Tag: capitalism
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Air- The Film About Jordan’s Nike Shoes
Note this review contains adult language and suggested themes. AIR (2023): In 1984, shoe company Nike was barely keeping its head above water (they were third behind Converse and Adidas), when their talent scout Sonny Vaccaro got a wild hair up his ass about this up-and-coming b-ball phenom named Michael Jordan. He believed that he…
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Christmas Gift Made In China? Historical Long Distance Trade Lead To Modern Global Lives Of Things
Until quite recently, the field of early modern history largely focused on Europe. The overarching narrative of the early modern world began with the European “discoveries,” proceeded to European expansion overseas, and ended with an exploration of the fac-tors that led to the “triumph of Europe.” When the Journal of Early Modern History was established…
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Damien Hirst and The Commodification of Art
All of modern life is a spectacle. Much of what contemporary man experiences in Western society is a false social construct mediated by images. These mediated images create desires that can never be fulfilled; they create false needs that can never be met. “Many of our daily decisions are governed by motivations over which we…
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Interesting Book On Trade And Civilization Prehistory To Early Modern Era
This book provides the first global analysis of the relationship between trade and civilization from the beginning of civilization around 3000 BC including the Silk Road, the Indian Ocean trade, Near Eastern family traders of the Bronze Age, and the Medieval Hanseatic League, it examines the role of the individual merchant, the products of trade,…
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Q And A With Self Made Millionaire And Luxury Sommelier Noel Shu
For the high end market, there are often many different brands of similar products and services vying for attention. What are some effective ways luxury consumers can stay abreast of the newest, highest quality products and services? This can actually be the done the good ol’ fashioned way and that’s simply to read a lot.…
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Economic Aspects Of Globalization In The Past Material World
Questions and deliberations concerning globalization are more than a hot topic of extended cross-disciplinary focus in academia; they are also central to the long-simmering debates regarding policies and their implications that today often enter the public arena. For example, a quick perusal of broadly accessible media outlets from late 2013 and early 2014 reflects a…
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Healing From Capitalism With Prints On PAOM Pieces
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Chinese Newspaper Baskets
Okay I admit it, newspapers are dead. But maybe in China they aren’t. Or are. Because in a local bargain shop I discovered a cache of wastebaskets in three different sizes made entirely out of newspapers: Chinese newspapers to be exact. And that started me thinking. It seems probable that in China, or somewhere near there, an active recycling…
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Letter To The Silo- Ways To Catch Wild Pigs Is How To Create Socialism
Dear Silo, a thought to remember- Marx said,”Remove one freedom per generation and soon you will have no freedom and no one would have noticed.” These are words to the wise, if you can understand what’s going on around you…. * There was a chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class.…
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CNBC’s “Secret Lives of the Super Rich”
CNBC’s half-hour primetime series “Secret Lives of the Super Rich,” premiered Tuesday, June 10th at 10PM & hour episodes began airing each Tuesday for four consecutive weeks. Reported by CNBC’s Robert Frank and featuring New York City super broker Dolly Lenz, “Secret Lives of the Super Rich” unlocks the mansion gates and gives you rare…
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How To Start Blogging With Plastic Deerheads And Ironic Moustaches
Blog writers are like Indie music that’s about to become “cool”, or rather, they are the people that enjoy the Indie music before it’s “cool”, in fact, they are most likely part of the reason it eventually becomes popular. Only it’s not just music. It’s everything. Lifestyle bloggers like EVERYTHING before it’s cool. Therefore, I,…