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US – Saturday, November 21

Hit the powder for just pennies

We know — you’ve barely planned your Thanksgiving, let alone started to think about going on a ski vacation. But if you want a great, money-saving ski getaway this winter, it’s imperative you book now, as deals will start to dry up by next week.

Do you have an app for slave labor?

Do you use an iPod, or iPhone? Have you ever gotten a Dell? How about Motorola or Nokia?

It's a sisters thing

Anna Christie first appeared in the these pages back in 2006, when she was among the frequent street performers in Suburban Station.

Photo: GETTY IMAGESPride of America: Ford beats Japanese

Ford Motors, the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy, makes the most reliable cars in America — and even outshines some of its Japanese competitors, Consumer Reports magazine said yesterday.

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Consumer Trends

Beatlemania revived with ‘Rock Band,’ albums

ญญญMUSIC. A wave of “Beatlemania” struck Britain’s streets Wednesday as the Fab Four released a specially remastered edition of their albums, complete with an interactive video game for a new generation of fans.

Consumer Trends

BIO-FRIENDLY BAUBLES

Jewelry is a luxury business. As an industry that has always been linked to exploitation, from the workforce to the stones and metals used, getting people to think “eco” is a difficult task.

Consumer Trends

Boxy is sexy, too

There was a time when we thought being responsible meant drinking water and recycling the bottle it came in. But today, evidence is pointing out how deadly mistaken we were.

Consumer Trends

I WANT MY ADVERTISING

Fill in the blank: Sometimes, you feel like a nut. Sometimes …
Many of us could finish the rest of that phrase with minimal effort. Heck, we could even sing it and visualize the original commercial (for Almond Joy and Mounds, those of you too young to remember the ’80s).

The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!

Consumer Trends

Pride of America: Ford beats Japanese

Ford Motors, the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy, makes the most reliable cars in America — and even outshines some of its Japanese competitors, Consumer Reports magazine said yesterday.