NYT: A year ago Jacqui Rogers, a retiree in southern Oregon who dabbles in vintage costume jewelry, went on eBay and bought 10 butterfly brooches made by Weiss, a well-known maker of high-quality costume jewelry in the 1950's and 1960's. At first, Ms. Rogers thought she had snagged a great deal. But when the jewelry arrived from a seller in Rhode Island, her well-trained eye told her that all of the pieces were …
Abercrombie’s Top Dude Doesn’t Do Ugly
Benoit Denizet-Lewis for Salon: Mike Jeffries, the 61-year-old CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is the Willie Wonka of the fashion industry. A quirky perfectionist and control freak, he guards his aspirational brands and his utopian chocolate factory with a highly effective zeal. Those who have worked with him tend to use the same words to describe him: driven, demanding, smart, intense, obsessive-compulsive, eccentric, …
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Nevada Says Even The Bears Are Moving Out of California
The State of Nevada is attempting to lure more California businesses tired of high taxes, and has started a website called Missing Bear to suggest that even the wild California bears are leaving. From the AP: "We still think there is a real need there for companies that want a way out. There is an alternative — you can run for the border," said A. Somer Hollingsworth, president of the Nevada Development …
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Bollywood: The New Canada
Adweek: Carmichael Lynch takes a subcontinent turn at the exotic in a new television commercial for Gibson guitars. The spot, shot on location at a palace in Mumbai, India, continues the company's strategy to present its guitars as the ultimate gift. The 30-second execution depicts an opulent Indian celebration. As an empress tries to impress her husband with luxurious gifts ranging from an oil portrait and jewelry …
No One’s Talking About A Burrito Bubble
USA TODAY: Shares of the Mexican-food chain became a hot tamale Thursday on Wall Street when they more than doubled in their first day of trading, gaining $22 to $44. The stock's smoking first day says as much about initial public offerings as burritos. It's the first time shares of a U.S. company have doubled in their first day since November 2000, when computer-chip maker Transmeta gained 115%, Thomson Financial …
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Gillette: The Best A Man Can Get?
NYT: In two Super Bowl spots — one 30 seconds, the other 15 seconds — Gillette will unveil the "Miracle of Fusion," a razor that has five closely spaced blades for regular shaving, and a "precision trimmer" blade in back, for grooming beards and mustaches. If any of those Super Bowl viewers read newspapers or listen to talk shows, Fusion's introduction will probably be old news. CVS and a handful of other retailers …
Sex Sells
USA TODAY: Sex.com, long coveted as potentially one of the most lucrative sites on the Web because of its catchy name, has been sold for about $12 million in cash and stock, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters on Monday. Escom, a group of anonymous buyers, said in a statement it had acquired the Web address Sex.com from Gary Kremen, chief executive of Grant Media and the founder of Match.com. Terms of the …
God Created Hooters
Waco Tribune-Herald: As part of a private opening party for a new Hooters, Monsignor Isidore Rozycki, the head Catholic priest for the Greater Waco area, plans to bless the chain's newest location at New Road and Interstate 35. “Blessings are part of the Catholic tradition,” said Rozycki, who is pastor of St. Martin's Church in Tours. “You bless the building so it will be a safe haven, so that the families that …
