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Instead of writing anything topical …
I give you little photos of a couple goofy key chains I picked up yesterday. I swear the Flying Spaghetti Monster led me right to this one. And how could an atheist minion leave the little booth without buying this … Continue reading
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Tagged consumerism, Fringe Festival, just for fun, photography, plays, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, theatre
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A link between religion and consumerism?
Here’s a story up my alley. I’m reading a book right now called Can’t Buy my Love: How advertising changes the way we think and feel. Jean Kilbourne wrote it more than a decade ago so it’s not completely up … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness Issues, consumerism, culture, In the Media, religiosity
Tagged advertising, consumerism, money, psychology, research, skepticism
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Banned Book Club – American Psycho
The plot of Bret Easton Ellis’ book if anyone needs it: The protagonist of the book is Patrick Bateman, an intelligent and good-looking stockbroker whose major cares involve what designer clothes he has on, what women to sleep with, how … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, books, consumerism, money, poverty, sex, violence
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It’s drafty in here (Merry censoredmas)
While cleaning out my draft folder, I found a story from the Christmas season featuring Israel and the tourist industry, among other things. Some textile workshops in Jerusalem and Hebron have begun to print and sell T-shirts depicting the Church … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, consumerism, tradition, violence
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European abbey wants people addicted to beer?
Or if not addicted, at least eager buyers of the brew that keeps this abbey running: At the Esplanade Bier Markt in downtown Toronto Wednesday, the head of a small Norbertine abbey in Belgium was busy touting the virtues of … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, consumerism, marketing, money
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“Is it worth spending $1.99 to clear your conscience?”
That’s the question Nicole Brodeur asks about confessional apps. She downloaded one to see what it was like, thus saving me the trouble. The app, called “the perfect aid for every penitent,” includes a personalized examination of conscience, a step-by-step … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs, consumerism, guilt, religion
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Quotable comment about the movie industry
Hollywood lost its faith in creativity long ago, and the finance and marketing folks took over. They went from supporting talented young filmmakers (many of whom went on to become industry superstars) to making everything based on the pitch (“It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged consumerism, money, movies, technology
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Is Chick-fil-A anti gay?
I’ve heard of the restaurant but know nothing about it. It’s made it into headlines recently, though, after one of them in Pennsylvania planned to supply sandwiches to a marriage workshop put on by people who supported traditional (read: biblical) … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, In the Media, religiosity
Tagged Christianity, consumerism, controversy, food, homosexuality, marriage, petitions, politics
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You scream, I scream, we all scream for Jesus?
A new business got approval in California recently, Ice Cream for Jesus. It’s the invention of Olivia Lopez Grajeda, a woman who had trouble getting a permit for her business on account of a drug possession conviction in her earlier … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, advertising, consumerism, drugs, jesus
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“Why can’t the media be on our side?” — Because sex sells
Email Brigade has some anti-copy thing on it, so I can’t easily quote Marsha West’s article titled Tinseltown is on a mission to sexualize young girls. She includes some stats from the Parents TV Council’s recent study regarding this, taken … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, children, consumerism, education, film, media, religion, sex, sexuality
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