April 12, 2012• Consumerism, Contests, News
Win DVD Copies of "American Dad: Volume 7," "Bob's Burgers Season 1" and an Indoor BBQ!...
March 21, 2012• Consumerism
Why the multinational coffee chain is actually a good thing....
February 2, 2012• Consumerism, Popdose Interviews
A dark, unexpected experience with a nationally recognized mascot....
January 3, 2012• Consumerism, News, Television
You're Welcome returns to answer questions you probably weren't asking....
October 5, 2011• Consumerism
At the announcement of his death, it was important to recount the "failures" of Steve Jobs....
August 25, 2011• Consumerism, Music, Popdose Roundtable
From chicken to coffee and Jimmy Buffett to Ryan Tedder, the Popdose staff recounts those musicians whose merchandising presences are...
August 24, 2011• Consumerism, Popdose Roundtable
From Mashable: Ticketmaster, the event ticketing property of Live Nation, is enhancing its interactive seat maps so that ticket buyers and...
August 1, 2011• Consumerism, Junk Food
The Great Gross-Off is probably my oldest Web series, and also my most infrequent, so I won’t blame any of you for not remembering...
June 29, 2011• Consumerism
Troy McClure made the industrial film a legend. In his brief life, Troy narrated such films as “Lead Paint: Delicious but...
June 15, 2011• Consumerism
Memphis has a lot of attractions for music fans, all of which seem to exist to help people fill up a weekend and spend lots of money. Only...
June 9, 2011• Consumerism, Random Play
Robin Monica Alexander takes a momentary break from pigging out at the Shake Shack to explain, in the latest "Random Play," why you should...
June 8, 2011• Consumerism
Berry Gordy, Jr. served in Korea, returned to Detroit, got a job at Ford, and started writing songs for his friend Jackie Wilson. Gordy...
April 25, 2011• Consumerism, Dw. Dunphy On..., Music
The record companies decided to fight the scourge of free music downloads with...twice-as-expensive discs. Let us explain....
March 25, 2011• Consumerism, Current Events, Dw. Dunphy On...
Popdose takes a fictitious look into the heart of adult peer pressure, consumerism run amok, and poop jokes....
March 8, 2011• Consumerism, Current Events, Dw. Dunphy On...
In spite of what the financial pundits say, Popdose's Dw. Dunphy says double-dip recession is not only possible, but inevitable....
February 2, 2011• Consumerism, Product Tests
Orgasmic over an iron? Well, Ted Asregadoo at Popdose is certainly elated by his new purchase. You probably will be too (if you buy one). ...
February 1, 2011• Consumerism, Product Tests
Since the advent of recorded music, there’s been a more or less constant tension between the audiophile segment of the marketplace...
December 31, 2010• Consumerism
2011 is only hours away now. For some of us, the past year was a reevaluation of priorities, for others a positive sea change. For many, it...
December 30, 2010• Consumerism
There are events, items and personalities that become so absorbed in the culture, it is hard to believe they weren’t always there....
It seems strange that the purveyors of sexy clothes for relatively upmarket teenagers would want to be associated with a relatively...
December 24, 2010• Consumerism, Random Play
Robin Monica Alexander drinks Stoli and devotes the last Random Play of 2010 to her favorite variety of booze....
November 1, 2010• Consumerism, Random Play
Pork, pickles, barbecue sauce and a bun: it's the McRib! And it's back! Robin Monica Alexander analyzes its mysterious appeal in the latest...
September 13, 2010• Consumerism, Current Events
It is a muggy, overcast summer day, the kind of unsettled New Jersey weather that precludes long distance trips. Once, these were the kinds...
August 17, 2010• Consumerism, Junk Food, Random Play
Twinkie dipped in chocolate, or dessert of the gods? In her latest Random Play, Robin Monica Alexander sings the praises of the Chocodile....
June 14, 2010• Bourbon Street, Consumerism
The bourbon section at my local BevMo is pretty good. They have higher end bourbons that sit locked in a case from which you can ogle to...
May 7, 2010• Consumerism, Contests
What the heck is a Poken, and why do you want to win one for your very own? Read and learn....
April 14, 2010• Consumerism, Product Tests
Vegetarian, vegan, Weight Watchers, Sugar Busters, Slim-Fast, cabbage soup, Mediterranean, South Beach, Atkins, raw food… name the...
April 7, 2010• Consumerism, Product Tests
A few months ago my husband managed to snag a free pair of Tanto headphones from the newly launched Urbanears line which I, of course,...
March 31, 2010• Consumerism, Current Events, Sugar Water
Three weeks ago the New York Times reported that Mattel is producing Ken and Barbie dolls based on four characters from the hit TV series...
March 17, 2010• Bourbon Street, Consumerism
Ted Asregadoo's been drinking a lot lately, but it's okay, because it's for work....
