Tag Archives: Magic Bullet

Syphilis: History, Symptoms and Treatment

Throughout the ribald 17th century, syphilis was more widespread and devastating than AIDs is now. Hardly a subject for great literature, the diseases actually received its name as a result of a poem. Titled “Syphilus” it was written by a poet named Fracastorer in 1530, and told the sad tale of a shepherd suffering from […]

As Seen on T.V. Product Review: the Magic Bullet

The Magic Bullet System, star of many late night infomercials, is advertised to be a “personal, versatile countertop magician that does any job in ten seconds or less.” One too many late nights and my 17 year old had to have the magic bullet, but at $99.99 it was out of his budget. But wait…for […]

The Magic Bullet to Go: The Saga Continues

When you have a runaway hit like 2006’s Magic Bullet paid commercial advertisement, a sequel becomes as inevitable as Mick sprinkling curry powder on everything. You can’t sell a million units in under a year’s time and not hear the cash register clanging in your sleep. Yeah, marveling the world by glamorizing the idea of […]

Make Your Own Coconut Milk for Pennies

Coconut milk is a must-have for any home cook with a passion for ethnic or natural cooking. In addition to being a key ingredient in Thai, Southeast Asian, African and Brazilian cuisines, it can be substituted for dairy milk in cooking recipes, and is also a great ingredient in exotic recipes and recipes. No longer […]

The Magic Bullet – an Infomercial Legend

I never knew a poor man’s blender could bring me so much entertainment value. Yes, it doesn’t air as much as it used to, but during the glorious year 2006, this kept many a wee-smalls from being boring. You assemble a group of lovable underactors, a product that glamorizes individual servings, and traditional pie-in-the-sky infomercial […]