Thursday, July 10, 2008

NYT Materialism Day

Lord I hate the NYTimes lifestyle articles. From today...

Rooms to Stop the Young From Straying
A solution for parents "who don't want their children to roam," just buy them lots of shit. Yeah, the more stuff you buy your kids, the better home life they will have. An impeccable strategy.
“The battle lines are drawn,” Mr. Tobias said. “There are the parents that allow liquor under their roof and the parents that don’t. That’s what we’re up against.” In an era when “everyone’s texting and kids from both public and private schools in a five-town radius know what’s going on,” he added, “it’s very difficult to know every parent — or kid, for that matter.” For parents determined to stay on top of their children’s social lives, a rec room, fitted out with a movie theater, a Ping-Pong table and a video game area, seemed an ideal solution.


Love Your Sunglasses (Should I Know You?)
It's fun to buy expensive stuff, and now sunglasses are expensive, too!
To see for themselves, shoppers can peer into six full-length mirrors around the store, the better to coordinate their eyewear and their entire outfit. This is what appealed to Olivia Munoz, who was scrutinizing her image from head to toe recently while trying on the wares. “I’m beginning to love sunglasses as much as I love shoes and bags and jewelry,” said Ms. Munoz, 21, a student at the University of Mississippi. She added somewhat sheepishly, as if to justify her splurge, “It’s going to be my birthday.”

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