http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/14/consumpt...
No, not tuberculosis. The act of buying and owning new things. Psychologists say the loss of interest in the gifts we just received may be hedonic adaptation.
Celebrity Buzz And she dressed like a normal human being who was totally unaware that she was being photographed and therefore did not pose like a stripper. UPDATE: Previous sentence is constructed with lies.
Culture Buzz The man killed Osama bin Laden, but our Commander in Chief seems completely flummoxed by this heartwarmingly homely French Bulldog.
Politics Buzz In the spirit of the holiday shopping season, I bring you the seldom told Gospel of Supply Side Jesus.
Culture Buzz Own several of these dogs and then you'd never have to leave the house again!
We all know Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, but what other whimsically themed shopping days are happening this week?
Celebrity Buzz It's like it has a life of its own. The two of them seen here shopping with eight-months-pregnant wife Huma Abedin in Soho, Manhattan, on Black Friday.
http://www.cracked.com/article_19572_5-black-friday-myths...
Showers are neglected and puppies are kicked. The Holiday Shopping Season has begun.
Culture Buzz “Mommy, is this what it was like when grunge was co-opted by the mainstream?”
Remember when Troll Dolls and Simon Says were all it took to keep kids entertained for months? Now it's all about iPods and Gamecubes. Take a look at some of the hottest fads then and now, and the price tags that match the times.
Celebrity Buzz Leave it to TMZ to track Casey Anthony to the ends of the Earth (the ends of the Earth obviously being Ohio). Three things we can learn from these photos: 1. She's a fan of Ohio State (although expect her allegiance to change once she's seen the new list of top party schools) 2. She's a fan of Starbucks 3. She's a fan of Old Navy. Expect stock prices for Starbucks and Old Navy to immediately plummet.
Mariah Carey's Home Shopping Network oddyssey continues. Watch Rich Juzwiak's montage of Mimi revealing to HSN viewers that her favorite word starts with an 'M' (and it's not 'Mariah'). (via tvguide.com)
http://gawker.com/5824338/the-best-four-minutes-of-mariah...
Gawker's Matt Cherette did the Internet a favor and chopped up Mariah Carey's insane two-hour appearance on the Home Shopping Network down to a digestible four-minute video. (via twitter.com)
Celebrity Buzz They're really not that tight, though. But everyone on the internet is going cuckoo bonkers bananas over her “skintight, painted on, ass-hugging, butt-sculpting jeans!” It's our solemn duty, however, to report on the latest internet trends. Even if that internet trend is Pippa Middleton's pants. Again, solemn duty. More over at Pop Sugar.
Shopping is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Shopping.
http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6499525/what-youre-sa...
Just remember, you can't buy condoms and beer on food stamps.
Taking stuff from people's shopping carts and giving them things they don't want.
http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Street-Chic/Shop-Girls-Brookl...
Their only aim in life is to shop and look good doing it.