I love “futurism” but I like it even better when it’s being seen in the rear view mirror. That’s when it gets really interesting for me. A few years back I re-read most of the 70s and 80s books by Alvin Toffler, futurist author of such best-selling and influential works hailing “the shape of things […]
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How We’ll Live: Futurists’ 1988 predictions about life in 2013
18th March 2013 – 10:37
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The 10 Most Annoying Concert Behaviors
17th January 2013 – 14:56
Going to rock concerts has always meant dealing with a bunch of unruly people, many of them very drunk – but it seems like lately things have been worse than ever. Attention spans are at an all-time low, and the ubiquity of smartphones has resulted in a huge percentage of the audience at any given show […]
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