Even if you’ve never smoked a cigarette, you know that...sound. It happens when the stainless steel lid pops open under the pressure of the cam spring—a crisp, metal-on-metal “click” that…
Thanks to director Tom Hooper’s casting of Josh Burrow—the swashbuckling stud who’s actually up to the role of playing a buccaneer—those new Anomaly spots for Captain Morgan have helped the…
In 1943, an anthropologist named Abraham Maslow published a paper titled “A Theory of Human Motivation” that, while it appeared only in an obscure academic journal, has since gone on…
Twenty-two years ago, the government raised hackles in the food industry by requiring a “Nutrition Facts” label on packaged edibles. Now, regulators have a new target: lightbulbs. Starting this year,…
Try to imagine a distant, magical past called 1978, a time of Champale, the Bee Gees, and the Chrysler Cordoba. But the strangest thing about this long-lost time had to…
In 1955, the American Tobacco Co.’s Herbert Tareyton brand was attempting to adjust to changing tastes by touting its new, easy-drawing charcoal filter, a replacement for the older filters made…
Mother’s Day (better get moving, people, it’s 13 days away) will see Americans spend just shy of $19 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Chances are, nobody…
It’s not often that an airframe manufacturer needs to trouble with direct-to-consumer advertising. After all, few shoppers flipping through a magazine have $332.9 million to drop on a new 747.…
In the 1950s, the stylish homemaker’s best friend in the kitchen was her Caloric stove, whose many boasts included built-in clocks, electronic burner ignition and, best of all, a choice…
With the approach of the summer travel season (and with the staycation enshrined in consumers’ economically uncertain hearts), a number of local tourism bureaus are trotting out new marketing initiatives in hopes of grabbing a bigger…
