Oct. 2, 2015 Long before self-proclaimed experts flooded social media with newly minted personas and punditry, women like filmmaker Jean Kilbourne spent decades of devotion upending toxic media narratives. In an era of sound bite journalism and ‘look at me’ talking heads, culture critics like Jean Kilbourne are "the real deal" with a lifetime spent shining glaring high beams … [Read more...]
Like Taking Candy From A Baby: Camel Trots Out Nicotine Tricks (Again)
March 16, 2009 by 32 Comments
Mar. 16, 2009 Gotta put my cranky pants on again…. R.J.Reynolds is lighting the fuses of frustrated parents by offering Camel nicotine laced ‘orbs, strips, and sticks’ coming at kids in the mints and gum portion of the candy aisle right near the checkout. That’s right, dissolvable nicotine. Cigs are off limits, Joe Camel is kaput, so now we’ve got fresh breath-freshener … [Read more...]