Tag Archives: consumerism

Are Sneaker Freaks giving Los Angeles/African-Americans a bad reputation?

By Carles | June 15, 2009

Last night, the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship, and people in Los Angeles decided 2 use it as an excuse to ‘riot.’ However, it doesn’t seem like it is an authentic riot–like one out of rage. I think the bros who were ‘rioting’ seem to have just used it as an [...]

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Will technologie save the American Economie?

By Carles | June 2, 2009

Sometimes I wonder what ‘the next big technologie’ is and what sort of idea will change the way that we all consume a certain product/live my life. Sort of wish I could invent something that would make the world a better place by inspiring pure joy out of humans, and also ‘make me hella [...]

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Monitoring Emerging Trends: Socks with Sandals [via Chloe Sevigny]

By Carles | April 20, 2009

Photo via JustJared

Yall. I was at Coachella this weekend, and I got to see some of my favourite kewl celebs who are ‘into music’ and know how to ‘not wear makeup so that no1 recognizes them.’ It must be interesting and fun to be a celebrity. U kinda just wanna chill out [...]

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The meaningful objects in my apartment make me who I am.

By Carles | December 9, 2008

I am this bro /// This bro is me.

I live in a space, filling with things. These things // make me [who I am], like the theme of the popular internet webisodes Fight Club. Over the years, I have consumed alternative media, which has pointed me towards the props I need 2 [...]

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