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The consolations of candy

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Pamela Schoenewaldt — 5 Comments

I’ll always remember a commercial for a brand of nothing-special wrapped candy from the years I lived in Italy. The production values were modest, as was the marketing claim, but the take-away has enduring resonance in real life (IRL). We…

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