• Friends go better with Coke. [NYT] “Three Are Indicted in Coke Secrets Case”
• A story about embezlling would lend itself nicely to an elbow about the Old Navy Performance Fleece. [Reuters] “Old Navy president to leave Gap”
• Newsflash! Those crazy kids with their crazy pre-detressed jeans! [NYT] “Yeah, They Torture Jeans. But It’s All for the Sake of Fashion”
• Department-of-Writes-Itself: “Lawyers tell a jury that their clients thought it was standard practice to supply false data and that they were following the orders of superiors.” [LAT] “Energy-Trade Ruse Downplayed at Trial”
• America is not ready for the subversive flavors of the Hot ‘n’ Spicy McChicken sandwich. [CT] “McDonald’s chickens out”
• For a dollar under a hundred, you can get the trifecta of Comcast fuckover! [CT] “Comcast offers bundled service for $99 a month”

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