Nothing Worth Buying

I've noticed that there is next to nothing worth buying anymore. Either the soul has been sucked out of stuff or the companies that make the things we love have lowered the quality of the goods so much that they're not worth the money. It's all glitter and shiny to get you to notice things, but nothing lives up to the promise. 

Where does that leave us? Well, what about Kickstarter? With a little digging, you can find some interesting things to support, like:

The Oona

or

Malls Across America

Does this solve everything?  No. But at least the people here have a little passion about what they're doing and making. Plus, the Malls Across America video is kind of awesome and reminds me of my youth.

So instead of buying clothes that fall apart or stain when you spill water on them, instead of buying crap at Target, instead of throwing money away on a 3-D TV, buy something interesting instead.

Pope Comics Issue #1

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There have been a lot of dumb, bad, unreadable comic books over time. I've personally bought many of them. One-shots or new series that had good covers and seemed interesting to my 11 year old mind. Today I found this on the Covered blog and it baffles me. Marvel Comics Group made a Pope John Paul II comic book? This is either full of priestly Nazi fighting or a disturbing mess.