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Things That Look Like Other Things.
Counterfunctionality (A Gallery).
MLK BLVD: Open-source photography project: Contribute to the Flickr pool; browse the blog.
"Where Were You?" Annual.
Titans of Finance: True Tales of Money & Business
. With Josh Neufeld. Now available for the iPad! Go here.
Consumerism = Slavery, originally uploaded by just.Luc.
There’s no shortage of images of shopping carts on Flickr, but this is one of the more creative ones. The caption links here. The image is part of a nice set called Metal.
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No One Told Elmo 3, originally uploaded by EmonomE.
“In front of Lehman Bros. betn. 50 & 49 and 7 Ave.”
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obama mocha vs. mccain mocha, originally uploaded by _cheryl.
Seen at genuine joe coffeehouse, austin, tx.
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McDonalds Drive Thru – Orlando, originally uploaded by joiseyshowaa.
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Skates, originally uploaded by neuphoto57.
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One Hung Far Low, originally uploaded by etravus is for Obama/Biden 2008.
Caption notes: “My wife and I are really into Chinese-American signage.”
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IMG_6823.JPG, originally uploaded by katerw.
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Flickr stars Red and Johnny — I noted them once here, and even attempted to get them to do a Q&A, though that didn’t work out* — have moved to a new level by way of a collaboration with Jim Hance.
The image above is a painting by Hance, based on one of R&J’s Flickr pix. $495 for the original; prints $40.
I gather there’s more to come.
Hance’s blog here.
[* “Didn’t work out” = They stopped answering my email!]
Maryland State Fair – 2008, originally uploaded by Alan Barr.
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The Consumed Facebook Page. I started this in connection with my NYT Magazine column, and intend to maintain it until further notice. 
Imagining implausible uses for unpopular places. A project in collaboration with Ellen Susan and G.K. Darby.
Great creative writers invent stories about thrift-store objects. A project in collaboration with Joshua Glenn.
Letters From New Orleans, by Rob Walker. 
Foreward to Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
Introduction to Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture
Essay for OBEY: Supply & Demand - The Art of Shepard Fairey - 20th Anniversary Edition
Consumed column about Obama as muse is included in Obama: The Historic Journey.
A piece I wrote way back when for Slate is included in Sponsorship: The Fine Art Of Corporate Sponsorship/the Corporate Sponsorship Of Fine Art
Gary Hustwit's industrial design documentary Objectified.
Anne Elizabeth Moore's book, Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity.
Kaya Oakes' book, Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture
Elizabeth Currid's book, The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City
Kim Fellner's book Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino
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