The Marginalian
The Marginalian

Reads tagged with “consumerism”

Material World: A Portrait of the World’s Possessions
Material World: A Portrait of the World’s Possessions

What Japanese stuffed toys have to do with The Bible and child mortality in Mali.

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The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff

How much a $4.99 radio actually costs and what 7 football fields are doing in the Amazon jungle.

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Exclusive Interview with Designer Twan Verdonck
Exclusive Interview with Designer Twan Verdonck

Numbers, socially conscious consumption, and how to improve your sex life.

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Artist Spotlight: Alan Macdonald
Artist Spotlight: Alan Macdonald

The commercialization of heaven, or what 17th century painters know about Diet Coke that we don’t.

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