love that neil young. so a new england coffee shop chain is being investigated for hiring discrimination. marylou s coffee hires mostly young pretty woman but is that illegal? as the economist points out no federal law forbids employers from discrimination based on hotness. really this is an area where everyone, including the not hot. i bet homely dudes wouldn t read playboy if standards dropped. attraction is the engine that moves us. hormones increase effort for interaction. it s hard to override. ask bob. why shouldn t a coffee shop hire a cutie to bring in customers? that s capitalism even the plain prefer but it shouldn t eliminate nonmodels.