Venting Store

In contrast to yesterday night's post about the tradition of "keeping dusk" by Scandinavians, I came across these two factoids in the October Harper's Index:

• Date on which the Xinglong Big Family Mall in Shenyang, China, opened a "venting store" for women: 3/8/10
• Minimum amount a woman must spend in the mall to enter the store and destroy household furniture and electronics: $6

Perhaps the Chinese are experiencing a psychological hangover from mass industrialism?

Regardless, I'm amused that the place is called a venting store and folks get to bust stuff to unleash their pent up rage. It seems like a more money-grubbing take on primal scream therapy.

When I told Mrs. Nasty about it, she was intrigued, so I wonder if the Chinese will import this product over here too.