Word: diets
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...most fertile ground is the Internet, but viral advertising has barely made a dent in it, Bogusky says. Last month his firm launched another innovative online spot for Burger King: "Angus Interventions" by Dr. Angus of the Angus diet, mascot for the chain's Angus Steak Burgers and a clear spoof on the late diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins. In an effort to convince people that burgers are still hip in a calorie- and carbohydrate-obsessed age, the site, angusdiet.com lets visitors send personalized advice from Dr. Angus, seated at his desk, telling others to loosen up, make lifestyle changes...
...muscle car in a can. Ironically packed with only half the punch (half the carbs, that is), it seems that health-smart men finally have a drink with all the necessary machismo, but without the sugary strings attached. Harvard Democrats, rejoice: there is finally a way out for you Diet-Coke-drinking “girlie men.” Dartboard is, to say the least, amused...
...that used to start in October has moved to December because the ocean freezes later each year. Berry picking begins in July instead of August. Most distressing for the Inupiaq is that thin ice makes it harder to hunt oogruk--the bearded seal that is a staple of their diet and culture. At the Nayokpuk Trading Co., where infant formula sells for $21 a package and the only eggs for sale, sent by bush plane, sit broken in their shells, the talk is of the disruption of nature's rhythms. "When was the last time we went hunting on snow...
...with the Inupiaq language. And if the town itself is ugly, it is balanced by the desolate beauty of the slate-colored sea, the ducks flying in formation over the lagoon and the musk ox roaming in emerald meadows dotted with wild cotton. Some two-thirds of the local diet still derives from hunting and fishing. In the diamond light of late summer, whole families forage for salmonberries, which the elders eat mixed with grated caribou fat. ("Eskimo ice cream," they call it.) The kids prefer it with Cool Whip...
Many of the evening’s events were centered around this year’s theme of “diets.” Between presentations, a troupe of three singers performed “The Atkins Diet Opera,” a fictionalized account of Richard Atkins’ inspiration in inventing his low-carb diet. (He got the idea, the opera speculated, from watching his pet cats...