[Medianews] Who took my 'stache? / The sad and curious exile of the American mustache

2009-10-11 Thread Monty Solomon
Who took my 'stache? The sad and curious exile of the American mustache By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff | October 11, 2009 The Boston Globe IF YOU DIDN'T know anything about Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!, which opened last month, you could at least deduce from the poster that it was a

[Medianews] Against Meat

2009-10-11 Thread Monty Solomon
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11foer-t.html The Food Issue Against Meat By JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER The New York Times October 11, 2009 THE FRUITS OF FAMILY TREES When I was young, I would often spend the weekend at my grandmother's house. On my way in, Friday night, she would lift

[Medianews] The Cult of Mexican Coca-Cola

2009-10-11 Thread Monty Solomon
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html Consumed Cult Classic By ROB WALKER The New York Times October 11, 2009 Spend a few years writing about consumer culture, and you might get a little jaded about products or brands with cult followings. The extreme-loyalist