Passion Parties

Crappy American economy got you down? Recession turning into depression?
Well mope no more, because the hot new growth industry of the next decade is here for you. Step into the fast-paced and exciting world of Passion Parties, where women help women investigate sensual aides while improving their erotic lives. As a side benefit, you (the [...]

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Slowing My Roll

Yo dog. I’m just tryin’ to master my flow, you know what I’m sayin’? What? Oh this? It’s just a little potion I been sippin’ on. It’s called Drank.
Yeah, it’s just a a little somethin’ I swallow when the world gets too crazy. Yeah, it’s a cough-syrup-themed alternative to all that energy drink stuff. That [...]

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Your rampant consumption update

Stephen pointed me to this graphic in the always-fantastic New Scientist yesterday, and I thought I’d post it here apropos of tomorrow’s Earth Day and all. It’s shocking to think that we are, globally speaking, almost out of all these things. Good thing the TV’s running all those ads encouraging people to send in their [...]

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It’s Called Taking Responsibility

Look, I’m not the one to usually wave the “personal responsibility” flag. Usually, I’m on the destroy “reform the structures” side of that conversation, viewing (Bill Cosby aside) the “personal responsibility” crowd as victim-blaming bootstraps capitalists. However, when I saw the news this morning that Shivraj Patil has resigned, it got me to reflecting on [...]

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Black Friday

Via our friends at Adbusters, this wonderful video teaching you how to behave as we enter the Annual Consumption Corridor. Remember – it’s Buy Nothing Day – that day when all lefties get together to resist consumption without a feasible or viable alternative that constitutes a long-term strategy for saving the world. Unite, fellow proto-Maoists!
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Reform: Crafting a New Monkey Diet

I saw today that Citigroup got a second multi-billion dollar rescue from our government. The NYT article said that the markets reacted like they had received “a shot of adrenaline.” This is a great metaphor because the federal bailout money has become a drug, totally addictive with each infusion causing a diminished effect.
And just like [...]

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It’s GOT to be the shoes!

Yo money, remember Mars Blackmon?
Yes, everyone’s favorite global sweatshop-running shoe company truly has a way of feeling the pulse of minority communities. What began as a tiny Eugene operation involving Phil Knight, Bill Bowerman, and Pre, became a global juggernaut. Those of you who didn’t grow up as the child of a cross-country coach can [...]

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Proposition 7 Again

Last month I wrote a post about California’s Proposition 7 that’s gotten a lot of visits and interest from all kinds of folks. One of the things that worried me when I wrote that post was how little had been written about the initiative despite its gigantic costs and potentially serious benefits and costs. Now [...]

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On the ballot: Proposition 7

So far in the last month, we’ve talked about Proposition 4 and Proposition 8. Continuing our look at the California ballot, it’s Proposition 7 day here at Toxic Culture. This initiative would require California utilities to get half of their power from renewable energy sources by 2025. This would mean a 2% increase in renewable [...]

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Dear Lucky Magazine,

Dear Lucky,
It’s over between us. I know, we’ve had our ups and downs before, but this time I really mean it. Let’s not beat around the bush, shall we? I know that you know all about the indissoluble relay that connects femininity to shopping. After all, that’s your reason for being. And for a long [...]

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