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My Country 'Tis of Thee

Sweet land of liber–tees, of thee I sing.

Sweet land of liber–tees, of thee I sing. The Olympics are about to begin, and people are getting amped up to cheer for the Americans heading to Beijing this week. As school is out and camp is coming to a close, my 7–year–old niece is finding solace in the fact that she'll have hours of gymnastics and swimming to watch on the boob tube. Look out, we may have the next Kerry Strug on our hands.

Get your American lovefest fired up with one of these Altru American tees. They're as patriotic as you can get without wrapping yourself in stars and stripes. They'll come in handy when your wee swimmer wants to cheer Michael Phelps onto winning eight gold medals!

Skin Care

Beauty Byte: Celebrity Wives Creating Beauty Brands

They say in journalism that three makes a trend.

They say in journalism that three makes a trend. In an article obnoxiously entitled "Secret Ingredients: Their Husbands," the New York Times interviews three women indicative of a new "trend": beauty brands created by wives of famous people. The somewhat pandering story profiles Jo Wood (right), wife of Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood and creator of Jo Wood Organics; Dustin Hofffman's wife, Lisa, founder of Night & Day 24 Hour Skincare; and Manuela Testolini, the soon-to-be ex-wife of Prince, whose line of bath and home products is called Altru.

After reading the story several times, I'm still not sure what the point of it is, so if you'll allow me to go on a bit of a rant, read more