A British luxury retailer has surveyed its female customers and found that every day, women tote around almost $2,000 worth of junk on their arms. Yep — those big ass purses combined with all of the lady flotsam contained therein are worth more than most people's monthly rent. I guess I'm doing a shitty job at being a… » 10/31/13 4:30pm 10/31/13 4:30pm

In the immortal words of Freud, “No mortal can keep a secret. If the lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.” This is a thought I revisit often; for instance, last week, I ran into a very distant acquaintance at a CVS while purchasing two things: a box of super… » 6/27/13 5:00pm 6/27/13 5:00pm

There's a whole new reason to be mad at rich people- they've got wives. » 4/17/11 2:00pm 4/17/11 2:00pm

New York, December 26: Shoppers walk past a Forever 21 store in Times Square. I feel immense amounts of pity for people who have to work in retail today. Image via AP » 12/26/10 5:40pm 12/26/10 5:40pm

Websites like Groupon.com have offered consumers unprecedented, exciting access to flash deals that must be purchased without much time to mull over their usefulness. And now we're all addicted to bargains. » 12/19/10 3:35pm 12/19/10 3:35pm