Archive for the 'consumer goods' Category

Vice principles

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

I swung by the Vice party last night, which had been last-minute moved to the Elk’s Lodge, which by this point in the week has a distinctive post-party odor. I’m sure it got all crazy and “Girls Gone Wild” later in the night, but when I got there, it was mostly just an orgy of […]

Lady beer

Friday, March 16th, 2007

I very strongly feel that the logo for Young’s looks remarkably like a uterus.

Spamarama

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Apparently, Hormel, the maker of Spam, is struggling with brand image issues, which have caused some of their more upscale products to tank.
“I can’t imagine them selling anything other than Spam,” says Jeff Lieberman, a 28-year-old documentary filmmaker, who regularly shops at stores specializing in natural foods. “Just the name elicits that image of the […]

By My Calculations

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

I get all “But, I want it” about shit from Fred Flare all the time, but I’ve actually never made the splurge. These sweet new Paul Frank watches are pushing me to the brink, though.
In my defense, I’ve been trolling for a rad calculator watch in a fun color for at least 6 months, […]

Seeing Red

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

I realize that I’ve ragged on Bono more than once, but the advent of the Product (Red) line may have just pushed me over the edge. The point of Product (Red) — endorsed by Bono — is to get a bunch of existing brands to make (you guessed it) red things, which are then sold […]