Reverend Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping are of the opinion that the masses have an opiate other than religion. And if it’s the merchandise that keeps us in line, then there is no time of year when we binge on our fix of choice like the holiday season. Bank accounts and credit card statements across the nation can do the testifying for us on this point. And so it is at the most…

When Google unveiled their Google Maps utility, we were immediately a fan. Aside from a few quirks, their “click and drag” interface made surfing online maps a joy. However, one of our first thoughts was that the map would be more useful if it contained the locations of Metro stops. The folks over at MonkeyHomes.com must have read our mind – after churning out a map of the New York Subway using Google’s map data,…