The Cuban cigar has historically been a status symbol among wealthy businessmen and, for Americans, forbidden fruit. But the recession has forced many to rethink their spending on amenities, and Cuban cigar sales plummeted last year. As a result, cigar producers and local cigar bars have begun targeting a new and perhaps unlikely segment of smokers: women. ... read more >>
Archive for the ‘Women’ Category
Cigar sales see worldwide slump
Friday, March 5th, 2010
A cigar isn’t always just a cigar
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Re: “Our champions deserve a little fun”. Maybe you’re right to term Hockey Canada’s apology “fatuous,” and it might seem churlish to criticize a celebration, but, cigars? Imagine that Canada’s women’s hockey squad passed around a joint at centre ice, just to show a little joyful camaraderie. Sure, it’s not legal, but all the kids do it, right? ... read more >>
Re: “Our champions deserve a little fun”. Maybe you’re right to term Hockey Canada’s apology “fatuous,” and it might seem churlish to criticize a celebration, but, cigars? Imagine that Canada’s women’s hockey squad passed around a joint at centre ice, just to show a little joyful camaraderie. Sure, it’s not legal, but all the kids do it, right? ... read more >>
The cigarettes, crisps and creme egg diet (but then do you know what YOUR teenager’s eating?)
Friday, February 26th, 2010
A recent study revealed that teenage girls are starving their bodies of essential nutrients and smoking in an effort to stay thin like their celebrity role models. Lily Elford is a 17-year-old A-level student from Hassocks in Sussex where she lives with her parents, Craig, 51, a surveyor, Claire, 44, a nursery teacher and her two sisters and brother. We asked Lily to keep a food diary for a week – to see what a typical middle-class teenage girl eats and drinks over a seven-day period. The results will shock many people – including Lily’s mother. ... read more >>
A recent study revealed that teenage girls are starving their bodies of essential nutrients and smoking in an effort to stay thin like their celebrity role models. Lily Elford is a 17-year-old A-level student from Hassocks in Sussex where she lives with her parents, Craig, 51, a surveyor, Claire, 44, a nursery teacher and her two sisters and brother. We asked Lily to keep a food diary for a week – to see what a typical middle-class teenage girl eats and drinks over a seven-day period. The results will shock many people – including Lily’s mother. ... read more >>
Kate Moss cracks a very rare smile at photographers on shopping trip
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
After a difficult month which saw her break down in tears in public, Kate Moss is finally smiling again. The supermodel, 36, flashed a rare broad smile as she sauntered out of her London hotel yesterday. The mother of one dressed in a tuxedo jacket teamed with a striped top and wore a pair of shorts over thick black tights for her shopping trip. ... read more >>
After a difficult month which saw her break down in tears in public, Kate Moss is finally smiling again. The supermodel, 36, flashed a rare broad smile as she sauntered out of her London hotel yesterday. The mother of one dressed in a tuxedo jacket teamed with a striped top and wore a pair of shorts over thick black tights for her shopping trip. ... read more >>
After feminism: what are girls supposed to do?
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Abbi Marper is too shy to speak above a whisper, but she wants to be a policewoman or a nurse. Her friend Becky Billing is studying to be a plumber. Charlotte Wilson, the most chatty of the group, is having a problem narrowing her options. “I want to be a firefighter, but I also want to be a paramedic and a midwife,” she says. “The trouble is, there’s just too much choice.” ... read more >>
Abbi Marper is too shy to speak above a whisper, but she wants to be a policewoman or a nurse. Her friend Becky Billing is studying to be a plumber. Charlotte Wilson, the most chatty of the group, is having a problem narrowing her options. “I want to be a firefighter, but I also want to be a paramedic and a midwife,” she says. “The trouble is, there’s just too much choice.” ... read more >>
Glazer: Cost of smoking goes beyond the price of a pack
Monday, February 8th, 2010
I grew up among smokers. Both grandfathers were Prince Albert men, rolling their own cigarettes in tissue-thin paper filled with shreds of tobacco. I kept my preschool treasures in one of the empty red tins with its hinged lid and drawing of the portly prince on the front. My father was a Winston smoker. Almost every dad I knew smoked. Most of the moms did, too. ... read more >>
I grew up among smokers. Both grandfathers were Prince Albert men, rolling their own cigarettes in tissue-thin paper filled with shreds of tobacco. I kept my preschool treasures in one of the empty red tins with its hinged lid and drawing of the portly prince on the front. My father was a Winston smoker. Almost every dad I knew smoked. Most of the moms did, too. ... read more >>
Cupcake craze: What is it about these wretched multi-coloured sugary things?
