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Hair Care For Men Without
In the late 1980s, Michael Jordan shaved it all off. Soon, the world was examining the scalps of Bruce Willis, Andre Agassi, Moby and just about one token character on every TV show — not to mention a swarm of Oscar nominees and presenters this year, including Jack Nicholson (who had shaved his head for [...]
How to Get Out of a 2-Year Cellphone Contract
The companies will waive the early termination fee if you die. Pretending to be dead, however, does not work well as a way to break a contract. Sprint Nextel, Verizon and Cingular, for example, may ask for a death certificate. T-Mobile says it does not. “They want to take people at their word,�? said Graham [...]
Making Mad Money on eBay
One day in the early 1990’s Diana Duyser of Hollywood, Fla. made herself a grilled- cheese sandwich. Then she gazed down at the brown skillet marks on the bread: “I saw a face looking up at me; it was the Virgin Mary staring back. I was in total shock,†she later told reporters. Diana held [...]
Must I play golf to get ahead?
“Women – or men, for that matter – who are not golfing are choosing to neglect one of the most powerful business and career-development tools there is,” declares Hilary Bruggen. Bruggen may be a tiny bit biased: A former head of global marketing for KPMG, she quit that job to start and run Strelmark, a [...]
I sue, you sue, we all sue – and the sillier the cause, the better
A woman in Florida has sued her employers for developing carpal tunnel syndrome – also known as repetitive motion injury – in both hands. Why should this make news? It’s a common occupational hazard for data entry operators and others who spend all day typing on a keyboard. Right, except the lady in question is [...]
CreditCovers: Skins for credit cards
It was really only a matter of time before this happened. For years now, we’ve all been using bank cards, credit cards, and other forms of plastic currency to buy all manner of vinyl decals and skins for MP3 players, laptops, car windows, and countless other sticky-friendly surfaces. Isn’t it about time that our little [...]
‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder plans restaurants
Having made a fortune off bare-breasted women, “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis is now setting his sights on the restaurant business. A chain under the “Girls Gone Wild” brand name is being planned by Francis, whose Mantra Films Inc. has built a $100 million business videotaping and selling the DVDs featuring young women exposing [...]
