What Do You Know?
In a fiction writing workshop I used to attend, a middle-class, middle-age suburban woman once read aloud from a story she’d written about a college student
Happy New Millennium!
For the past year or so I have been moaning to anyone who would listen (and to more than a few who wouldn’t) that 2000 was not the first year of the millennium.
A Million Mailer March?
Several weeks ago, as part of a roundtable discussion on lists and circulation, I asked a number of catalogers whether the January postal rate hike had
Rocking the vote
Had I known how difficult pulling together our Election 2000 coverage was going to be, I would have kept the idea to myself. But now that it’s off to
Crystal-ball time
In 1986, then-chairman of General Motors Roger Smith said, “By the turn of this century, we will live in a paperless society.” I don’t know about you,
15TH ANNUAL CATALOG Awards
Better than the best of breed Have you ever seen a canine obedience trial? Not a dog show, in which the canines are judged solely on how closely their
Scenes from a mall
Once upon a time, the last thing I’d do on a rainy Sunday was abandon my cozy couch to spend the day at the mall. But that was before I became mother
Patagonia, Holiday 1999
If your idea of winter sports is running from your heated car to your heated house, any old jacket will do. But if you prefer, say, skiing Alaska’s Chugach
Harry and David, Christmas 1999
“This is not a catalog to review while hungry,” cautioned one judge. “The dew glistens on the fruit, and the aromas of the meats all but waft from the
Orvis, The Sporting Tradition, Fall 1999
In years past, the Catalog of the Year was actually awarded to the cataloger of the year: the catalog company that best exemplified the qualities necessary