern American marriage was the subject of this article in the Christian Science Monitor this week. Some interesting stats contained within: Only 50 or 60 percent of Americans say that adultery would be an automatic deal breaker for their marriage,
Modern Marriage
Modern American marriage was the subject of this article in the Christian Science Monitor this week. Some interesting stats contained within: Only 50 or 60 percent of Americans say that adultery would be an automatic deal breaker for their marriage,
The Mom Myth
Does my discomfort with this article make me a self-hating blogger? I can’t imagine my mother and her friends being concerned with building their own brands.
The Mom Myth
Does my discomfort with this article make me a self-hating blogger? I can’t imagine my mother and her friends being concerned with building their own brands.
Magazine Attempts to Please Advertisers
Vocab word for the day: quasquicentennial Another example of magazine attempts to more deeply connect readers with advertisers. Good Housekeeping magazine will pay tribute to the achievements of women who have inspired, informed, educated, captivated and sometimes infuriated Americans during
Magazine Attempts to Please Advertisers
Vocab word for the day: quasquicentennial Another example of magazine attempts to more deeply connect readers with advertisers. Good Housekeeping magazine will pay tribute to the achievements of women who have inspired, informed, educated, captivated and sometimes infuriated Americans during
A New Kind of Mom-and-Pop Shop
I had a slightly unsettling conversation with a friend recently. We were discussing future job prospects, what we envisioned ourselves doing a few years down the road. He expressed concern about being considered “too old” for a firm to hire
A New Kind of Mom-and-Pop Shop
I had a slightly unsettling conversation with a friend recently. We were discussing future job prospects, what we envisioned ourselves doing a few years down the road. He expressed concern about being considered “too old” for a firm to hire
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Sign of the Times
Spider-Man’s going to have a tough time paying the bills now. Peter Parker will get fired by boss J. Jonah Jameson in Wednesday’s issue of “Amazing Spider-Man,” joining millions of Americans who have been hit hard by the economic recession.
Sign of the Times
Spider-Man’s going to have a tough time paying the bills now. Peter Parker will get fired by boss J. Jonah Jameson in Wednesday’s issue of “Amazing Spider-Man,” joining millions of Americans who have been hit hard by the economic recession.
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