Don't miss Roz Chast's cover this week, which riffs on all the classic bunkum schemes in the annals of American marketing.
"Mind-reading hat! Picks up hidden neurotransmissions!";
"Amazing sex every time forever! It really works!" and "Build Muscles, Learn a Foreign Language, Earn Big Bucks While You Sleep!" are all products peddled by Madoff Industries of Old Ponzi Blvd. in
Hazelnut Hills, N.J., for a mere 25 grand each. Yes, indeedy, put me down for two of each.
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