Saturday Feature

The Handshake Is Dead – Long Live The Curtsy
The Handshake Is Dead – Long Live The Curtsy
April 11, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The handshake has a long and curious history as far as greetings go. Most historians place the first instance back in the 5th century BCE...

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The Mr. Rogers Remedy For Keeping Calm Through COVID-19
The Mr. Rogers Remedy For Keeping Calm Through COVID-19
April 04, 2020  |  Coronavirus

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You...

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The World Unfiltered: What We’ve Learned About Each Other In The Last Two Weeks (Whether We Wanted To Or Not)
The World Unfiltered: What We’ve Learned About Each Other In The Last Two Weeks (Whether...
March 28, 2020  |  Coronavirus

In 2004, Dove launched what it called “The Campaign for Real Beauty,” a marketing strategy developed to focus on “the natural physical variation embodied by...

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Coronavirus Boosts Mom, Apple Pie And A Return To ‘Leave It To Beaver’ America
Coronavirus Boosts Mom, Apple Pie And A Return To ‘Leave It To Beaver’ America
March 21, 2020  |  Retail

If one is looking for doom, gloom, destruction or gallows humor, there is a vast menu of sources. The stock market, the unemployment tick-up, the...

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Kombucha, Bingeing, Legos And Wine: How We’ll Keep Busy In Quarantine
Kombucha, Bingeing, Legos And Wine: How We’ll Keep Busy In Quarantine
March 14, 2020  |  Coronavirus

In 1987, Disney launched one of the more successful ad campaigns in its history. It ran right after the Super Bowl game between the New York...

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Could This Be The Last Time We Change The Clocks?
Could This Be The Last Time We Change The Clocks?
March 07, 2020  |  Retail

While most people have complained numerous times about there not being enough hours in the day, there is one day a year when that is...

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The Incredibly Unexpected World Of Leap Year Commerce
The Incredibly Unexpected World Of Leap Year Commerce
February 29, 2020  |  Retail

The leap year is upon us – the quadrennial event when the Gregorian calendar corrects a slight problem with its construction that, over time, would...

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The Supreme Oreo And Other Astonishing Food Commerce
The Supreme Oreo And Other Astonishing Food Commerce
February 22, 2020  |  Retail

For those seeking streetwear-themed food, there is a cornucopia of options. Ground zero seems to have been Taco Bell and Forever 21’s 2017 team-up to combine fast...

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Is New York Fashion Week Still In Style?
Is New York Fashion Week Still In Style?
February 15, 2020  |  Retail

In many ways, 2020’s version of New York Fashion Week was much like any other year. Designers, models, fashionistas and social media luminaries descended on...

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