Malls have been a pretty sad place to be during the past year and a half with the economic downturn. Mall managers have tried vacancy signs, marketing store fronts for exhisting tenents, and some have …

Too often, going to the hospital is like going to an assembly line for care.  There’s nothing worse than being sick and getting lost at a hospital, heckled by employees at every desk and check-in …

With a pair of good eyes and a keen obseravation, you can tell a lot about a person before you open your mouth for a hello.  But, in this era of networking, we aren’t satisfied …

Most people think modern societies are materialistic—we prize our possessions too much. But after working on a fun design-anthropology project on the co-evolution of medium and content, I realized we don’t appreciate our stuff …

The dotcom guys got each other excited and created a bust.  Banks verified moneymaking programs with other banks, but somehow, they went broke.  These groups sought to solve problems and produce value, but the solutions …

In my Great Grandmother’s house hung a peculiar photograph.  It was Grandma J on a ship with a funny pirate and his fake parrot.  This photograph made no sense on the surface. Great Grandma J …

It’s easy to get addicted to fun stories. Just start with Harry Potter, then A Series of Misfortunate Events, then Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then Twilight, and soon you’re hooked on many otherworldly texts and …

Oh the inventions and processes we humans devise in order to make life easier and to take back our time from performing tasks.  But, oh the crimes we commit to make a life easier, to …

Lucky for me, my in-law family has no American cable….Chinese channels only!  Thus, we all sat down to watch China’s 60th Anniversary Parade.  Like the Olympics, this parade probably had a million people involved, with …

Sometimes it just becomes pointless to talk about or describe culture.  There are moments that just need to be seen, felt, and experienced.  A whole day spent on Treasure Island in the sun for the …