Stress eating? Celebrity chef Paula Deen has certainly had sweeter moments in her life, which is partly the problem. Mere days after her former PR rep called it quits over Deen’s decision to endorse the diabetes drug Novo Nordisk, the newly publicized diabetic was caught chowing down on a cheeseburger. But she was on a Caribbean cruise—everyone knows sugars and trans fats don’t count on vacation.

Marketers are making it count come Super Bowl Sunday, and while some have released teasers previewing their work for the Big Game, others remain mischievously secretive, like whoever is behind this 10-second spot featuring Matthew Broderick reprising his iconic 1986 role as Ferris Bueller.



According to Jalopnik, the ad is the work of Honda.

The people of Superlative Luxury are hoping its risky promotional efforts pay off, as well—though the price is steep. The company is touting what it alleges is “the most expensive T-shirt in the world,” retailed at $400,000 and not only made from 100 percent renewable energy, but also lavishly encrusted with diamonds.

Sports journalists had quite the lavish weekend after a PR pro invited them to an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas. Called “fams,” Gawker reports the PR firm behind the event holds junkets like this every month, inviting some 15 reporters at a time for a variety of customized experiences and itineraries on behalf of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Meanwhile, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has some lavish ideas of his own for restoring a glitz to downtown Sin City. Aside from plans to move the headquarters of the company into the area’s old city hall, Hsieh hopes to revitalize the city and the way in which entrepreneurs and corporations approach business.

The difficulty of doing business in China is another story, however. Advertising Age reports that due to government protection of local companies and its regulation policies, foreign companies often have to build relationships—also known as guanxi—to better network within the nation.

While we’re globetrotting, let’s take a look at the just-released Google Earth 6.2, smoothing our world’s wrinkles found in earlier version as if it were some sort of age-defying cream.

Mitt Romney defied the odds, seeming almost downright human last night during the GOP debate, probably because he got himself a new debate coach—Michele Bachmann's former debate coach, in fact. Remember, Mitt: No crazy eyes; no crazy eyes.

Hard to tell how crazy the reaction will be to Twitter’s latest blog entry disclosing that the social network will begin withholding content from users in specific countries. Though it hadn’t done so at the time of posting the blog, Twitter says it will attempt to maintain a level of transparency when it does so in the future.

Nintendo’s immediate future isn’t looking so good, with the company posting its first annual loss in at least three decades. Let’s hope Mario finds some hidden coins.

And while we’ve mostly grown tired of this meme, it would be a disserve to refuse you, our devoted readers, yet another “Sh*t people say” video before breaking for the weekend. Damn you, Liz Lemon.