So today we give the imaginary “Newsmaker of the Day” cactus to a Pittsburgh woman who sued Kmart.
If you go back a few weeks, you can see why I hate Kmart. So does that Pittsburgh woman.
See, Pennsylvania state law says that says that while paper products are taxable, toilet paper is not. Kmart is fascist […]

The cactus is getting a new feature in a couple hours. It’s going to be called “Newsmaker of the Day.”
Lisa’s going to read that day’s news [[at least, the news until 5 p.m.]] and at or about 6 p.m., we’ll claim someone the “Newsmaker of the Day.” We’ll give them a N.O.D. of a cactus, […]

By ROXY RETAIL
cactusiv(at)gmail.com
According to TMZ.com, [t]he term “brassiere” was coined 100 years ago by Vogue. Part of me thinks that I should devote a column to sizing up your bra, which — believe it or not, but it’s true — most women don’t know how to do. There are so many women out there wearing […]

By CAITLIN HANVEY
caitlinhanvey(at)gmail.com

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When I walked out of the new Coen Brothers film No Country For Old Men, my first instinct was to go back and see it again. This amazing film, adapted from the book by Cormac McCarthy, is essentially a thriller and yet it surpasses that simplistic description. It […]

By ANDREW STEEVES
steeves(at)uwm.edu
Black Friday was a giant let down. After what I’ve seen on the news in past years, I was expecting riots, brutal consumer violence, perhaps a burning Santa effigy or something. Nope, none of that. Sure, it got a little busy at times, but by and large it wasn’t […]

By JIM MONTANA
jim.montana(at)hotmail.com
On a personal note: First let me say that I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Second let me apologize right now for what could be sub-Jim Montana quality of this week’s column. This past Thursday, I lost a true inspiration in my life: My Grandmother finally lost her fight […]