Tag Archives: Faddism

Anders Jacobson: George Carlin- On Some Cultural Issues

Posted on August 10, 2018 by kireschneider

Source: The New Democrat  “Masterful performance of George Carlin taken from his 9th HBO special “Back in Town”. Taped live at the Beacon Theater in New York City, March 1996. [I don’t own any rights]” From Anders Jacobson I like George … Continue reading →

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AlterNet: Bob Hennelly: ‘Watching Reality Luxury TV Is Killing America’s Economic Drive & Maybe Its Soul’

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat In the last 15-20 years or so with Generation X full coming of age and now with the Millennials coming of age as well, we’re seeing less religion and church going in America ( except deep in … Continue reading →

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The New Yorker: Will Storr: ‘How Millennials Became The Selfie Generation’

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat “We look at how society became fascinated with its own image, and try to find the truth behind selfie-taking. How Millennials Became the Selfie Generation | Annals of Obsession” From The New Yorker Just on a personal … Continue reading →

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AlterNet: Liz Posner: ‘8 Things That Are Probably True About You if You Identify As Spiritual But Not Religious’

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review When I hear someone tell me that they’re spiritual, but not religious, my first reaction if I’m not smirking is something generally like, “really?” Someone who is religious believes in a God who is a superhuman controlling … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Derek Thompson: ‘What Makes Things Cool?’

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The Atlantic– Hum, maybe the word should be awesome, now? Source:The Daily Review  “Although trends might seem completely random, there are well-documented patterns to what becomes popular. A 20th century industrial designer, who created some of America’s most iconic looks, … Continue reading →

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ABC News: World News Tonight-Colin Kaepernick Refuses to Stand During National Anthem

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review In life there are followers and there are leaders. There are trend-setters who would be leaders and there are people who follow whatever the latest trend is who would be faddists. Celebrity culture and pro sports is … Continue reading →

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The New Yorker: Comma Queen- Mary Norris-“Awesome” Is the New “Massive”: How Real Words Lose Their Real Meaning

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review Just a quick note and a bit of a warning. Valley people both girls, but valley guys, are not going to like this piece. Because this is all about them … Continue reading →

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Arthur Brooks: ‘Narcissism is Increasing. So You’re Not So Special’

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review The internet and even the social media revolution by in large have been great things. I’m not a blogger without it, but with every new way of people expressing themselves comes more ways of people showing more … Continue reading →

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POLITICO Magazine: Jesse Rifkin: Paul Ryan & The Long History of Political Beards

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review When I first saw new Speaker of The House Paul Ryan and his new beard I guess a week ago, I thought, ‘great, here’s another political faker wannabe. Someone who wants to fit in with the Millennial … Continue reading →

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The Richest: The Worst Black Friday Disasters

Posted on November 27, 2015 by kireschneider

Source:The Daily Review Black Friday, the official start of the Christmas shopping season in America and as someone who has some experience working in retail I know how crazy it can be. It is that one day of the year … Continue reading →

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