Dept. of Random

Interstate Bakeries, maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies, was ahead of the curve on the bankruptcy trend, going chapter 11 four years ago, way before it was cool. And earlier this month, again bucking the zeitgeist, the company emerged from bankruptcy! NPR assesses its chances of longterm viability here. September 17, 2006 Consumed about Wonder Bread’s promient role in Talladega Nights is here.

By way of being interviewed by box vox, I learned of the existence of Method Lust, a blog all about Method cleaning products. (Obviously it’s very pro the brand.) Method comes up a couple of times in Buying In, and was the subject of this February 29, 2004 Consumed. I’m also adding Method Lust to the Blogging The Brand section of the linkroll at right.

NYT had the latest private-labels-and-the-recession article (also picked up by PSFK). Wrapup of Consumed columns on private labels, with context, here.

Photojojo offers resources to those morning the death of Polaroid. March 16, 2008 Consumed on Polaroid here.

Makezine on Moleskine modification. June 26, 2005 Consumed on Moleskines — featuring the ultimate resource on the  subject, Moleskinerie — is here.

Edward Winkleman, a gallerist and thoughtful of observer of the art business interviewed for this August 3, 2008 Consumed about KAWS, announces his forthcoming book, How To Start And Run a Commercial Gallery.