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Shop till you drop, recycle used clothing, socialize over cocktails AND raise money for a women's charity?

Sounds too good to be true, right? Actually, it's the 7th Annual Clothes Exchange.... Read more

Jean Forden didn’t grow up poor and never once visited a thrift store as a child. Hers was an affluent Manhattan upbringing that didn’t allow for perusing rummage sales or used bookstores. “My mother would have died first if we’d ever gotten anything secondhand,” recalls Forden.... Read more

April is cruel, all right, but meteorology can’t explain why the top block of Church Street currently looks more like poor Plattsburgh than boomtown Burlington.... Read more

It was once hip to be threadbare. In fact, it was patriotic — during World War II, posters told the Greatest Generation to “Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do.” They explained, “America Has Plenty, If It Is Used Wisely.” Those were pithy, powerful messages, and the country listened. Victory gardens sprouted up, carpooling became de rigueur, and raw materials morphed into bullets and planes instead of household appliances.... Read more

What Would Jesus Buy? That's the cheeky question posed by a new documentary produced by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me). It chronicles the performance-art-cum-activism of Reverend Billy, a New Yorker who invades big-box stores in full evangelist regalia to preach against . . . shopping.... Read more

How do we remember the people we've cared deeply about in our lives? In long, soft-focus flashbacks, or in bits and pieces?... Read more

What do you get your favorite foodie for the holidays? Every December, food publications nationwide print their gourmet gift guides, which often take the form of Top 10 lists or collections of the year's hottest new items. But here at Seven Days, we know no two gastronomes are alike. Try asking a consummate carnivore and a virtuous vegan to swap gifts, and see what happens.... Read more

The holiday season is rough on parents. On the one hand, they’ve got their children’s remarkably well-informed “wish lists” to consider. On the other, they’ve got global warming and safety hazards. Was that toy made in China? Think of the emissions between there and the local store! Oh, and what were those lead-tainted toys again? How can one be sure they were all recalled?... Read more

Still shopping?

When it comes down to the holiday-gift-buying wire, you might lament our consumer culture - or your own bad planning. Either way, it's time to start making excuses - or get to the mall.

Fortunately, if you have gamers left on your holiday list, they make an easy shopping target. Here's a quick run-down on gifts that won't disappoint:

Xbox 360 - Can't produce a PlayStation 3? Wonder where to find a Wii? Don't forget that Microsoft's machine remains available at most gaming outlets ($299 for the core system, $399 for the version with a hard drive).... Read more

On a bitterly cold evening a couple of Tuesdays ago, I found myself in a large, plain building on an otherwise empty lot in Williston, surrounded by a crew of rugged young men in three-piece suits. Frank Sinatra played over a sound system as the clean-cut posse peppered me with questions.

The fact that you're reading this is evidence I didn't get clipped, "Sopranos"-style. Nor was I drawn into any shadowy agency or cult. I was merely shopping for a sweater at the newly opened Men's Wearhouse in the big-box world that is Maple Tree Place.... Read more