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Photoshop on the iPad and myths about the Chinese art market

The new full version of Adobe Photoshop on the iPad with cloud syncing capabilities might change the ways people create and The Chinese art market and how what it looks like on the surface isn’t a good indicator of what’s really happening.

How to fix fashion and giving entrepreneurs money

The current state of fashion as described by 36 industry people in an article published by Elle and The perception of fashion as a superficial area of interest and discuss the possibilities of fashion with regards to identity and depth and The competitions being organized by African governments that award money to entrepreneurs. These competitions are intended to encourage business innovation and to create jobs.

Low Tech Magazines low tech website and Banksy’s self destructing art

The efforts of Low-Tech Magazine to reduce the energy use required to access their content by building a low-tech, self-hosted, and solar-powered website for themselves and Banksy trolling (or possibly being in complicity with) the art world by orchestrating the self-destruction of his painting right after it had been sold at auction by Sotheby’s for $1.4 million USD.

Too many video games and in praise of mediocrity

The landscape of video games and how many more new games have come into being over the past four years. How has this affected the video game industry and what does the future of it look like? and An opinion piece written by Tim Wu that praises the pursuit of mediocrity in certain areas of life and the practice of having hobbies.

Performative well being and the diminishing marginal value of aesthetics

The OSTRICH PILLOW HOOD Kickstarter as a way to talk about the use of products to perform individual pursuit of well-being and “The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics” published by Subpixel at length as a way to talk about visual culture and the challenges creators face.

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Controversy around the Netflix Originals show Insatiable and what rich people eat

The controversy surrounding the new Netflix Originals show Insatiable and discuss whether it promotes fat-shaming. The show’s creators state that their intention is to deconstruct unhealthy thinking and behaviors and This episode is the way the perception of expensive food for rich people has changed.

Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% and Jonah Hill in connection to origin stories

New York Times article that looks into the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% to see if the shoe really does improve running times and Jonah Hill interview published in 52 Insights that connected with her recent thinking about the idea of origin stories.

Emotional help from AI and the Nike App at Retail

A viral series of screenshots comparing a Russian AI assistant and the Google assistant. The article from Aeon on the subject suggests that the increasing reliance of humans on AI and technology for help with emotional health issues is something to be cautious about and The new Nike App at Retail and whether there are better ways to merge digital technology and physical spaces.

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Social medias impact on empathy and advancements in surveillance technology

The news of the death of 3 Canadian vloggers in connection to how social media has warped our perception of others and The subject of increasingly advanced surveillance technology and how this impacts privacy and societal norms.

Fashions inconsistent support of MeToo and the purpose of the Michelin Guide

The fashion industry’s inconsistent attitude towards the #MeToo movement by talking through the issues brought up by Julie Zerbo in a recent The Fashion Law article and The Michelin Guide having recently covered Guangzhou and how the mission of the guide doesn’t include reviewing street food

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