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  • Consumer spending going down, down, down

    Consumer spending saw its biggest drop in four years in September. Too bad it takes a devastating economic crisis to get people to buy less sh*t.

    Katharine Wroth Culture

  • From Vacation to Vampires

    Step off, beach Vacation then: waves, resorts, and stolen kisses. Vacation now: crime waves, last resorts, and stolen sand. Thanks, climate change! My bottle is a temple One million bottles of beer in the temple, one million bottles of beer … Courtesy Siambaan.com Whatever floats your boot Look, a schwimmhausboot! Sure, it has zero emissions, […]

    Sarah K. Burkhalter & Sarah van Schagen Culture

  • Random question of the day

    Why don’t refrigerators have hydraulic doors that close automatically?

    David Roberts Culture

  • Is slow fashion a new term for an old idea?

    Photo: somethingstartedcrazy Move over, fashionistas. This fall, the recessionistas are taking over. With the economy unraveling like a Forever 21 sweater, terms like “recessionista” and “slow fashion” are popping up all over. Last month, a piece in Alabama’s Press-Register proclaimed, “Fall fashion 2008: The year of the recessionista,” and The New York Times devoted a […]

    Holly Richmond Culture

  • Veronica Mars campaigns for the Earth

    A vote for Kristen Bell is a vote for the environment … or so says her Gap ad:

    Grist staff Culture

  • Stone Gossard sings of salmon in Seattle

    At a recent music-and-food-related gathering in Seattle, Pearl Jam guitarist (and Grist BFF) Stone Gossard sang about salmon. His little ditty was inspired by his work with the Wild Salmon Center and focuses on the issue of hatcheries. He says in the song’s intro that he even went so far as to speak with several […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • The Christian Science Monitor will abandon its daily print edition in April 2009

    Wow — the Christian Science Monitor is going to bag its print version. This is a very big deal. In 10 years, my guess is that printed papers will be rather rare. The ramifications are huge for the environment.

    JMG Culture

  • Send a Grist Halloween e-card

    With Election Day looming, this Halloween may be even spookier than usual. Elect to send your loved ones a Grist e-card — just to show them that you scare. (And check out last year’s cards — still fresh and sendable!)   Send | Enlarge Dear Planet, Mm, you look luscious. Your land is so curvy, your […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Ford Smart Gauge urges driver fuel efficiency

    Trying to reduce gas consumption? Drivers of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids will be assisted by a Smart Gauge that screams instructions like a panicked driver’s ed teacher shows, among other things, multiplying green leaves as drivers drive more fuel-efficiently. Ford will also improve how far the cars can go on electricity […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • How to green your garage

    Start greening your car hole. Photo: Paul Salzman Alt-rock band Weezer kept a Dungeon Master’s Guide, 12-sided die, and KISS posters there. Yours likely has a jumble of old tires, extension cords, motor oil, tire pumps, or camping gear. Not to get all SAT on you, but a garage is to a house what a […]

    Grist staff Culture