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...consumer of the never-ending parade of new Japanese products is developing an attachment to any one snack or beverage. Chances are, you'll soon enough find yourself standing bereft in a convenience store, scanning the shelves for a product that's been replaced by a newer craze. Which currently includes foods boosted with a nutritional supplement derived from pig placenta. Somehow, I just can't imagine that in a cream puff...
Gerard Damiano, who went by the name Jerry Gerard, effectively launched the 1970s porn-movie craze with his first feature, Deep Throat, in which the leading lady had a special talent all her own. Despite producer worries that the term was too obscure, Damiano replied, "Deep Throat will become a household word." With a budget of about $25,000 (provided by the son of a mobster) and a six-day shooting schedule, the film went on to earn tens of millions of dollars and a notorious spot in film history...
...woman with a clitoris in her throat. Such a one was Gerard Rocco Damiano, aka Jerry Gerard, who died this weekend in Fort Myers, Fla., at 80, from complications after a stroke. With Deep Throat and his second film, Devil in Miss Jones, Damiano launched the 1970s movie craze of porno chic...
Alfred Dunhill was not born a gentleman. He was born in 1872 into the humble harness and saddlery business. Taking over from his father at the age of 21, he became obsessed with the craze for motor cars and was determined to offer the smart man-about-town motoring accessories: luggage, clocks and watches to time one's speed, even pipes to smoke while driving. According to the company's director of image, Yann Debelle de Montby, today's Homes of Alfred Dunhill, as the brand's new retail establishments have been named, offer something more than just shopping. "Whenever...
...regulators to show proof of its solvency. The market turbulence is especially worrying for India's middle classes, who have just begun investing on their own in a big way. (A new Bollywood movie, Saas, Bahu aur Sensex - Mother-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law and the Sensex - captures the craze.) Bhandarkar, an avid investor himself, is worried: "How can a $60 billion loss not have an impact?" When it does, the party may finally have to end. - by Jyoti Thottam...