Want proof that investment firms are directly opposed to improved working conditions? Look no further than this article from last week’s Times, where market analysts actually chide Costco for treating their workers too well. Luckily, the company’s owner disagrees, and for now at least, so has the stock market.
Monthly Archives: July 2005
While We’re Bashing Wal-Mart…
26-Jul-05Stone-Wal
26-Jul-05Stay Free! has a blurb today reporting Wal-Mart’s new push to come to Brooklyn. Most parts of the country have already become infected with this worker-exploiting, business-crushing juggernaut, but NYC has thus far resisted their efforts. Let’s hope we can keep it that way.
Her Majesty’s Royal Confections
25-Jul-05A friend recently sent me a package containing several candy items from the exotic land of the United Kingdom. On this small island nation, Cadbury is king, and everything vegetarian is so marked by a little green check mark. It’s a magical land, and I expected nothing less from their candy. So if ever you [...]
Celebrity Mash-Up
19-Jul-05I’ve always hated those posters where James Dean, Elvis, and Humphrey Bogart sit around playing pool together, but Brandon Bird’s take on celebrities in artwork is… different. And hilarious. Check it out at his website.
That’s Multitasking
18-Jul-05Use a computer? Drink coffee? Of course you do. Now, do both at the same time!!! Check out the Mug Mouse. Link courtesy of we make money not art.