from metafilter
Apropos on Black Friday, Charles, Prince of Wales addresses the Foreign Press Association with a comprehensive lecture on the dangers of unchecked consumerism and the need for an increasingly holistic worldview in light of the global social, economic and environmental challenges. The credit crisis is a side effect of a throwaway society and consumerism is no cure for depression, he says, and we need to question the concepts of “Modernity” and “Economic Growth” we take for granted.
Wait, what!?
This calls for some Hank Williams.
Also, some folks started a petition to have Hank Williams reinstated to the Grand Ole Opry, which you can check out by clicking HERE.
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