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
It’s driving me bonkers. Everywhere I go I am surrounded by these pastel-coloured, sugary things. And I don’t mean the women who crave them. They are cupcakes and they are taking over the world. ‘I never knew heaven could be made out of eggs and flour,’ says one swooning addict. Vogue magazine pronounces that: ‘Owning a cupcake bakery is the career fantasy of our times.’ ... read more >>
It’s driving me bonkers. Everywhere I go I am surrounded by these pastel-coloured, sugary things. And I don’t mean the women who crave them. They are cupcakes and they are taking over the world. ‘I never knew heaven could be made out of eggs and flour,’ says one swooning addict. Vogue magazine pronounces that: ‘Owning a cupcake bakery is the career fantasy of our times.’ ... read more >>
Emotions keep women on cigs
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Women have more trouble quitting cigarettes because – more than men – they tend to take up smoking to relieve emotional problems, according to a leading medic. The claim comes after a survey of women smokers by the University of Hong Kong’s school of public health. Since 2006, the school has offered gender- specific counseling under a “Smoking Cessation Service for Female Smokers.” ... read more >>
Women have more trouble quitting cigarettes because – more than men – they tend to take up smoking to relieve emotional problems, according to a leading medic. The claim comes after a survey of women smokers by the University of Hong Kong’s school of public health. Since 2006, the school has offered gender- specific counseling under a “Smoking Cessation Service for Female Smokers.” ... read more >>
‘Smoking’ baby Facebook picture sparks investigation into teenage mother
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
A teenage mother was investigated by police after photographs of her six-month-old son with a cigarette in his mouth were posted on Facebook. Rebecca Davey, 18, was reported by online friends who spotted the picture of baby Ollie. It showed the tot in a striped babygro, with the unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth. ... read more >>
A teenage mother was investigated by police after photographs of her six-month-old son with a cigarette in his mouth were posted on Facebook. Rebecca Davey, 18, was reported by online friends who spotted the picture of baby Ollie. It showed the tot in a striped babygro, with the unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth. ... read more >>
Campaign against “women’s” cigarettes
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Remember Camel’s new brand of cigarettes, Camel No. 9, which are marketed towards women? Well a group of women’s and public health organizations have come together to protest the brand. Camel No. 9 hit stores early this year. It immediately drew fire for its stylish packaging — shiny, sleek black boxes bordered with fuschia and teal — and ads that included florals, hints of lace and the slogan “Light and Luscious.” ... read more >>
Remember Camel’s new brand of cigarettes, Camel No. 9, which are marketed towards women? Well a group of women’s and public health organizations have come together to protest the brand. Camel No. 9 hit stores early this year. It immediately drew fire for its stylish packaging — shiny, sleek black boxes bordered with fuschia and teal — and ads that included florals, hints of lace and the slogan “Light and Luscious.” ... read more >>
She nearly killed Howard Hughes and sent Sinatra half- mad with desire: The memoirs of man-eater Ava Gardner
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
After telling all to PETER EVANS for her biography, Ava Gardner got cold feet and swore him to silence. Now he finally reveals the truth… This month, Ava Gardner will have been dead 20 years. If you are of a certain age, you will remember her as a movie star of flawless beauty and a love goddess of infinite scandal. Once described as ‘the most irresistible woman in Hollywood’, she epitomised its golden years. ... read more >>
After telling all to PETER EVANS for her biography, Ava Gardner got cold feet and swore him to silence. Now he finally reveals the truth… This month, Ava Gardner will have been dead 20 years. If you are of a certain age, you will remember her as a movie star of flawless beauty and a love goddess of infinite scandal. Once described as ‘the most irresistible woman in Hollywood’, she epitomised its golden years. ... read more >>
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