consumerism

Class and Big Brother 2008

Larvatus Prodeo - May 16, 2008 - 1:06am

You can’t talk about class without talking about class, it seems. Over at Troppo, Ken Parish, who should be familiar with the BB concept of the grenade lob, lobs one in comments: Read more »

Of plutocrats and Blingocrats

Larvatus Prodeo - April 9, 2008 - 1:00am

Tony Blair hosts Oasis at a Number Ten reception. Sarko’s popularity slips as he jetsets around the Mediterranean in aviators. Carla Bruni wows the Brits and earns instant Jackie/Audrey cred. Hillary Clinton reveals that she and Bill have earned over a hundred mill since leaving office. Blair cops criticism for holidaying with Cliff Richard. A tv mogul becomes Italian PM. Peter Costello wines about his sacrificed earning power. Tony Abbott cries poor. Read more »

Creeping pinkification: “the persistent feminization of unisex commodities”

Hoyden About Town - March 31, 2008 - 9:27am

In breaking news, marketing drones continue to lack imagination, sticking to the apparently conventional wisdom that if you want women to buy things that both men and women tend to use and want, just run up a version in pink and do a fluffy/flowery/frilly ad campaign. Butterflies are good. Read more »

Mysterons: the sequel

Larvatus Prodeo - April 17, 2008 - 11:00pm

Here’s an update to my previous post.

The new Portishead single:

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Mysterons

Larvatus Prodeo - April 1, 2008 - 12:56am

Alles vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis.

[”Everything temporal is but a likeness.”]

- Goethe Read more »

Creeping pinkification: “the persistent feminization of unisex commodities”

Larvatus Prodeo - March 31, 2008 - 9:25am

In breaking news, marketing drones continue to lack imagination, sticking to the apparently conventional wisdom that if you want women to buy things that both men and women tend to use and want, just run up a version in pink and do a fluffy/flowery/frilly ad campaign. Butterflies are good. Read more »