3 posts tagged grant mccracken
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IWRI x ‘Steampunk’
http://www.ifweranit.com/ 2008/ 05/ 08/ iwri-x-steampunk/The New York Times published an article on Steampunk culture that’s getting a lot of buzz on the Internets. Steampunk originated as a term for science fiction based on Victorian-era themed concepts - and the literature has birthed a rich lifestyle culture with a unique fashion aesthetic and product modification styles (some references & cool stuff after the jump).
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B to B, B in B, and the Cultures of Commerce
http://voices.allthingsd.com/ 20080313/ mccracken-2/By Grant McCracken, Blogger, Cultureby.com I was talking to Mary Walker, a Silicon Valley-based anthropologist, about the proposed deal between Microsoft and Yahoo, and we were wondering how such a deal would work itself out. Mergers and acquisitions are fraught with difficulty, and Mary was pointing out that the failure rate is sometimes as high as 60%.
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Their Hair Tells Their Spiritual Story
http://gnosticminx.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 02/ their-hair-tells-their-story.htmlI love this set of ads for shampoo. I love it because not only does the ad campaign feature Marilyn Monroe and Madonna ...with the bridge of history being Shakira rather than less glamorous sexbombs, but the ads brilliantly capture the spiritual and magical powers women experience with their hair.
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