Hooves on the Turf

A very high percentage of blogging encourages the purchase of something. Makes you think the “Buy Nothing Day” sentiment is out of place; the new sentiment is definitely buy something, but buy it from the right people. Slavoj Zizek’s website tells you to buy his books. So does Naomi Klein’s. And they’re both anti-capitalism. Going by the trends of a very young 2010, people are gonna have to start paying for New York Times online, to watch “Modern Family” on Hulu, for the music they listen to (for real), and so on, because people spend their lives creating meaningful or beautiful things and the only way to reward them is to purchase their work. Sigh. So shop this weekend heartily with an open wallet while this philosophical quandary remains unresolved:

Lomography Gallery Store NYC’s 1 Year Anniversary Sample Sale

Over the year we’ve accumulated some stock from press samples, returns where the packaging is slightly imperfect, or a few floating cameras or accessories that seem to have lost their packages all together. So for 2 DAYS ONLY we’re offering them to you at insane discounts! Save a whopping 15% to 50% off on that camera, lens, bag, t-shirt, book, or accessory you’ve been coveting! Get a Diana F+ for as low as $47.50, or a Horizon Perfekt for $75 off! This is the sale of year, folks, we’re not kidding!

Housing Works Bookstore kicks off an all-day geek sale that runs through Jan 29.

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe kicks off the new year in a nerdy way with our Geektacular Sale January 23-29. For seven full days, score with huge discounts on our already-low prices. Peruse our fantastic selection of records and comic books, which are 5 for $1. Science fiction books and CDs are geektacular too, and marked down 30% for the sale.