Think BigThe Dilbert cartoon empire brings in $200 million in annual sales from newspaper syndication, a TV show, a dozen book collections, and more than 700 licensed products from $500 leather jackets to clip-on “pointy hair”. After creator Scott Adams stopped eating meat several years ago, he grew concerned he was not getting adequate nutrition, so he spent $1 million of his share of the money pile to develop a “nutritionally complete, natural food.” The result is the “Dilberito”, a $2.29 meatless burrito-like packaged meal that he is now trying to market to grocery stores. Will it sell? “Six billion people, three meals a day,” Adams says. “It can get big.” (Newsweek)
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The Brazilian TV show Tiazinha (Portugese for “Little Aunt”) was designed to appeal to teens, but the show is more of a hit with adults. That may have something to do with its presentation: a “partially nude model” whips students for not doing their homework. Sex shops say leather whip sales — not to mention the S&M style clothing like the TV mistress wears — are booming. “I never imagined reaching such heights of success,” said actress Suazana Alves, who plays Tiazinha on the show. (AFP)
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The Brazilian TV show Tiazinha (Portugese for “Little Aunt”) was designed to appeal to teens, but the show is more of a hit with adults. That may have something to do with its presentation: a “partially nude model” whips students for not doing their homework. Sex shops say leather whip sales — not to mention the S&M style clothing like the TV mistress wears — are booming. “I never imagined reaching such heights of success,” said actress Suazana Alves, who plays Tiazinha on the show. (AFP)
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