capitalism
Rob Zombie Has Made a Woolite Commercial
Hamilton Nolan · 06/16/11 10:36AMJailvertisements Coming Soon to New York State
Max Read · 03/27/11 10:01PMNew York's Erie County Holding Center will be playing advertisements on a television screen in its holding cells, apparently in an effort to plug the hole created by upcoming budget cuts. Obviously, the HDTV won't be for ads only—it will also "publicize general information about parking, the jail's policies and more," according to Anthony Diina, the advertising whiz who came up with the idea. ("What do people want they are in the Holding Center?" Diina asks, intriguingly, before settling on the rather obvious answer, "They want to get out.") "It strikes me as inserting a commercial aspect into something when I don't feel there is any place for it," says former prosecutor James Auricchio, which is a sweet thing to say, but get real, James, do you even know what "monetizing" is? Talk about "captive eyeballs," I am right? And listen to this:
Beauty Queen Killer Poses in Panties with Gun: 'I Want to Make Some Money'
Maureen O'Connor · 03/24/11 02:45PMTwo weeks after shooting a home invader dead with a pink .38-caliber gun, Florida beauty queen Meghan Brown is ready to cash in. The Daily reports that, in the days immediately after the shooting, Meghan "modeled thigh-high stockings and a black corset laced up with a hot pink ribbon—all while aiming a shiny pistol." Why, you ask?
Did Capitalism Destroy Life on Mars?
Max Read · 03/23/11 01:28AMBestsellers in North Korea: Skinny Jeans, Human Poop, Porn
Max Read · 12/29/10 01:45AMAll Your 'Environmentally Friendly' Products Are Lying
Hamilton Nolan · 10/26/10 10:09AMCapitalism Saved the Miners? All Hail Capitalism!
Jim Newell · 10/14/10 12:35PMThe Good, The Bad, The Bad, and The Bad
Hamilton Nolan · 10/12/10 04:27PMWall Street Bonuses Are Looking Good Again
Jeff Neumann · 08/13/10 03:53AMGrowing Weed to Become Just as Corporate as Everything Else
Hamilton Nolan · 07/20/10 10:58AMWhat is a $33,000 Mattress Made Out Of?
Max Read · 06/17/10 01:03AM'Marxist' Dalai Lama Visits New York, Denounces Capitalism (Sort Of)
Jeff Neumann · 05/21/10 06:56AMUndercover Boss: Now Simply Evil
Hamilton Nolan · 03/22/10 10:49AMTexas Rubes Almost Finished Rewriting American History
Pareene · 03/12/10 04:07PMCapitalism Eats the Iraqi Shoe-Thrower
Hamilton Nolan · 03/10/10 02:58PMHaiti Update: Military Secures Hospital, Things for Sale Again
Pareene · 01/19/10 04:33PMThe streets of Port-au-Prince contained scenes of commerce and activity Tuesday morning, instead of just devastation and death. Merchants sold fruits and vegetables amid the rubble of destroyed businesses. More cars were winding through the debris-strewn streets.