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Business is booming for Tony Baltes, Obama's king of swag...
...your average North American moviegoer who will stand in line at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday for a Russian film starring nobody anybody has ever heard of, but civilian TIFFies are closer to regular audiences than, say, the scowling critics of Cannes or rude industry swag hogs of Sundance. Better yet, as far as movie distributors go, Torontonians seem predisposed to standing ovations, open weeping and laughter. It was the first two that tipped Berney off to the potential of Whale Rider when he attended Toronto for Newmarket in 2002. A movie about a 12-year-old Maori girl doesn...
...typically more contemplated than actually carried out by most shoppers. That all changed, however, when the bag was first introduced in Great Britain in April -Keira Knightley, Alicia Silverstone and singer Lily Allen were photographed carrying it, fashion magazines jumped on the trend, it was part of the Oscar swag, and before the bags hit the country's Sainsbury grocery shops, supposed to be its primary retailer, a fanatic fashion following had taken root. The bags sold out immediately, with many turning up on eBay for hundreds of dollars. When 20,000 were released at 450 supermarkets across England, women...
Today, hundreds of new Quadlings will be crushed by their impending exile, while scores of future river residents face years of cramped confinement. But that’s not what Housing Day is about. It’s about the swag. Here’s how to get it all: 1) Go naked. Your winter pastiness should be enough to have people literally throwing shirts at you. 2) Hit up the blocking day Stein Club circuit. Extra perk: free beer. 3) Start your own non-profit claiming to bring Harvard House t-shirts to third-world countries. 4) Surreptitiously sneak...
...Swag lags: At a festival that had become known for its freebies as much as its films, celebrity "gifting," the practice of lavishing luxury products on tastemakers who breeze in from New York City and Los Angeles, was toned down. With the IRS warning celebs that the gifts should be reported as taxable income, stars and their entourages were less likely to snap up potentially useless electronics and accessories that require a 1099 form. Some stars opted to give their wares to Kevin Bacon's new charity, Sixdegrees.org, and others chose to keep their receiving quiet by using gift cards...