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May 19, 2009

For years, prosaic consumer products sought to puff up their appeal by boasting they contained "secret" ingredients that improved their performance. Colgate toothpaste had Gardol, Dial soap had AT-7 and Certs breath mints had Retsyn. ...more

February 21, 2009

I've had an appetite for nostalgia this week. I've been watching back-to-back episodes of the first season of "Mad Men." For anyone not familiar with the AMC series, it's a throwback to the early 1960s that delves into the lives of sharply suited and carefully coiffed employees of a New York City ad agency. ...more

December 17, 2008

I've had an appetite for nostalgia this week. I've been watching back-to-back episodes of the first season of "Mad Men." For anyone not familiar with the AMC series, it's a throwback to the early 1960s, which delves into the lives of sharply suited and carefully coiffed employees of a New York City ad agency. ...more

December 17, 2008

Everything old is new again. And we're not just talking about Indiana Jones and the raiders of the movie box office or that remake of "Get Smart." ...more

May 29, 2008

Will Meryl Streep's outfit match her talent? Will Diablo Cody actually refuse to wear those million-dollar, diamond-encrusted shoes? Will Katherine Heigl need to squint? The city was abuzz with all things Oscar as celebrities flocked from around the world for Sunday's Academy Awards ... ...more

February 24, 2008

A new man spins the Showcase Showdown wheel today on 'The Price is Right,' and a new era begins. ...more

October 15, 2007