The secret’s out

The Secret Services’ Other Ball: The Secret Service forced out three agents involved in a prostitution scandal while they were in Colombia ahead of the president’s visit there for an international summit.

Their firings will explain the new mall security guards wearing dark suits, sunglasses and ear pieces.

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Meanwhile, On His Insanity’s Secret Service: Rocker, gun rights champion and ladies’ man Ted Nugent said he will meet with the Secret Service to explain his comments during a National Rifle Association conference where he endorsed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, specifically that if President Barack Obama wins re-election in November, “I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.”

But the Secret Service was also expected to ask Nugent for his recommendations for escort services in various U.S. cities.

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Down to the kidney-shaped ash tray: One of the attractions of AMC’s “Mad Men,” about a 1960s-era advertising agency, is the series’ stylish sets, retro decor that people are now trying to emulate in their own homes with Danish modern furniture.

But for that finishing touch of authenticity, you need an aerosol spray can of BuzzCo.’s Tar and Nicotine Patina. BuzzCo.’s Tar and Nicotine Patina quickly creates the look and smell of a room lived in by a 1960s pack-a-day smoker.

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