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National

A Woman Scorned…

This post is about abortion. Viewer discretion is advised… When is abortion NOT controversial, so I felt it was necessary to open with the equivalent of a movie black screen MPAA warning… you’ve been warned… The right to have an abortion was decided via Roe v Wade on January 22, 1973 by a 7-2 vote […]

Consumer

Arby’s Had the Meats…

Why can’t chicken restaurants just sell chicken? To that end, Arby’s is now making burgers. But not just any burger… a wagyu burger.  Before I get into what wagyu is, I want to talk about Arby’s… and Burger King… and Dominos Pizza. Everyone is trying to diversify. But is it working? So wagyu beef is […]

Diversity

White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

This is a documentary more than a film and I’d like to treat it as such with a full feature account of its contents as opposed to a review of the quality of the production. There are no actors with whom a performance needs to be dissected and no story to be told with color. […]

Consumer

Have a Margarita

My introduction to tequila was in a dive college bar in the form of a shot glass. Not a lot of quality attached to that experience… It was more than 10 years later that I took a minute to consider – tequila, like all other spirits has a top shelf too. It happened in New […]

Markets

It’s Actually Not a Dollar…

Did you know that all dollar stores don’t sell item exclusively for a dollar? Like most consumers, it is natural to believe that a store with the word DOLLAR in its name means everything is a dollar. But it really means everything in the store is economical like a dollar… Let me explain… There are […]


 
 
 

 

JCPenney is not Dead…

When I was a kid, department stores were the deal. They were then, the equivalent of the big box stores now – Target, Walmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond. Wildly popular. I’m not sure when that changed, but, now, I don’t...
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The Political Convention

I promised myself that I wouldn’t do a comparison test once both conventions were over… I hate when I break promises… So, we’re gonna give this one to the Democrats. But before I start in on the specifics that m...
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The Daytime TV Formula

When was the last time you watched daytime TV? I would encourage you to take a day and watch TV between the time you get news where you live – Noon to 4 or 5 and see what this looks like now. It’s changed, but, much of ...
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The Today Show Reset

Hey BA: I used to watch The Today Show everyday. Loved it. But, now that Ann is gone and I think Matt had something to do with it, I won’t watch anymore. I tried GMA and I’m hooked – it’s so much better and I never ...
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The U.S. Open 2012

Unpredictable is the best word to describe this year’s U.S. Open. But, I think it’s more a continuation of the reaction I had to Wimbledon – the sport of tennis is all over the place anymore – Ladies first…...
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Election-Diverse

The last time we elected a president, we changed history. The United States of America elected it’s first president from and underrepresented group. Even better, the battle for the nomination was historic – It came down...
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