December is a time of family, friends, love, and joy. It’s about celebrating traditions and coming together to enjoy each other’s presence. And presents. Now more than ever, the...
Black Friday isn't the same horror story threat it used to be. Deals are underwhelming and in-store shopping seems to have almost disappeared. So, what happened to America's favorite...
Black Friday prices can be hard to deny, but are they worth the true cost? This article questions the ethics of the increasingly popular annual sale.
In the early 2000s, Estée Lauder executive Leonard Lauder coined the term “lipstick index” to explain why lipstick sales rose during economic downturns. The idea was simple: when people...
As the costumes come off and candy wrappers pile up, Halloween’s biggest fright might not be ghosts or ghouls, but the waste we leave behind.
Does choice feminism really exist or is it just capitalism in disguise?
Consumerism, or excessively buying material things that you probably don't even need, has become a big problem in recent years, and I feel like I'm always noticing people being...
The long, strange history of pubic hair—from merkins to marketing—and how SKIMS turned rebellion into retail.
Dressing up for concerts has become very popular in recent years, but it has some negative environmental impacts.
A couple of weeks ago, my friend and I were in a corner store and while browsing the aisles, we challenged ourselves to come up with the most chronically...