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What Does Overconsumption Look Like?

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Cedric
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Thought-provoking images of the direct and incidental effects of global overpopulation & overconsumption. Curated as part of The Guardian’s climate change awareness campaign.

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The Rise of Dark Tourism

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Polarone
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dark-tourism-binsTwenty-first century capitalism excels in creating commercial opportunities from seemingly fruitless situations. The phenomenon of dark tourism seems to fuse the appeal of VR wargames, extreme sports & package holidays into a killer formula. Article by Debra Kamin.

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Postcard: image & text based missive sent to friends by travelers.
Babylon: (1) capital of Babylonia in 2nd century B.C, often considered the first city.
(2) Rastafarian term for capitalist civilisation.
Liberation: the process of seeking and embodying freedom for, and by, all peoples

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