A review of The United Symbolism of America: Deciphering Hidden Meanings in America's Most Familiar Art, Architecture, and Logos by Robert Hieronimus and Laura Cortner. Is Apple the world's most discreetly feminine brand? Nowhere is the cynicism of modern female-directed advertising better seen than in the peddling of "natural" makeup. An article on the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, the people who keep advertisers honest. The internet advertising industry is worried the government will clamp down their tracking of web users. Pop Nihilism: Mass media's codependent relationship with advertising has destined both to failure. An interview with Carrie McLaren and Jason Torchinsky on Ad Nauseam: A Survivor’s Guide to American Consumer Culture. A review of Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Ellen Ruppel Shell (and more and more and more and more). A review of All Consuming: How Shopping Got Us Into This Mess And How We Can Find Our Way Out by Neal Lawson (and more and more). A review of Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America by Lawrence Glickman. Shop right: The best ways to support worthy causes by buying cool products. It's still possible to find parts of the world where people think they have enough.