May 08--Whole Foods looks to launch a new string of less-pricey markets aimed at millennials. If it retains the elite chain's appeal, maybe they can call it Wholier Foods.
Zynga, the company behind FarmVille and Mafia Wars, says it will cut costs by dropping 364 employees. But anyone who's been on Facebook long enough knows you need to drop lots of people because of Zynga's stupid games.
J.J. Abrams, director and co-writer of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," told Vanity Fair he's thinking about "putting Jar Jar Binks' bones in the desert." Friends of the deserts plan to file suit.
James Franco in a supportive Washington Post essay recalled working for McDonald's before becoming a star. Franco wrote McDonald's was there for him "when no one else was." Today, of course, the star of "The Interview" is very much wanted. In North Korea.
After 13 years, McDonald's is returning its Hamburglar character to its marketing efforts. In anticipation, he's been moved to a halfway house of pancakes.
A South Side alderman wants Illinois to withhold its filmmaking tax credit if Spike Lee calls his movie about Chicago violence "Chiraq." Lee not only should call it "Chiraq," he should call from Detroit, which would welcome principal photography and the business that goes with it.
Universal Parks Resorts is teaming with Nintendo to create theme park attractions based on its popular video game franchises, such as Super Mario. In related news, there's a real life version of Frogger on highways across America.
Cooked up as a pain reliever, an eye-opening elixir with the inadvertent addition of carbonated water was first offered in an Atlanta pharmacy 129 years ago Friday. Coca leaves are no longer in the recipe, but some still find Coca-Cola addictive.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
