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In a week when Hollywood promoted six very important characters — #MeToo — this also happened:
American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault said he is retiring Feb. 1, meaning that as of that date (barring a huge surprise), S&P 500 companies will be down to two African American chief executives. In other words, a percentage lower than, say, the votes Evan McMullin received in the 2016 presidential election.
Some stores in Hawaii are keeping Spam locked away because of shoplifters, according to the Washington Post. Tina Ya- maki, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, told the Post she thinks some drug addicts are stealing the canned meat as a way to get quick cash. Can’t wait for the commercial: “This is your brain on Spam. Any questions?”
Lego has finally unveiled four mini-figures, including astronaut Sally Ride, to celebrate NASA’s female researchers and explorers. Alas, GeekWire reported that the toy set does not include NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped to inspire the Oscar-nominated “Hidden Figures.” All things considered, they’d rather be in Pittsburgh: A Facebook foul-up on Wednesday welcomed users in Pittsburgh and other western and central Pennsylvania cities, which is nice. Except that it welcomed them to Philadelphia, which is not so nice. Playboy magazine said it will feature a transgender Playmate in November, the first time in its history. Besides having French model Ines Rau, 26, as its centerfold, the magazine also will break with tradition by having a man by himself on its cover. That would be founder Hugh Hefner, of course, who died Sept. 27.