consumerism

Consumerism turns deadly

by Debbie Rasmussen
November 28, 2008 at 2:34pm
A Long Island Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death this morning as over 2,000 shoppers pushed and shoved their way through the doors at 4:55 a.m., five minutes before the doors were set to open.  The New York Times reports that people didn't stop to help Jdimypai Damour, 34, who had been waiting... Read more »

Celebrity Babies

by Rachel Fudge
March 16, 2008 at 7:55pm
Apart from a brief fascination with Go Fug Yourself and the de rigeuer doctor's office perusal of People, I'm just not that compelled by celeb gossip, whether it's online or in print. Sometime in the last year, though, someone sent me a link to the Celebrity Baby Blog, which is like an entire... Read more »

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