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Society

• 08.18.07
  Nobel Laureate Thrown Out of Cancun Hotel
  Society, Bizarre (0)

  Well, Rigoberta Menchu almost was. Staff at Cancun's five star Hotel Coral Beach tried to evict the Nobel peace prize winner because they mistakenly thought she was just another street vendor or beggar because of the way she was dressed. Menchu was wearing a traditional Mayan dress. The irony, of ...
  
  
• 08.18.07
  Andrew Keen: The Internet is Destroying Our Culture
  Internet, Society (0)

  Stephen Colbert interviews Andrew Keen, who claims the internet is destroying our culture in his new book, The Cult of the Amateur. Keen seems to argue that because the internet allows anyone to put up information (blogs, podcasts, artwork), artists have an increasingly difficult time making a living because these ...
  
  
• 08.14.07
  How Great Design Is Helping Drivers See More Clearly
  Society, Art (0)

  Highway signs are notoriously difficult to read at night because of the way they reflect light from car headlights. To fix the problem, the U.S. highway administration is changing the fonts to make them more legible. The NY Times has a fascinating overview of the history of this idea and what ...
  
  
• 08.13.07
  How Americans View Different Industries
  Search Engines, Society (0)

  Here's a fascinating study on how Americans view different industries. Supermarkets came out on top with 92% of the population thinking they do a good job. Online search engines came in second at 77% (are you kidding me? check out Marketing Pilgrim's When OK is Good Enough for commentary) ahead ...
  
  

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