Word: kmart
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...image that they took on was perceived by the press as cynicism that seemed to be mocking the modern world. The Pop album, whose release was originally announced in a Greenwich Village Kmart for full ironic effect, marked the extreme of their consumerist parody...
Martha's brilliant because she says you can buy opulence at Kmart, thus allowing your sensible '50s wallet to purchase the decadence of the roaring '20s. And, at that price, who wouldn...
...involves guns. In Oregon everybody has guns. It's like having a chain saw or a motorcycle - hazardous but indispensable for life in the country, and the laws of the land reflect this attitude. Rifles, pistols and ammunition were readily available in Oregon at the sporting goods section of Kmart or any other big department story, right alongside the sleeping bags and fishing poles. It was just no big deal. In Jersey City, where I live now, however, guns are associated exclusively with crime, criminals and mayhem, and the laws of the land reflect that attitude. Last spring...
...went into a store named Lojas Americanos, which, happily, turned out not to be a store for Americans at all, but a local department store like Kmart or Target. The store had a pretty extensive CD selection on the first floor. Interestingly enough, foreign record stores tend to be dominated by American artists. Other countries, of course, have great artists, but in the U.S., we have an ongoing series of slam-dunking, trash-talking, high-scoring Dream Teams: We just keep pumping out dominating bands that are popular worldwide and demand space in record stores. Clear the lane - here comes...