“It is believed that in the fourth century, early Christians first observed ‘the Advent’, a sombre time for contemplation. In 2025, it seems, mostly, to represent an opportunity to pluck miniature diversions out of perforated-cardboard compartments. People with a tenuous relationship to Jesus Christ spending their Decembers counting down the days until his birthday, by opening doors behind which they are finding just about anything – tea, designer lipstick, wine, weed, cheese, knives, crystals, smoked sausage, toys for children, toys for dogs, toys for cats, toys for sex. They are participating in an ancient, sacred ritual by unboxing their daily thong.”
Ellen Cushing in The Atlantic…