economics

The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Video Stores

The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Video Stores

As chain video stores grew like kudzu, their “back rooms” began to take over and keep the store afloat through relocation and expansion until it extended like the caves of the Vatican and encompassed everything from porn to mild “adult” titles, like the Russ Meyer collection.

In Defense of Brunch

In Defense of Brunch

A provocative and insightful new book challenges us to rethink our obsession with brunch, and to critically consider what this overpriced, messy meal really says about shifting class identities in today’s world.
The Industrial Revolution 2.0

The Industrial Revolution 2.0

We live in a world filled with powerful, compact, networked computers -- a world that those computers are about to transform.
‘Grand Theft Auto V’: A Populist Revenge Fantasy

‘Grand Theft Auto V’: A Populist Revenge Fantasy

The final boss of Grand Theft Auto V is Mitt Romney's 1%.

Moving Pixels Podcast: Inheriting Work in ‘Rogue Legacy’

‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Giving up on the Dream of American Upward Mobility?

The Pleasures of Playing in an Economy of Pain

A Superficial Look at an Important Subject: ‘The Cartoon Introduction to Economics Volume Two’

Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Nickel and Dimed’ Is, Sadly, Still Relevant

Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Nickel and Dimed’ Is, Sadly, Still Relevant

At Nickled and Dimed‘s first publication in 2001, it was a revelation to many who didn’t realize the extent nor the impact of poverty upon the American working class. Do they get it now?

‘The Bonds of Debt’ Constitute a Common Good by Binding Us Inextricably to One Another

Chris Hedges’ ‘Empire of Illusion’: Pay Attention to the Folks Behind the Curtain

‘Super Sad True Love Story’, Or, The Unbearable Lightness of Being Lenny Abramov