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Gucci’s Blackface Sweater

In 2018, part of Gucci’s Fall/Winter collection had the clothing item displayed above in their catalog, however, people took it the wrong way when they realized what it represented. The piece was called a “Wool Balaclava Jumper” in their catalog. Many people believed that the sweater is very similar to blackface and therefore was very […]


Ted Talk: How to use data to make a hit TV show

Sebastian Wernicke discusses how companies such as Amazon, Google, and Netflix have been relying on data to figure our trends and to see what will become a successful product for them. One example that he uses is that Amazon used data to find out that a show about 4 senators may be successful so they […]


Do You Think That Studies Are Bunk?

in the article Studies Are Usually Bunk, Study Shows, author Andy Kessler suggests to the reader that behavioral economic studies are nothing but, “the study of college kids in psych labs.” He says this because he thinks that these behavioral studies are not good evidence to prove anything because oftentimes these studies are not even able […]


The Paradigm Shift in Artificial Intelligence

We are living in a time that will rapidly be changed by Artificial Intelligence(AI). What you need to know about this technology is that it started around 6 decades ago, but it is becoming extremely popular right now, as we finally have the tools to support it. 6 decades ago, the thought of AI was […]


Previewing the Paradigm Shift: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation

A paradigm shift is defined as a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. This article discusses how smartphone use has completely changed a generation and it has started to effect them mentally, socially, and physically. The author calls everyone born between 1995 and 2012 to be part of the iGen, a group that is […]


The Student Loan Crisis in America

https://images.app.goo.gl/y63pjmKiNGX3B9dcA This comic is making fun of the student loan crisis as it is becoming more relevant in 2019. This comic is arguing that easiest way to end the student debt crisis is for the students to simply pay back the loans that they took out. This ad was very appelaing as it made the […]


What actually kills people?

Bumper stickers are often used to create a short, eye catching, and have a message. Gun control has become one of the biggest issues in America now and the government is constantly deliberating how to handle the situation. Bumper stickers are often used to create a short, eye catching, and have a message. This bumper […]


Kairos in the Salvation Army advertisement

Examples of Kairo can be found throughout history in advertisements, commercials, or even memes. In 2015 a viral picture that went around the internet was a dress that some people saw to be black/blue while others saw it as white/gold. Everyone was talking about the “dress” and it was even being covered by the news. […]


The Controversial Bud Light Advertisement

source: https://images.app.goo.gl/8rch5gXNvECiFXpi8 During the 2014 Super Bowl bud light released their “Up for Whatever” campaign in which they ask a random guy which they found at a bar if he is up to do anything for the night. The guy accepts the offer and is given a bud light at the start of the night. […]