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Consumerism

Somehow, This Basquiat Barbie Doll Actually Makes Sense

Basquiat and Barbie represent totally different ideas about America, and the combination is an interesting one.
By Helen Holmes
secret consumer score

VIP or Nobody? What Your Secret Consumer Score Reveals About You

You might not know this, but some of us are secretly getting preferential treatment from companies we interact with on a daily basis.
By Harmon Leon

Abstract Expressionist Artist Satoru Abe Is Making Art in a Luxury Shopping Mall

One of Hawaii's most beloved artists, Abe is 93 and has been churning out 200 pieces a year for nearly all his life.
By Helen Holmes
Where will Jeff Bezos decide to hang his vest?

What Happened When Amazon Took the Fight to Walmart

By Seth Shapiro
Conversational AI is set to become as ubiquitous as smartphones.

AI Is Finally Bringing Conversation to the Consumer

By Q Manning
A reveler walks along Bourbon Street with a stack of beads around his neck during Mardi Gras day on February 24, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Destructive Life of a Mardi Gras Bead

By David Redmon
Washington, D.C.'s Priests.

D.C. Punks Priests on Outrage, Organizing, and Fighting Trump

By Justin Joffe
A man looks out over Manhattan.

The Trouble With Happiness

By Pete Ross
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors goes up for a shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves at ORACLE Arena on April 5, 2016 in Oakland, California.

What Stephen Curry, Amazon and Wormholes Have in Common

By Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield
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Doorbust-ups: A Brief History of Shopper-on-Shopper Violence

By Robert Bartholomew and Peter Hassall

A Real, Intense Glimpse Into the Harsh Reality of What Consumers Leave Behind

By Morgan Bogle
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