How Is Getting Cosmetic Surgery Different From Buying a New Car?
The American Society for Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery released its annual statistical report this week. It makes for surprisingly interesting reading. The headline is that total procedures (surgical and non-surgical) fell by 12 percent between 2007 and 2008. If anything, that decline strikes me as small. In economic terms, cosmetic surgery would be thought of as Read More »
Is Untrustworthy the New Ugly?
| A Rice University study found that lenders may judge your creditworthiness based on how trustworthy they think you look. The researchers didn’t pinpoint which physical characteristics look most or least trustworthy, but if they do in the future, might plastic surgery go from a luxury good to a financially necessity? [%comments] Read More »
Don’t Fear the Reefer
Toronto-based Hilco Consumer Capital won what many call the “holy grail of advertising,” reports NPR: the right to sell Bob Marley‘s name. The company partnered with the Marleys to begin rolling out Marley-branded products like salad dressing and a video game.
The obvious issue with the brand, as NPR‘s Katia Dunn puts it: “Marley was a major stoner.” Read More »
Quitting Special
| Fewer Americans are choosing to quit their jobs than at any time in the last eight years, the Christian Science Monitor reports. So when you do quit in this economy, you’ve got to make it special. How special? W. Neil Berrett printed his resignation letter on a huge sheet cake and submitted it to Read More »
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