remember folks friday november 28 is buy nothing day . take the opportunity to have fun with your family to get some exercise or pursue your hobbies but avoid obsessive consumption if at all possible.
if you absolutely cant resist the urge to spend at least make sure you shop for black friday bargains. original post blogged on b2evolution ....... [Show More]
want to learn how to be the sexiest green geek on the planet or maybe just at your workplace no matter the level of sexy geek youre aiming for geeks are sexy has a killer series going on right now about greening your geekdom. is geekdom a word hmmm.
no matter green is sexy as you may have guessed id say and this series is indepth useful and entertaining so far. im...... [Show More]
its that time of year again. a couple of days ago w.a.t.c.h released their annual round up of the worst of the worst toys. there are some pretty dangerous toys this year so id check the list out make sure none of these on are your kids wish list. also im gonna add that from a design perspective the 10 worst toys this year also seem to be the worst looking. you8...... [Show More]
everyone always talks about the american thanksgiving but what about the canadian one during my time in vancouver i discovered canadian thanksgiving. i was actually surprised that it even exists it always seemed to be such a classic american holiday like the 4th of july or boxing day . also i was puzzled by the fact that that its celebrated almost a month earlier on the second monday...... [Show More]
generation o Post Source: friends.amivectio.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 14:42:16
...ey create a green economy will they figure out how to deal with climate change will they rethink capitalism and the corporation send your stories ideas and epiphanies to editoradb usters.org
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as we run out of money resources and wilderness and the planet keeps heating up maybe its time to confront the root cause of our global crisis overconsumption by the most affluent one billion people of the world. on november 28 why not confront your own consumption by going on a consumer fast for 24 hours like the millions of people who have done this fast before you you may be rewarded ...... [Show More]
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it is purposefully ironic that adbusters has dubbed november 28th as buy nothing day as the day after thanksgiving or black friday is known for its promotion of overspending. the purpose of this nomination is to challenge us the consumer to not spend money in an effort to minimize what is a huge economic problem overconsumption. visit the official websi...... [Show More]
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das hier ist ein superunterhaltsames video aber dieses alte thema hipster. junge dynamische unrasierte menschen mit ungewaschenen haaren die adbusters neulich schon far tot erklarten
weve reached a point in our civilization where counterculture has mutated into a selfobsessed aesthetic vacuum. so while hipsterdom is the end product of all prior counterc...... [Show More]
as ive mused in previous years this is often a difficult time of year for me. as thanksgiving comes and goes and the holidays roll upon us i find my values confronted in all sorts of awkward ways. while most of our country spends the last month or so of the year merrily spending and giving all with good cheer i grumpily mumble to myself about my inability to live out my convictions ami...... [Show More]
in a not entirely surprising development adbusters has named the first world consumer their person of the year.
the criteria for the title is as follows
the person of the year award is given to an individual who wields a massive social environmental and economic impact.
reasoning behind this years selection
this years recipient is none other than the firstworld con...... [Show More]
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un mesetto fa tale carmen joy king fa un pezzo su adbusters in cui racconta la sua decisione radicale riguardo al mondo del social networking
a marzo al culmine della popolarit di facebook io ho smesso. con quattro semplici clic del mio mouse ho cancellato il mio account. finiva cos lintero alter ego elettronico che...... [Show More]
here is some breaking news from some site called black20 on the word hip ster.822 1a it features the guy who helped start vice some other hipsters who all comically refute the term.
for more and more intelligent reading on this oh so pressing subject matter check out the adbusters story.a as brooklyn electrorapper mesh says its dont take much to reali...... [Show More]
reduce reuse and recycle or the 3 rs are not just a recycling mantra. each of the 3 rs have a fall holiday dedicated to them too heres how you can join the green celebrationsa
reduce holiday stress by observing buy nothing day on nov. 28 instead of fighting the crowds at the mall on the day after thanksgiving environmentalists are en...... [Show More]
buy nothing day tips Post Source: feeds.b5media.com Posted: Nov 18 2008 20:41:43
for anyone interested in the buy nothing day challenge ive rounded up some of the best consumer posts weve had here at thf and a few from declutter it.
these are posts full of tips that can help you to rethink purchases money and the general idea of stuff.
cold turkey paper towels the what questions
why does being green cost so much
organizing by si...... [Show More]
announcement as a reminder i am featuring guest authors next week . if youre interested please read my posts by following that link and contact me to discuss a topic. ill need all submissions by friday. thanks
americans are digging deep to save money. frugality is the new trend with a new usa today poll that people are spending less money due to the state of the economy....... [Show More]
critchley on obama Post Source: www.continental-philosophy.org Posted: Nov 17 2008 02:55:16
obamas victory marks a symbolically powerful moment in american history defined as it is by the stain of slavery and the fact of racism. it will have hugely beneficial consequences for how the united states is seen throughout the world. his victory was also strategically brilliant and his campaign transformed those disillusioned with and disenfranchised by the bush administration into a highly...... [Show More]
in an economy dependent on consumer spending the anticonsumption message we embrace will have fundamental economic effects that hit the poorest culturejammers first. of course one of the ways that consumerism is perpetuated is out of fear of moving away from this economic model. however we cannot let this fear keep us from the direction we know our culture must go. instead we should adopt ...... [Show More]
in this adbusters feature writer sarah nardi tackles the future of presidentelect barack obama and what it will take for him to truly bring change to america while working within a broken stagnant system full of old rich white men us
there were supposed to be fireworks in grant park on november 4 but at the last minute obama pulled the plug. his bid for the presidency could have cu...... [Show More]
so this little puppy turned up on adrants today. apparently its about to appear in a yet unnamed international publication and the equally anonymous tipster told them we prefer to keep the publication anonymous for now but this will be going to print in the very near future and we expect it to provoke some discussion and probably some threats of legal action.
looks very ...... [Show More]
green link love Post Source: feeds.b5media.com Posted: Nov 11 2008 20:00:34
i havent done any green link love in forever. sad very sad
check out these nice green links
one million acts of green meant for canadian folks but i dont think theyll care if youre not
environmentalists look to obama to limit drilling lets hope.
how green is your college the 2009 report card is out.
baby moon booties f...... [Show More]
in the same vein as adbusters or the antiadvertising agency billboard liberation front is a satirical creative agency in san francisco offering a broad range of blackbag operations and cultural jam services from project management and subversion consulting to media manipulation and thought placement.
the faux agency recently enh anced821 7 a wachovia billboard on...... [Show More]
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