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Some Inspiration to Create The Future4 comments

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 1 month ago: This is creative inspiration week for the Narcissistic Anthropologist.  I am involved in a project w … more →

Tags: consumer culture, Culture, experiment, Sociology, change, Emotion, health, Inspiration, narcissism

Variations On A Meme: Marriage Equality Enthusiasm1 comment

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 1 month ago: Not to belabor the point on marriage equality, but I am always a fan of meme-watching…especial … more →

Tags: American Culture, Anthropology, Art and Culture, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Culture, Politics, Defense of Marriage Act, Equality

The Harlem Shake: A Conversation About the Sociology of Internet Memes3 comments

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 3 months ago: The sociology of internet memes is absolutely fascinating to me.  Somebody puts something on YouTube … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Art and Culture, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Culture, Ethnography, pop culture, Sociology, Trends

The American Jewish Pilgrimage: From New York To Florida2 comments

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 3 months ago: In a few hours I hope on an airplane to go visit my parents for the weekend. My parents are of retir … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Ethnography, Fathers, Participant Observation, pop culture, Rituals, Sociology

Inglorious Blogging: Intention Versus Reality

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 4 months ago: People blog for a lot of reasons, I suppose.  Some people just need free therapy – a place to … more →

Tags: experiment, consumer culture, Art and Culture, Blogging, narcissism, Vin Diesel, Bruce Willis, michael vick, Eastern Europe

BBS Culturematic inspired by @Documentally2 comments

Lloyd Davis wrote 5 months ago: Christian just tweeted with a link to lists of old BBS’s And so I ended up looking at this lis … more →

Tags: Words, Ideas!, WorDs

30 Years Later: The King of Pop In Context And How "Thriller" Changed Everything

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 5 months ago: The legendary best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, was released 30 year … more →

Tags: pop culture, consumer culture, Consumer Anthropology, Art and Culture, Trends, Music, racism, consumer anthropology, MICHAEL JACKSON

Why The Dude Abides: What Is It About The Big Lebowski That Makes It An American Cult Classic?1 comment

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 6 months ago: Last night I dined at a local upscale american restaurant owned by three local chefs.   It was Haute … more →

Tags: Art and Culture, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Linguistics, pop culture, Big Lebowski, Cult Classics, Dude, film noir

Stop making sense2 comments

jimcaig wrote 6 months ago: The new book by Grant McCracken is called Culturematic. A week ago I went to hear him talk about it. … more →

Tags: Creativity, art 2, Planning, Innovation, Perspective, Grant McCracken, D.H. Lawrence, Playful

Treat Innovation like Investment

Riku Vassinen wrote 7 months ago: Think about measuring innovation as you would an investment portfolio, where you are concerned with … more →

Tags: Strategy, Business 2, Quotes, 2012, Procter & Gamble, A G Lafley, Innovation

National Coming Out Day: A Modern American Ritual Rooted In Cultural Conflict2 comments

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 7 months ago: October 11th is National Coming Out Day.  Unlike the Gay Pride marches and festivities you see aroun … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Conflict Theory, Ethnography, Gay and Lesbian Lifestyles, lesbians, Participant Observation, pop culture, Rituals, Sociology

What A Picture Is Worth

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 9 months ago: Recently, a friend of mine posed a question to me about the phenomenon of photo sharing that we see … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Art and Culture, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Participant Observation, pop culture, Rituals, Trends, consumer anthropology

NYC: As Seen On TV

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 9 months ago: New York is one of the most iconic American cities: known around the globe as a cultural nerve cente … more →

Tags: American History, Anthropology, blue-collar culture, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Marketing, middle class, pop culture, Television and Media

Chic-Fil-A Doesn't Want Gays To Get Married: But Can I Stil Eat Thier Sammiches?

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 9 months ago: What an interesting dilemma the folks at Chick-Fil-A have put consumers in.  They have publicly expr … more →

Tags: Conflict Theory, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Corporate Culture, experiment, Food, Marketing, pop culture, Social food movements

Proving Anthropologists Have A Sense of Humor - Or At Least Putting It In Context2 comments

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 10 months ago: English: I can’t vandalize… …but I have got a sense of humor! Upper Bilson Street, … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Consumer Anthropology, experiment, Academia, american anthropological association, consumer anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, LinkedIn, social sciences

The Beach Merch Graveyard For Unfortunate Fads1 comment

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 10 months ago: For those pop culture enthusiasts out there, if you’ve ever thought “where can I get a g … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Marketing, pop culture, Trends, beach shopping, fads, Merchandising

Rock Out With Your Ukelele Out1 comment

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 10 months ago: There used to be this blog I followed called “Stuff White People Like”. One of said … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Art, Art and Culture, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Geeks, Generation Y, narcissists, pop culture

Is creativity the new mid-life crisis?

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 11 months ago: With Gen Y rapidly approaching their mid thirties and having grown up in a hyper-scheduled race-to-a … more →

Tags: Anthropology, Consumer Anthropology, consumer culture, Geeks, Generation Y, narcissists, pop culture, Rituals, conceptual age

The Experiment

thenarcissisticanthropologist wrote 11 months ago: And for my next experiment, i will start a blog! I was recently told by a ten year old who was told … more →

Tags: Anthropology, experiment, narcissists, Anthropologist, culturematic, Experiment 2, facebook, narcissist


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