Art of the steal: Now that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is a household name from Twin Falls to Timbuktu, hucksters are putting his name and orange spray-tanned likeness on a variety of products — including Trump-branded packets of heroin in New Hampshire.
Trump Heroin is not to be confused with Trump Meth, whose side effects include a sudden uncontrollable desire to vote for Trump.
Don’t know much about arithmetic: Amazon is launching a monthly option for Amazon Prime, which normally costs $99 a year.
The new version of Prime will cost $10.99 a month. The target audience will be vast: People who can’t do math.
The usury suspects: Payday lenders are often compared to sharks, which personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary says may be unfair to sharks. If so, then what’s a more appropriate metaphor from the animal world for a business that often charges triple-digit interest rates?
The Buzz nominates the human botfly, which lays its eggs in people’s open sores.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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