links for 2007-05-28

• Publix | The opposite of Wal-Mart | Economist.com
  Past Consumed subject Publix “has ranked number one out of supermarkets on the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, published by the University of Michigan, since it began 14 years ago, whereas Wal-Mart ranks last.”
  (tags: walmart updates)
• Newark Battles Murder and Its Accomplice, Silence – New York Times
  Very good, and kind of bleak, story about Newark’s troubles. The end is pretty chilling.
  (tags: urban)
• Counterfeit Chic: Credit Card Cover-Up
  Excellent post following up this Sunday’s Consumed: “In other words, CreditCovers invites customers to display their individuality and escape the corporate uniformity of financial tools by purchasing presumably unauthorized versions of other corporate sym
  (tags: updates)