Category Archives: capitalism

When did pop music become so capitalist?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by SoulofaGambler

First, a caveat: I know that pop music has always been capitalist; it’s always been about buying and selling a product and making money. But it seems, somehow, to have reached insane heady levels. I haven’t paid much attention to … Continue reading →

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Ironing out the creases: the evils of adverts on the Tube

Posted on March 20, 2012 by SoulofaGambler

In life we are constantly barraged by all sorts of capitalist, alienating, mumbo-jumbo crap. This is particularly true when you use the underground every day, with all those adverts plastered inside carriages, on station walls and all the way up … Continue reading →

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My day in a spa: some thoughts about ‘pampering’, feminism and capitalism

Posted on April 17, 2011 by SoulofaGambler

Yesterday, courtesy of some vouchers my mum bought me a few months ago, I spent a day in The Sanctuary, a women-only day spa in Covent Garden. The Sanctuary, in its brochure, describes itself as a ‘little piece of heaven … Continue reading →

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