Blogs about: Conspicuous Consumption
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Pretty, purposeful things
Zakhar Sasim, the artist who painted the small piece in my living room had a booth at Art on the Avenue last week. I was in there looking at some of his smaller prints, and a woman asked him for the p… more →
U.S. Q3 economic growth revised down, house prices up
ramanan50 wrote 42 minutes ago: Figures do not really make one cheerful. Apart from rise in unemployment, figures relating to invest … more →
Shop of wonders
mylifeisinruins wrote 2 days ago: Feed me, Seymour … more →
New Books
kip1981 wrote 1 week ago: I bought new books: Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America’s Richest Man (Trimble) Aging Well … more →
Olympus VN 6000
kip1981 wrote 1 week ago: I lost my refurbished Olympus VN-5000. So I’ve been using my gigantic, used Olympus Pearlcord … more →
Dear Santa: Please Gads No.
mylifeisinruins wrote 2 weeks ago: Plaid is a common dessert defense mechanism. Once upon a time, fashion designers made frocks of toil … more →
Crockpot
kip1981 wrote 1 month ago: I bought a Crockpot. I already made chicken and sweet potatoes, which turned out well. I also bough … more →
If there's somethin' strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna blame? JETLAG.
mylifeisinruins wrote 1 month ago: So, true story, I ended up across the globe again. I meant to tidy this up in the intervening months … more →
Pretty, purposeful things
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8junebugs wrote 1 month ago: Zakhar Sasim, the artist who painted the small piece in my living room had a booth at Art on the Ave … more →
LuxuryLab Daily Digest
Lauren Proctor wrote 1 month ago: Magazine Publishers Plan Digital Store (Financial Times) Time Inc is leading an industry-wide joint … more →
Inconspicuous Consumption
Lauren Proctor wrote 1 month ago: For all the uncertainty about the current state of the economy, everyone is sure of one thing: this … more →
Staying on Track
tightfistedtitans wrote 1 month ago: Mr. Baldy Chubby Cheeks makes a scene as he races through a yellow light in his new Mercedes Benz. M … more →
Luxury-car brands Shift Marketing Strategy
Lauren Proctor wrote 1 month ago: To boost sales, luxury-vehicle brands are now offering incentives and using marketing approaches tha … more →
Business Drying Up for Luxury Phone Makers
Lauren Proctor wrote 1 month ago: Got a few grand to spare for a $3,000 phone? Yeah, we didn’t think so. Nobody does — and that’s a pr … more →
Digital Voice Recorder
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kip1981 wrote 1 month ago: I have a fondness for microcassette recorders. People like Sam Walton must have used them throughou … more →
Paparazzi Laser Shield
Joey wrote 2 months ago: You would think, given the massive scale of conspicuous consumption, that Roman would want paparazzi … more →
Gorging on excess - of food and greed
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Ray Argyle wrote 2 months ago: At first, I felt a sense of mild disgust as the hefty 104-page insert DINE, printed on the glossiest … more →
Three more books
kip1981 wrote 2 months ago: And three more books: The Business of Software: What Every Manager, Programmer, and Entrepreneur Mus … more →
Because you think this will make your photos better.
cosimoilvecchio wrote 2 months ago: Because you think this will make your photos better. “I don’t wanna hear about what the … more →
Take it or toss it
8junebugs wrote 2 months ago: A few times this weekend, I heard a combination of the following: Column A: You / Someone should Col … more →
