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◊ Noodlings ◊ November 2005

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A popular protest movement has only really arrived when it inspires counter-revolutionary reaction. Case in point: today, November 25th, 2005 is Buy Nothing Day. Having grown increasingly weary of the culture jammer/adbusters manifesto over the last few years, I’ve decided to begin Christmas shopping today. Yes, that’s right, tonight I’m not just buying gifts, I’m protesting Buy Nothing Day.1 Take... more

According to the Google Sightseeing, a satelliete photo captures an image of Jesus on a sand dune. However, I think that rather than the messiah, it’s obvious that this image bears a more striking resemblance to a certain pointy-headed Jedi Master…... more

Bemoaning the tiresome escalation of X-Mas promotions, Luke of BlogTo suggests we “make up a totally commercial holiday. Let’s make every November 30 Star Trek Day. A regular Trek bacchanalia.” Interesting suggestion, but William Shatner’s awe-inspiring spokenword/“music” album aside, the merchandising machine known as Star Wars surely be a much more appropriate subject for a totally commercial holiday? After all,... more


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