Shopping for Salvation in a Brand New World
George Gonzalez asks “Will the revolution be commodified?” Continue Reading →
Tag: consumerism
In the News: Bernie, Bagels, Buddahs, and more!
A round-up of the week’s religion news. Continue Reading →
Me and My Mat
Naturalized as an integral part of practice, the mass produced yoga mat is an illustrative example of niche commoditization and the way entrepreneurs savvily build microeconomies around emergent lifestyle trends. Continue Reading →
Discount Jesus
Ashley Baxstrom: Jesus saves but maybe he shouldn’t sell. At least, not cell phones. And especially not during Easter.
The Advertising Standards Authority, which governs media advertising and operates kind of like the UK’s version of the FCC, this month banned a publicity campaign from UK mobile retailer Phones 4 U that ran this past spring, calling them “disrespectful.” Continue Reading →
Changeallujah: The Reluctant Religion of Reverend Billy
By Brad Tytel St. Mark’s is an Episcopal church; an impressive edifice of rough gray stone perched behind a black iron fence on 10th Street and Second Avenue. Today a Continue Reading →