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At the 9/11 Memorial’s Gift Shop, People Explain What They’re Buying, And Why

ISSUES Posted: May 28, 2014 11:59 pm

“‘Outrage over gift shop’ ran the headline on NBC News, while NPR opted for ‘Gift shop makes some cringe’, and Gizmodo went for the more familiar ‘kitsch’ as well as ‘tasteless crap’. The store’s commemorative cheese plates and earrings were widely derided, but is this media criticism fair? The Guardian asked visitors to the gift shop what mementos they bought, and what the items meant to them.”

ISSUES Published: 05.28.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 05.28.14

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