Archive for July 26th, 2006
Snakes On A Motherfucking Pricey Piece Of Jewelry
Defamer.com, CA
When we tossed off an end-of-day link to this $350 Snakes on a Plane-inspired necklace–designed, incidentally, by a real, live, and credited Snakes on a Plane cast member!–we thought: OK, a bit overpriced, but cute enough.
It was soon pointed out to us that we somehow missed the $3,900.00 version (pictured) also on offer at the website, a luxury bauble priced out of the range of pretty much everyone but the foul-mouthed guy who’s actually flinging interloping reptiles around the economy class cabin. Diamond-encrusted snakes on an eighteen-carat-gold plane makes us so very, very tired.
And as long as we’re talking about Samuel L. Jackson and Snakes backlash (catch us tomorrow when New Line sends us five bucks on PayPal and we do a total about-face on the issue!), it seems that he’s now made a catchphrase out of the knowing words that convinced people buy into the whole phenomenon in the first place: “You either want to see that, or you don’t.” In fairness, Jackson was at Comic-Con and was probably just a little sick of screaming “I want these motherfucking snakes off this motherfucking plane” at someone in a Darth Vader helmet for the three hundredth time that day.
Kathie Takowsky Gold Diamond Snakes On A Plane Necklace [Shop Intuition]
July 26th, 2006
THE TICKER:Jewelry retailer’s interim CEO gets job
Chicago Tribune, United States
Associated Press
Published July 25, 2006
IRVING, Texas — Zale Corp. on Monday named Betsy Burton president and chief executive, nearly six months after she took the post on an interim basis.
Burton, 54, succeeded Mary Forte, whose resignation in January sparked a series of front-office troubles for Zale.
Zale has struggled in recent years with frequent turnover in the CEO’s chair, merchandising mistakes and tougher competition from J.C. Penney Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the company’s accounting.
Shortly after Burton took over, Zale promoted former Canadian business operations president John A. Zimmermann to a newly created post of president, Zale North America. This came after Paul Leonard resigned as president of the company’s main jewelry chain, Zales Jewelers.
In May, Zale placed its chief financial officer, Mark Lenz, on administrative leave.
Outside auditors discovered Lenz did not make a timely disclosure about delayed vendor payments worth $8.2 million last summer.
July 26th, 2006
Barkin Auctions Off Her Jewelry
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Actress Ellen Barkin is getting over her divorce from billionaire Ron Perelman by selling over $2 million worth of diamonds and emeralds he gave her.
Barkin is auctioning off the treasure trove of necklaces and rings for charity so she is left with no reminders of her failed five-year marriage to the businessman.
The 52-year-old, who reportedly walked away from the marriage with a $20 million divorce settlement, will put her jewelry up for auction at Christie’s in New York City later this year.
She says, “As exquisite as the collection is, they’re just not memories I want to wear out every day. For other people, they’re pieces of jewelry — for me, they have history.
“I’ll take a break from the jewelled trophy-wife look.”
July 26th, 2006
