Authors

Mary-Ellen Banashek

Turkey woes, predilections for toes, and a Latin do-si-do
Cites examples that illustrate the intricacies and oddities of human behavior. Includes strange questions asked by callers to the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line; Famous people who admitted having been romantically involved with foot fetishists; Introduction of blue lipsticks.
Then she'd put on a face mask and I'd slap her around while it dried
States the response of O.J. Simpson when quizzed at his civil trial about the 1989 police shot of his battered wife Nicole. Explanation of Simpson on the case.
Stupid dating tricks
Introduces several books dealing with love, dating, mating and books on how to have great relationship. The Rules; How Not to Stay Single; The Code.
Who said the monarchy is out of touch?
Presents information on how Britain's Prince Philip argued against hand gun legislation.
Biking blues, underwear in the news, Quasimodo as muse
Presents various developments which demonstrate the intricacies and oddities of human behavior. Includes Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garcons spring line; Woman astronaut Shannon Lucid's stay on the Russian space station Mir.
We may not know art, but we know when we're going to hurl
Reports on the art student from Toronto who embarked on an artistic statement about the red and blue matter on works of Raoul Dufy and Piet Mondrian in two museums.
Toy are us?
Presents Eat Me Elmo, the 1997 sure-fire bestseller dolls for the holiday season from Mattel. Hottest toys of Christmas 1996.
The sound of Muzak
Reports on the findings of Wilkes University in Pennsylvania that listening to environmental music like Muzak may play a major role in defending upper respiratory infection.