Q How often does Melissa Harris-Perry of MSNBC do the braids in her hair? Or does she wear a wig? She is so pretty, and I enjoy her show.
A It turns out to be a pretty set regimen.
"I wear my hair in two-strand twists with extensions," Harris-Perry said. "I remove the extensions and have it retwisted around the edges once a month. Every other month (about once every eight weeks), I take out all of the extensions and have the entire head retwisted. Between trips to the salon, I wash, condition and style it with the extensions still in the hair."
She also has offered segments on her MSNBC program about black hair, including "How Black Hair Matters," "There's Big Business in Black Hair" and "The Great Moments in Black Hair."
Can't miss product placements Q I understand that product placement can be beneficial for a program's bottom line and don't mind the occasional Coke can in a character's hand or home. But I watched an episode of "The Glades" recently and the flow of the show was interrupted with a beauty shot of a car and the characters actually listing the attributes of the vehicle -- even joking that they sounded like a car commercial. It's annoying. Does this more blatant version of product placement actually sell cars?
A I have yet to find a report that definitively says product placement influences product sales. But, obviously, companies think it must have a positive influence in burnishing and building awareness of their brands.
E-mail looks suspicious Q I received an e-mail this morning supposedly from Comcast claiming it "could not issue your bill." I didn't click on the link but deleted the e-mail and called Comcast to let it know about it. After seven minutes on hold, the rep agreed it was phony and said I could just delete it or forward it to abuse@comcast.net. I had the feeling that Comcast didn't much care. How common is this, and does Comcast really try to pursue these people?
A Comcast offers the following response:
