Monthly Archives: February 2011
money where our mouth is
On last week’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Tavis Smiley suggested that a nation’s “budgets are moral documents. And when we see what you put on the table, we know then what you really believe.” What do we … Continue reading
johnny cash’s “satisfied mind”
I recently rediscovered Johnny Cash’s version of “Satisfied Mind,” which was made famous a few years ago in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Volume 2 (in the scene where Michael Madsen’s “Budd” is about to shoot Uma Thurman’s “The Bride,” as … Continue reading
Filed under American Dream, Consumerism
give me a 3! give me a 50! what does it spell? local economy!
The other day, walking around downtown, I came upon these small flyers about something called “the 3/50 project.” At the top of the flyers it reads “Save your local economy… three stores at a time.” (Italics theirs.) (I always wanted … Continue reading
Filed under Community Investing, Consumerism
quote of the intermittent time period IV
“Money is like heroin, and I grew up in a neighborhood that was destroyed by heroin. I’ve watched addiction all my life. Celebrity is like heroin. And constant praise is like heroin. And, you know, no one can resist constant … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
really simple?
I have a confession: I’m addicted to simplification. The allure of getting rid of what you don’t need, using everything you have, and (of course, the big one, the condition that separates the practice of simplification from the reality of … Continue reading
Filed under Consumerism, Economic Opportunity, Lifestyle Economics
office supplies for non-profit philanthropy!
Need some paper, staples, or pink, square, sticky-notes, but don’t want to stress about supporting a (dreaded) big box store? Look no further, Give Something Back Office Supplies is here! As our friends over at Bolder Giving noted via their … Continue reading
Filed under Accountable Wealth, Consumerism, Philanthropy
profit-masters of sport: dave zirin’s bad sports
Worried about the impending NFL lock-out that lies unresolved amidst the uber media-hype leading up to Super Bowl Sunday? Tired of millionaire athletes wanting more money, and billionaire owners refusing to budge an inch? Here’s my review of Bad Sports: How … Continue reading
Filed under Accountable Wealth, Class, Consumerism, Lifestyle Economics
slower than ever!
affluent ANGST is back! And slower than ever! The internet is so seductively fast. So regrettably immediate. Blogs instantly published the world over with the press of a button (to those with internet capabilities, of course). What about deliberation? What … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Justice, Lifestyle Economics
