The balance of fashion and sex in advertising

There are two types of sexual advertising in the fashion industry.

Demystifying ESP

Is ESP the result of information bubbling up from the adaptive unconscious? Neurotheologist Michael Thalbourne thinks so and I'm inclined to agree.

ITL, Ford, and The Commercial Closet

ITL started out more as a variety show and has since won an emmy-nominated series. The Ford Foundation, which was started by Edsel Ford (Henry Ford's son and the family who runs Ford Motor Company) is a major financial underwriter for the show.

Redevelopment or Relocation?

HANO has only completed fifty percent of the soil samples necessary to place temporary trailers in public housing developments.

Brokeback Bunny?

Is it part of a culture war when people come to the White House with their kids to roll some eggs?

Have a Coke and smile

International human rights activists, labor leaders, and students are leveling campaigns on several fronts against Coca-Cola, a product once advertised as the “friendliest drink on earth” and “the gift of thirst.” Among the many abuses alleged against the corporation are the conspiracy to kill and torture union leaders in Colombia and the dehydration of drought regions in India.

WGSN’s Top 10 Industry Trends

The fashion industry research firm releases their top 10 industry and consumer trends, which will affect the fashion industry for 2006. The writer focuses on high-low fashion.

Spielberg eventually joined the Dark Side

Steven Spielberg is going to be the godfather of the next Fox reality show. After American Inventor, American Idol, Project Runway, or America’s Next Top Model, On the Lot will attempt to find the next new American director…

Rate your rear end

Forget newsworthy developments in quantum physics and molecular biology - Psychology professor Dr. David Holmes has finally created a mathematical equation for the perfect tush.

Grad art is hot

Investors are searching for future artists at the source -- graduate art schools. But what effect does that have on the students?

Breast implants linked to higher suicide risk

It just goes to show that cosmetic surgery doesn't necessarily make you feel better about life.

Mathematical Art

An explosion of poetry based on a mathematical progression has hit the blogosphere. Get on the latest bandwagon!

The Science of Dreaming

Is dreaming the byproduct of the mind's need to form a cohesive narrative from a set of random stimuli? Or was Freud right after all? Are dreams "shaped by hidden emotions or motives?"

Food Timeline

From the history of the noodle to chex mix, this timeline plots the chronological history of food based on documents and scholarship.

Gay student expelled from a Baptist University for myspace.com post

The University of the Cumberlands kicks out a gay student for “lewd and indecent conduct” (guess I REALLY have to take my myspace.com profile down!)