Tag Archives: Brett McKay

(AD)SENSE and SENSIBILITY: The Zero Sum Game

Are these the fruits of democratic capitalism? Our peace dividend? The sexual double standard, the Beast, seems alive and breathing. It never went away; it just shape shifts into new contexts that seem superficially compelling but are basic repackages of … Continue reading

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ITS A MAN’S WORLD:Fighting Over Creature Features

Elmer Wheeler was the greatest salesman  of his time. He took a wise crack: “Don’t sell the steak, sell the sizzle” and turned it into an imposing, profit-making, money-sucking business philosophy. Wheeler emphasised that people are not interested in “the steak”, the … Continue reading

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