» capitalism http://www.2009vilnius.com Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:14:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 ‘Eat Pray Love’: A spiritual quest and a triumph of capitalism http://www.2009vilnius.com/eat-pray-love-a-spiritual-quest-and-a-triumph-of-capitalism/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/eat-pray-love-a-spiritual-quest-and-a-triumph-of-capitalism/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:18:21 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/eat-pray-love-a-spiritual-quest-and-a-triumph-of-capitalism/ ‘Eat Pray Love’: A spiritual quest and a triumph of capitalism
It’s not just a book-turned-movie. It’s a lifestyle-turned-consumer-phenomenon-turned-quasi-religion. I was hoping to avoid writing about “Eat Pray Love.” The movie’s been out for two weeks, and the book has been out for four years, 184 weeks of which it’s been on the New York Times bestseller list. Not that you need to be told, but “Eat Pray Love” (often abbreviated EPL) chronicles writer …

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/eat-pray-love-a-spiritual-quest-and-a-triumph-of-capitalism/feed/ 0 Where else in the world can you have American capitalism and European culture–beside San Francisco? http://www.2009vilnius.com/where-else-in-the-world-can-you-have-american-capitalism-and-european-culture-beside-san-francisco/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/where-else-in-the-world-can-you-have-american-capitalism-and-european-culture-beside-san-francisco/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:50:09 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/where-else-in-the-world-can-you-have-american-capitalism-and-european-culture-beside-san-francisco/ ???? Or am I totally confused???

Basically, I want to go someplace that is flavorful, cultured, conscience of society type of place… but also someplace that allows capitalism and free enterprise (to an extent)

I’m thinking California, Germany… maybe Toronto—but I want to be near PEOPLE… not just a couple…how’s that for a start?

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