News for somebody, from the nation`s special-interest press:
— Tanning, the magazine of ”tanning trends,” describes new products for summer, among them a ”tan-thru suit” that offers a ”perfect tan everywhere,” tanning beds with in-pillow stereo systems and an insurance service for owners of indoor tanning salons with the motto, ”You`ll never get burned.”
— Cycling News Service, the voice of the Bicycle Federation of America, estimates that a record 85 million Americans will ride bicycles this year, 2 million people will commute to work on bicycles and, by the year 2000, fat-tired, all-terrain bicycles will take over as the bicycle of choice in America.
— Self, a magazine for young women, is promoting the use of nicknames
”as a way of putting a seal of specialness on a relationship by saying, `I know you in a way no one else does.` ” Their tip: Unless you think it through, don`t call someone ”Meatball,” ”Big Belly,” ”Snugglebear” or
”Spike.”
— Dental Management, for the modern dentist, describes a Massachusetts dentist who thinks that traditional dentists who ”drill, fill and bill” are outmoded. He offers ”whole person dental care,” his own services plus those of an acupuncturist, nutrition counselor, massage therapist and dental psychotherapist who offers hypnosis and relaxation exercises.
— Leaders Magazine, for leaders, is pushing a new compilation by editor- in-chief Henry O. Dormann called ”The Speaker`s Book of Quotations.” Sample quote, from Ingrid Bergman: ”Happiness is good health and a bad memory.”
From Balzac: ”Behind every fortune there is a crime.” From John F. Kennedy: ”Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” From Malcolm Forbes: ”If you have a job without aggravations, you don`t have a job.”
Well, it`s always something.