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China starts rating its citizens to increase trust and AI becomes increasingly common

The Social Credit System in China that will soon assign ratings to all Chinese citizens and The increased use of AI and hypothesizes about when robots might takeover creative jobs.

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“Finding the SPARC”

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The case for adding sneaker culture into the curriculum and the current state of push notifications

The case for adding sneaker culture to the school curriculum based on its importance within youth and popular culture and How media companies currently strategize their push notifications and what are things we should be aware of.

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The encroachment of AR into our public spaces and Dropbox’s controversial rebranding

The future of “corporate” geo-tagging based on a recent project between Snapchat, and Jeff Koons’ balloon dog sculpture and The big picture behind Dropbox’s colorful rebranding and the suggestion that Dropbox is losing its focus on product.

Industry, Lifestyle

Evolving the Side Gig

How Apple is tackling streaming music and PUMA Daily Papers trip to Africa to build a football pitch

An Apple Music interview that featured Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe, and Larry Jackson. Some interesting insights led them to dig deeper into how the future of streaming music will play out and Apple’s positioning and A really great project that featured Daily Paper, a streetwear brand out of Amsterdam, and PUMA. The project focused on the creation of a football pitch in Ghana at an all-girls school as part of the 20th anniversary of sponsorship between PUMA and various African nations.

Creativity, Culture, History

A Tribute to Gary Warnett

Remembering the great and respected streetwear guru and journalist.

Food & Beverage, Travel

The Sake Speakeasy

An opportune visit to a referral-only hidden sake bar in Tokyo.

Coca Cola sponsors a video game character and how tech and social media has changed food reviews

The what it means for Coca-Cola to sponsor a video game character and How social media and technology has changed and normalized food reviews.

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Improving photographic diversity in media and the emergence of Polaroid Originals

The efforts by The Undefeated’s photo editor Brent Lewis on improving diversity amongst photographers and The return of a familiar classic with Polaroid Originals.