Photo: #The Wall of Mall, an 8-foot-high art installment is covered on both sides with shopping bags from each of the retail stores at the Mall of America.
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The Wall of Mall, an 8-foot-high art installment is covered on both sides with shopping bags from each of the retail stores at the Mall of America. (Photo courtesy of Rosemary Williams)

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The Mount Everest of materialism


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St. Paul, Minn. — The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and if you feel limited by your shopping options, don't worry, last week officials at the Mall of America announced details of a massive second phase of the mall. The Mall is already the Mount Everest of materialism and it's a mountain guest commentator Rosemary Williams knows very well.

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