Great creative writers invent stories about thrift-store objects -- and you can buy them on eBay. A project in collaboration with Joshua Glenn.
Unconsumption blog and Wiki in progress.
Things That Look Like Other Things.
Counterfunctionality (A Gallery).
MLK BLVD: Open-source photography project: Contribute to the Flickr pool; browse the blog.
--> The Metapoll. Take it.
"Where Were You?" Annual.You can make one out of a map (via Craftzine):
Or, if you prefer, out of a book (via Coudal):
Or if you’re extra ambitious: Make a messenger bag — out of bags! (Trash bags, no less.)
Column appears in The New York Times Magazine. Archive here. NOTE: Consumed is on hiatus until late March. (Illo: Kate Bingaman-Burt)
The Consumed Facebook Page. [NOTE: The Facebook page is still updated & active during the hiatus.] 
Letters From New Orleans, by Rob Walker.
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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