Amazingly overproduced and firmly stuck in the past, this toy store is yet another attempt at "play-washing" consumerism from the land of the free.

An interesting-looking site for shopping and buying and finding cool things to spend money that I don't have on.

"Glee has been praised by critics for offering an empowering message."

Telling a coworker about reminded me to refresh my "Artists you are following." It's up to 251. #consumerism

At which point, it is surely worth reflecting on the stupendous insanity boiling around the Olympics, and the fact that sport has become only a detail. Small wonder, of course – the founding idea of the modern games was an expression of the rise of the nation state, and ever since, the resulting spectacle has always crystallised two things: first, the unrivalled power of governments to lay on such gigantic and ludicrously wasteful spectacles; and second, whatever madness is swirling around the host country. Running, jumping and swimming, by comparison, will always be an added extra.