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Entries by Val Brown from 02/2009

Bathroom for Rent

| Posted 02.05.2009 | Media
Read More: Roommates, Job Losses, Unemployment, River View, Rent, Apartments, One Bedroom, New York Apartments, Renters, Real Estate, Sublet, Economy, Media News

Someone suggested getting a roommate. I'd rather drink bleach. Hell, I'd even rather live with my mother.

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Sex and The City The Movie. Part Deux.

| Posted 02.11.2009 | Entertainment
Read More: Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Kristin Davis, Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City, Recession, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kim Kattrall, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg, Sarah Jessica Parker, Designer Clothes, Sex and the City Movie, Evan Handler, John Corbett, Patricia Fields, SJP, Entertainment News

The moment I read about the Sex and the City movie sequel I thought, "they've got to tone things down." They can't ignore the recession, particularly in New York.

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Just Brew It: Starbuck's Instant Coffee Gamble

| Posted 02.16.2009 | Business
Read More: Marketing, Coffee, Sanka, Starbucks, Instant Coffee, Brands, Closing Starbucks, Frappucino, Starbucks Coffee, Tab, Business News

I don't know anyone who drinks instant coffee here. So Starbuck's really big task is to change US consumer perception of an entire product category.

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Facebook: The New Meaning of "Friend"

| Posted 02.26.2009 | Media
Read More: Friend, Etymology, Linked-In, Facebook, Costco, Google, Diet Coke, Media News

I recently "de-friended" someone on Facebook after seeing this status update: "I just got back from Costco and I'm having a Diet Coke."

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