THE TOLL OF DEATH
You’re probably too busy living to think about your funeral. It’s not an entertaining topic of conversation during a (socially distanced) get together, and if you don’t have to think about it,…
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Culture
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THE HOUSE RULES: HOW REAL ESTATE DRIVES AMERICAN INFLUENCER CULTURE
1600 North Vine Street is not unlike many modern Los Angeles apartment buildings. Pool. Views. The svelte fashionistas of the Melrose corridor like its smaller kitchens and larger wardrobes. Bathrooms…
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GRAFFITI IS A COOL DIALOGUE IN THE CITY
Cities are an important issue in trend studies and forecasting because it will be synonymous of “home” for most human beings. If you want to understand the future of humanity,…
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REFUGEES AND DIGITAL NOMADS
The future of the concept of ‘home’. We live in a world where having a house, and a feeling of home is no longer a standard. People travel the globe…
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Breaking the barriers of taste and gender
Have you ever heard the term ‘heterofriendly’? I’m sure you’ve heard ‘gay friendly’ which means ‘being kind to gays’. Well, you can imagine its meaning and the powerful message that…
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Inequality, Divide, Cohesion and Populism
PART ONE There are the Anywhere-people and the Somewhere-people. Anywheres live more often in the big cities. They are the exam-passing class. They have reaped the economic fruits of globalization.…
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Hello Korea & Hello K-Pop
Two decades ago a movie like Jurassic Park made in one year two times the profits and turnover of all Korean Hyundai cars sold the same year. So the clever…
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Intercultural Jokes
May I allow myself a somewhat more frivolous column? Its frivolity compensated by the responsible intercultural insights it contains? For my trends research I am fortunate enough to travel all…
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