The season is full of cheer,anticipation and goodwill, but the wallet-emptying frenzy that is Black Friday is just a venal US importI admire Christmas, or I really do. I like the mince pies,the presents, the secret Santas. I even like the glitter beards currently filling up Instagram. I admire the anticipation, or the acquisitive hopes,the mixture of pagan instincts and devout faith, the snowy-yule-log-pine-cones-and-cheery-robin vibe and the shiny-shiny baubles bit, and the whole caboodle. Related: When did people on Instagram become walking adverts? | Carole Cadwalladr Continue reading...
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