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LONDON-- When "House" actor Hugh Laurie gabbed to the London Times about his celebrity perks which included his "Burger King gold card" the blogosphere delivered Burger King a flood of publicity. Mr. Laurie was referring to the prepaid, lifetime "crown card" bestowed on... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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JAPAN– Rising food prices make steak pretty pricey, so it’s good to know that at least you can always count on paper steaks. A Japanese designer made these up and they are very clever.Play a joke on a friend, have a little fun or stage a paper dinner party! There’s a raw version... Read More »
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BEIJING– With the Olympics a few short weeks away, China is giving its cuisine a linguistic makeover. It is proposing that restaurants change the crazy names on its menus to make them more digestable for the estimated 50,000 visitors arriving in August for the Summer Games. For example the... Read More »
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VIRGINIA– Man eats only McDonald’s for six months and loses weight. Chris Coleson (PICTURED, 281 lbs), a Richmond, Va., businessman, ate salads, wraps, apple-walnut salads and the occasional cheeseburger since last December and lost 86 pounds. Yet before you peg him for the next Jared Fogle,... Read More »
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U.K.-- Tesco is the third largest retailer in the world behind Walmart and France's Carrefour. Brits have a love-hate relationship with the behemoth as it is seen as an invasive, Walmart-like species, swallowing up mom & pops and destroying the competition. Thus when Tesco launched in the U.S.... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES — Strawberry Shortcake was having an identity crisis. The “it” doll and cartoon star of the 1980s was just not connecting with modern girls. Too candy-obsessed. Too ditzy. Too fond of wearing bloomers. So her owner, American Greetings Properties, worked for a year on what it calls... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES– This weekend while shopping at a thrift store I met a mother who had rushed in to buy a pair of shorts for her 6 year old autistic son who had wet his pants in their car. She was embarrassed and was explaining his autism to anyone who would listen. That is, until I reminded her that... Read More »
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HOLLYWOOD-- Coolio, the Compton rap singer-turned chef was arrested by Los Angeles police in Hollywood this morning on an outstanding traffic warrant. Coolio, 44, was stopped at about 1 a.m. while driving near Sunset Boulevard and Sweetzer Avenue after officers on a routine patrol noticed the tags... Read More »
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LOS ANGELES– Actor and media mogul Will Smith has announced that he has invested nearly $1 million dollars for a three-year lease on former Indian Hills High School in California that will teach a Scientology based curriculum. For a $12,500 USD tuition students will also receive an organic,... Read More »
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NEW YORK– As with the Milan Furniture Fair and other trendy design fairs worldwide green and recycled design is high on the menu. Designers are realizing that food packaging has considerable carbon footprint and are fashioning their own solutions. And this year’s New York Design Week was no... Read More »
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