Archive for the ‘Advertising’ Category
Monday, April 7th, 2008
And also NO, NO, NO!
I recently read this article from This Magazine (that's its name) and it's awesome. Basically, it's about an upcoming book called "The Rebel Sell" about how anticonsumerism ends up propping up the consumer society it tries so hard to tear down.Quoth the article:
"This isn’t because ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
OK, so it'll be a tight squeeze trying to justify putting this entry on a blog about consumerism.
As tight a squeeze as Richard Long into a futuristic jumpsuit! BURN!
Oh, wait. You guys have no idea what the hell I'm talking about.
A local Chicago station - one of the few I ...
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Here's an object lesson in research:
For years, I've worn New Balance shoes because they have good arch support and, I thought, they're made in the USA.
Turns out I was only partially right.
True, New Balance does manufacture some of its shoes in the USA. But not all. Not my green, yellow ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
I would like you guys to take a few seconds and look at this posting on Lifehack.org. It's called "How to Avoid Being Enslaved by Consumerism."
Seriously, take a look. I'll wait here.
... hum de dum de du rai ey ... (softly crooning) Oh, Eileen ...
Oh! You're back. I swear, I ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Meet Edward Bernays.
That's him. He looks a little like Walt Disney, huh? Happy guy. I bet he's got a cute, happy quote to describe the worldview that makes him so darn smiley.
Here it is:
"If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
Just think, instead of writing those famous lines, Elizabeth Barrett Browning could have just bought her husband ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
In honor of me finally figuring out how to put pictures in here (still working on video) I decided to share some of the anticonsumer imagery that either will shock the nation out of its moneyed complacency or make everyone look like a jackass.
It's called "culture jamming" and I am ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Due to a previous obligation, I will not have time to blog with the usual intensity that makes me rock. So, like a hung-over high-school health teacher, I'm going to dim the lights and make you watch a couple films.
Here is the Budweiser Clydesdale Super Bowl commercial that became a topic of discussion at ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Just to show my dedication to you, my readers (both my classmates and my mom) this entry comes during a Super Bowl party.
Granted, the party's pretty low-key - there's a backgammon game going on.
One of the most famous parts of the Super Bowl is the commercials and so far, based ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
Sorry about the misleading headline - just trying to get more hits. But that does lead us into a discussion of the Internet and misleading information.
The Internet is an amazing tool for communication, research and buying lots and lots of crap. Although I am quite proud of some of my ...
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