It is a common sight in Chinatown (both San Francisco and New York City) and it has always disturbed me. It is the sight of old, Chinese ladies hauling big bags of plastic bottles and …
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People and the way we do business.
Design, art, music, and all things man made.
Food, meal culture, and the social trade with every dish.
Archaeologists get giddy when their strata reveal a clean progression in the style and functionality of the artifacts found within the layers of earth. But, archaeologists don’t have to be the only ones excited about …
Go ahead and watch the babies boppin and dancing in the Snazl above. All of the clips are cute and one clip shows a baby dance prodigy. But with a pair of anthropological glasses, one …
There is a rivalry between New York City entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. The California crowd boasts the most and some of the biggest venture capitalists in the country with a flurry of entrepreneurial beehives …
What kind of strange culture would spend a day in the rain waiting in line for BBQ? Apparently, it is the New York City foodie tribe and the event was the 7th Annual Big Apple …
Seek opportunities to hang out with intelligent industrial designers. They have the ability to ask, “Does it have to be this way?” to every medium and every situation. Robin Peng of Design Engine was the …
In each red envelope there’s a dollar bill
A little hope and a little will
A friendly wish an obvious gift
Some reciprocity, some generosity
After going through a number of interesting posts from Grant McCraken, I got to one of his older posts written in December 2007 entitled Understanding The Whole Consumer. He mentioned how parts of a consumer’s …
I am strange, and I know this not just because my mother told me so, but because I carry a parasol with me whenever I plan to be out in the sun all day. But …
My husband and I were invited to an evening dinner at a friend’s apartment in Manhattan. I thought this was a kind invitation from a friend to join them in their home and not much …
Brad Feld (VC and blogger extraordinaire) recently wrote a post about faces. His first few paragraphs took me back to my college Biological Anthropology class and how powerful faces are to human beings. Brad’s friend …
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 …
This video of the half naked guy dancing about attracting a crowd of followers done with a voice over by Derek Sivers is one of the best videos on YouTube (in my humble opinion!). …
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 …
Sanpete County, UT is inhabited by good old fashioned pioneer stock. There are turkey farmers, cowboys, shepherds, rodeo fans, sewing moms, and competition quilters. The towns in this county are full of normal American folk …
