The Consumer Tapeworm
When did we become such consumers? When I was growing up, no matter what was going on in the world, good times, bad times, I saw women wearing makeup. It was a sure bet that they would give up everything else, but they wouldn’t give up their makeup. During World War II, when nylon stockings couldn’t be found, women painted a line up the back of their legs to make it look like they were wearing stockings. In those days, …