Valentine’s Day, the other side
While my colleague Alex hates Valentine’s Day, I welcome it with open arms. I don’t really celebrate it, but it’s comforting to know that it’s there. The color red, hearts, cupids, roses, chocolates– Valentine’s Day has been either: + Created by Capitalists for sentimental consumers, or + Created by people who desire what they don’t have… It can be a cliché, a tiring once a year exploitation of our hard-earned...
Yup, I hate Valentine’s Day
You’ve got to hate Valentine’s Day. I do. I really wonder why such a high premium is given to February 14. What’s the big fuss about it. Who’s that St. Valentine anyway? And isn’t it all rooted to fertility rituals and (pagan?) orgiastic feasts? Call me some hard-@$$ grouch, but for me, Valentine’s Day is three things: A day when one rose gets to be more valuable than gasoline The one...