The Post-Bling Era?S  How poor are people, these days? So poor
that rappers can't afford to wear half-million-dollar chains any
more! That's the thesis of a story which is surely false (nobody
could ever really afford to wear a half-million-dollar chain),
but it raises the question: what is the post-bling thing?  The
WSJ finds that the comically oversized pendant industry may be
in peril:  "A lot of these rappers simply don't have the money
for real stuff anymore," says Jason Arasheben, who crafts custom
jewelry for wealthy clientele, including Saudi royals and
Hollywood movie stars, at his California boutique called Jason
of Beverly Hills. "It's to the point where they are wearing
imitation jewelry, and that's ridiculous."  The Post-Bling Era?
Consider what's at stake here: we would lose the opportunity to
idly play "Who has the most idiotic chain?" (Answer: Rick Ross,
pictured, with himself as a pendant). Luckily for rappers, there
is a template to follow in this situation. Country music has
known how to c