May 2013
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thenewinquiry:
The triumph of advertising in the culture industry is that consumers feel compelled to buy and use its products even though they see through them.
- Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer in The Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944)
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Themed Thursday: Consumption
Did you know that 106,000 aluminum cans are consumed every 30 seconds in the United States and 60,000 plastic bags are used every five seconds? These facts are presented by Chris Jordan in a clever series of photo-collages, which we will be featuring today along with a variety of sculptures and installations. Every Thursday we focus on one theme for the day, and this week will be showing you how...
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