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Birth rates decline, babies squeal with joy
As an addendum to yesterday’s post, here’s a little silver lining. Though our generation is clearly a lost cause, the next generation is probably gonna have it pretty good. The Pew Research Center released preliminary data back in early spring that suggested a 2 percent drop in the birth rate between the years 2007 and [...]
Look out mama, the 20-somethings have arrived
As a 20-something, I gotta say I’m pretty amused by the amount of attention my generation is getting right now. As many of us struggle to make our first steps into adulthood, just about every journalist, marketer, researcher and statistician wants to know what makes us tick. Let’s take a look at some of the [...]
Tagged My Generation
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Old Spice: Ladies, look at 4chan, now back to me
The slickness of advertising these days is not something I’m particularly interested in, but even I can’t deny ingenuity. The Old Spice “The Man You Could Smell Like” ad campaign went viral this week with a slew of video responses to tweets, blogger comments and online communities. It’s consistently entertaining stuff, which is a remarkable [...]
Tagged Advertising, Social Media
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Politics and more thoughts on epistemology
On the heels of the Errol Morris essay series on epistemology and the Dunning-Kruger effect, The Boston Globe recently took a look at the role of knowledge in politics and how facts backfire. The article pieces together a trend in political science research studies which suggests that the effectiveness of a well-informed body politic is [...]
Tagged Epistemology, Politics
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Matador Records and reviving the 90s
As if you needed more solid proof that the 90s are back en vogue, independent record label Matador Records will host a 21st anniversary celebration this October featuring some of the most storied bands to grace the label’s roster. The event will feature the cast of the classic 90s Matador lineup including Pavement, Yo La [...]
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Adventures in thrifting: “Ayn, rhymes with swine”
I don’t remember when I caught the thrift shopping bug. It was probably around the time I got my first turntable. Like any kid just starting a record collection, the first thing I did was raid my parent’s record collection. Eventually I got bored of my dad’s Neil Young and Baja Marimba Band records, so [...]
Welcome to my site
After a few late nights and some coding gaffes, my site is finally redesigned and ready to go. It’s a very modest affair. Hopefully not too modest, but I do tend to err on the side of minimalism. I’m not good at introductions, so I encourage you to visit the about page or my small [...]