All articles by Charlie Wright – Page 39
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on protein pills and climate-change Cassandras
Turns out Barbarella wasn't a documentary. Food pills that fit in the back pocket of your silver jumpsuit, personalised hovercrafts powered by wide-eyed optimism all complete rubbish.
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Ad of the Week: Heinz pours the evil on thick
For a few years, recently deceased Hollywood legend John Hughes perfectly captured what it was like to be a (white, rich, good-looking) teenager (from Chicago) in the 1980s.
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ABF hives off Polish sugar business
Associated British Foods has confirmed the sale of its Polish sugar subsidiary for an undisclosed sum.
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News‘Liver damage’ threat of fizzy drinks – but beer a bonus for bones
Fructose, the sweetener used in many sugary soft drinks, has been linked with increased rates of liver disease by a new study.
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Critical Eye... on mini-Pixies, pork pies and Blowers
You don't have to be a born-again Christian or Mahayana Buddhist to believe in the existence of a soul distinct from this physical realm.
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Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on giant sharks, skinny women and junkie priests
The internet is abuzz over the imminent (straight to DVD) release of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, a no-budget monster epic that's either a cunning parody of other no-budget monster epics or the most cack-handed stab at serious movie-making in...
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NewsSoil Association on back foot as report questions organic health claims
The Soil Association has gone on the defensive after a major new report yesterday said organic food gave consumers no significant health benefits over conventionally produced food.
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NewsAd watchdog scotches Tesco’s ‘biggest discounter’ claim
Tesco’s controversial claim to be “Britain’s biggest discounter” has been scotched by advertising regulators following complaints from retail rivals.
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NewsIndustry dismay at FSA plan to cut portion sizes
Manufacturers have reacted with dismay to plans announced yesterday by the Food Standards Agency to cut portion sizes of chocolate and fizzy drinks in the body’s latest controversial move to boost public health.
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NewsReckitt keeps on upward track with 8% quarterly sales hike
Sales at household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser rose by 8% in the past three months, the Dettol and Cillit Bang maker has announced.
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Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on anchovies, Angkor Wat and laughing at genocide
For many, Cambodia is famed only for the gruesome insanity of Pol Pot's genocidal regime. That's now changing, however, as the country becomes synonymous with spoiled Western kids all doing 'something different' with their trust funds...
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Ad of the Week: Boursin combines cheese with butchery
From Jacko to JFK, a true pro always leaves the crowd wanting more. If only the newish commercial for the suitably moreish Boursin ran for a few extra seconds.
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NewsClover, Cathedral City keep Dairy Crest on track
Improving sales of key brands including Clover, Country Life Spreadable and Cathedral City have kept Dairy Crest on track to meet previous performance targets, the company has said in its latest trading update.
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NewsAd of the Week: Hula Hoops hits a hole in one (but not the other)
It's dangerous to assume everyone sees things the way you do - Michael Jackson probably thought calling alcohol 'Jesus juice' in that documentary made him seem less creepy and sinister rather than more so.
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Critical Eye... on who's ruining Sainsbury's today
Never mind Britain’s Got Talent. The show that had everyone talking this week was the culmination of I’m Ruining Sainsbury’s – sorry, I’m Running Sainsbury’s (Tuesday, Channel 4) – the supermarket’s televised quest for free publicity. Oh, and the next ‘big idea’ that will have Tesco running for the hills ...
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Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on a very 80s nightmare
Watching The Supersizers Eat... the 80s (BBC2, Monday) was like opening a time capsule you buried last week and finding things were somehow much, much worse than you remembered.
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Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on naked ambition and missing vomitariums
For some, the phrase 'all-you-can-eat' is not a sales pitch but a challenge. It's as if the proprietors are taunting them, daring the unwary to rupture an intestine through cut-price gluttony. Sometimes, however, the pledge of unlimited nosh...
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NewsAussie lager couldn’t give a XXXX about UK market
Australian drinks group Lion Nathan has announced that its Castlemaine XXXX brand, brewed under licence in the UK by Anheuser-Busch InBev, is being withdrawn from the British market next year.
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NewsM&S boss Rose paves way for early exit
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has for the first time signalled his intention to step down from the helm of the high street giant ahead of the July 2011 date previously earmarked for his retirement.
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NewsHot Topic: Walkers does itself a very big favour
Never mind the actual winner - Walkers' Do Us A Flavour was a sensational PR coup, says Charlie Wright