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Everyone was laughing. I'd never seen that before on a New York subway. But we weren't on the subway any more. We were all out on that ranch.
By purposely hiding actual data about gun sales in America, the gun lobby is attempting to reinforce its oversize reputation and make the industry look like a more politically potent force than it actually is.
What purgatory will look like if I eventually become a resident is quite clear; it will be a perpetual day at IKEA during the holidays.
They've got an iPhone 4S, an iPad and every other holiday gadget... But chances are they don't have a shark that swims in the air (via remote control). And if they do, well at least he now has a friend!
Marketers have transformed the holiday season into a materialistic feeding frenzy, teaching kids that it's all about demanding -- and getting -- 'must-have' toys.
I'm all for our capitalist society and for making profits, but at some point. American consumers will rebel against the relentless intrusion into their private time and their private space.
Here's a piece of advice for the last-minute shopper: if the gift you're about to give is less than ideal, then leave it unwrapped. You may just spread more cheer this season.
Consumption -- the throughput of physical materials in our lives -- is not optional. And our faith tells us that with God's help, we can do it well, even virtuously.
Society doesn't seem so civil anymore. Black Friday this year has given a black eye to the start of the official holiday season, a season that used to be associated with the phrase, "Peace on earth, goodwill to men." Is society really less civil or has it always been and I'm just now hearing about it?
Aside from faux nonprofits like some of the major health insurance companies, universities, trade groups, influential cultural organizations and many ...
We are a less hospitable nation. Hospitality has been exchanged for a heightened hostility. Let's call it pepper spray hospitality, which is, in fact, no hospitality at all. We are a spray first, ask questions later, kind of society.
As more people, mostly mildly perturbed Caucasians, stumble into the café, the rain intensifies, prompting the recitation of precipitation history from Señor Clavo: "It has only rained twice in the past year, amigo, for ten minutes each."
Every year on Black Friday, people are getting injured and in some cases losing their lives just for some price cuts. Things have gotten too serious for this to continue.
Whenever possible I look to smaller, one-of-a-kind shops for the little treasures that loved ones will cherish forever. And New York City is the capital of the unique boutique!
This year 40% of consumers will have their information misused. Given the just as staggering figures for online crimes against businesses, what are companies supposed to do?
Having celebrated "Buy Nothing Day" on Black Friday last week instead of braving potential assaults of pepper spray at Walmart or even worse, I now am faced with the prospect that this year, I must once again enter the belly of the dreaded shopping beast.
