Three Very Different Anti-Consumerist Stories

The Good: Scandinavian Cool That Warmed New York: Remembering Grete Waitz
She was slender and elfin, a wood sprite in appearance, not the brash and hardy species normally found around New York’s First Avenue.

The Bad: The trouble with those boobies bracelets
Those ubiquitous rubber bracelets are part of a new trend: sexy breast cancer. There is “Save the Ta-Tas.” “Save 2nd Base.” “Project Boobies.” “Feel Your Boobies.” “Jingle Jugs.” And, of course, “I ♥ Boobies” itself.

The Ugly: A Sign? Man Bursts Into Flames at San Francisco Sex Shop
The man ran past stunned onlookers and collapsed at the corner of Mission and Sixth streets, police said.
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2011-04-24