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Reverend Billy

Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping

Reverend Billy is a performative character created by Bill Talen and the leader of the Church of Stop Shopping, a performance community based in New York City, where he preaches about the evils of consumerism, advertising and sweatshop labor and protests the loss of neighborhood spirit and cultural authenticity in New York City during and after the mayoral …

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