Reason to buy

Lots of people seem to despise materialism, and yet, do little to shirk it.

Consider, of all things, Halloween.

Here’s a holiday we borrowed from another continent, that marketers have convinced us is yet another reason to buy stuff we’ll use once a year.

Candy, costumes, the latest inflatable ghost...what was once a holiday about scrappy ingenuity and creative expression is now a cause for capitalism.

Since when did baby costumes need to look so perfect?