Thinking Outside The Big Box
June, 2010
A NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANS ESCHEWS MASS PRODUCTION FOR DIY EXPERIENCESwhen it became clear the economy was sputtering, GeorgeW. Bush went on TV in late 2006 and said, "I encourage you all to go shopping more." He said the same thing right after 9/11, as if shopping were some kind of cure-all. In the days following the terrorist attacks, New York |City mayor Rudy Giuliani called upon "the best shoppers in the world" to fulfill tlieir civic duty by spending money in stores...
