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by Jeff Bercovici
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Pre-Eulogizing Business 2.0   All Biases Are Not Created Equal

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Aug 24 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter

-"I know I look a lot younger than I am," says Sumner Redstone. He credits a Brazilian health tonic. I credit delusion. [Fortune]

-Rupert Murdoch (who has his own stay-young secret) has been personally calling Wall Street Journal staffers to keep them from fleeing. [LA Times]

-With Jane out of business, subscribers are getting Glamour, and they're not happy. [P6]

-You don't hate commercials. You only think you do. [Portfolio]

-Slate just re-ran this wonderful story on how anchors keep getting blonder. [Slate]

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