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Next time a friend loses her job, you can show her you care (and are still employed yourself) by sending her an $8 musical card featuring Chumbawamba. Hallmark has rolled out a line of greeting cards for the unemployed, which features slogans like, "Don't think of it as losing your job. Think of it as a time out between stupid bosses." Be sure to let your friend know that you were going to use the money to buy her a drink, but instead you blew it on a piece of paper. More »
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We laughed, and said "of course!" when we learned that Lifetime would make a movie about Wills and Kate back in March. Then we watched (and laughed at) it when it aired in April. And now, in August, we've learned that one flick is not enough: the Hallmark channel has made a movie about the very same topic. But! There are differences: Hallmark's edition is titled William And Catherine (Lifetime went with William And Kate) and it looks as though Hallmark's has 100% more '80s-era Diana. See? Totally different. More »
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If you get a chance, read Meghan O'Rourke's tribute to her mother on Slate: it's beautiful, and an interesting counterpoint for those people who don't have mothers but still, like the rest of us, are unavoidably inundated with Mother's Day. More »
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First they came for Strawberry Shortcake and we said nothing. Then they came for the Care Bears and we said nothing. But now they've come for Rainbow Brite, and this means war. More »
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• Some vegan pet owners have begun feeding their animals vegan diets, because "living with a tiny carnivore" was too disturbing. Veterinarians remain skeptical. • More »
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Those gay marriage/commitment ceremony cards from Hallmark that the made the American Family Association take to the internets in protest are stirring up some more trouble in Idaho. Jordan's Hallmark stores, an independently-owned chain of card and gift shops in the Treasure Valley area has announced that they will not be carrying any of the gay-friendly cards in their stores. Drawing customers in with hate, not quality products, is a sad thing. [CBS News] More »
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Remember the announcement that Hallmark is going to be rolling out wedding cards specifically designed for gay weddings and commitment ceremonies? Well the American Family Association has called for an email campaign against Hallmark — and it only took them 4 days! — to alert the company that gay marriage is "unhealthy" and "illegal in 48 states." Don't worry haters: there are still hundreds of cards, TV shows, magazines, books, decorations, expos, seminars, videos, and movies to remind homosexuals who live in the other 48 states that they can't share in making their love legally recognized. [AFA via Pandagon] More »
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Hallmark is introducing a line of same-sex marriage wedding cards. The cards feature designs with two tuxedoes holding hands, two overlapping hearts, and rows of rainbow-colored hearts on their covers. Inside, the cards have a neutral message, making the cards appropriate for commitment and civil union ceremonies as well. The Greeting Card Association also notes that when a large company like Hallmark begins entering a niche market, it signals that a trend might happening within the greeting card business. Our question: is it too late to send Ellen and Portia written congratulations? [AP] More »
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Paris recently sued Hallmark for using her likeness and identity without permission. In response, Hallmark made a motion to strike the case, in which their lawyers said: "Hilton has become a household name, based in large part on her efforts to draw attention to herself. Having done so, she has subjected herself to public scrutiny and the parodist's pen. The First Amendment does not allow her to respond by welcoming the fawning and flattering, but silencing the critical and comical." Oh SNAP! [TMZ] More »
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