It seems like there’s a giant pile of things that are about to fall off the desk if I don’t at least give ’em a mention … so here ya go, in no particular order: The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of So. Nevada is hosting a Democratic presidential candidate debate tomorrow (Thurs.) at the…
I remember when, as a reporter for The News, I learned about a nonprofit program that taught underprivileged youths a new skill: washing driveways and parking lots with water pressure. I remember thinking, “Whaaaa? We’re in a desert and THIS is the great SKILL you’re teaching our underprivileged youths?” I wondered why we progressive types…
Okay, so maybe everyone’s not ready to think about holiday shopping just yet, per my post yesterday. (I’m actually not ready myself, but thought I’d help out those proactive folks who are.) But certainly Thanksgiving is the next traditional holiday. But what about the folks who are going to go hungry? What about the folks…
“Tis the season.” Or so it goes. Anymore “the season,” which is to say the mass-consumer-materialism-orgy that is Christmas starts two weeks before Halloween — if not earlier. Already, the big-box chain stores are launching their holiday ads with “wishlists” and celebratory “magic.” The whole buy-Buy-BUY part of Christmas is vulgar to me. But I…
While I HATE Walmart, I understand that for some people it’s the only choice. In a city like Las Vegas we have lots of shopping choices, but when I go visit my family on the farm in Illinois, their closest grocery/department store and pharmacy is a Walmart. And to tell you the truth, if Walmart…
I love this article from the Wall Street Journal. It basically says that Walmart is suffering as the market changes away from their grotesque model. Essentially, quality is finally trumping cheap for the average American consumer. We just might make it after all. — Emmily
This is a spin-off blog to Emmily’s previous blog about sexist ads. Mainly covering overtly sexual ads for cologne, her blog “These Misogynist Ad Boys Can Suck It!” brought up the valid point that we “can’t boycott everything.” Indeed, we can’t. We have to buy lattes, crappy plastic products, gas, wine, tuna, home goods and…
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