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09Feb/17

Nicholas K puts the glamour in streetwear from fall/winter

February 9, 2017FashionAfrican-American culture, African-American dance, American fashion, Christopher Kunt, City: New York City, Culture, Culture of New York City, D.J. Rob Swift, Dance, Fads, Fads and trends, Hip hop, Hip-hop dance, Latasha Alcindor, New York, New York City, New York Fashion Week, Nicholas K, Nicholas Kunt, Street dance, Time, United States, Yorksmbale

Nicholas K revisits and revamps the ’90s for its new collection. Fashion fans brave a snow storm on the first day of New York Fashion Week.

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09Jan/17

Up to 16 people arrested over Kardashian robbery

January 9, 2017CelebrityAmerican upper class, Armenian Apostolic Christians, Businesspeople, Cannes, City: Paris, Country: France, Dash, Entertainment/Culture, Fads, France, Human Interest, Kanye West, Kardashian, Kardashian family, Khloé Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Law/Crime, Musicians, Nationality, Paris, Reality television, Saskia, Saskia O'Donoghue, United Statessmbale

Reports say up to 16 people have been arrested across France in connection with the robbery at gunpoint of reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris in October. Saskia O’Donoghue reports. Continue reading →

10Nov/16

Machine solves Rubik’s cube in 0.6 seconds

November 10, 2016TechnologyAlbert Beer, Bob Burton Jr., Cube, Educational toys, Ernő Rubik, Fads, Games, Gaming, Germany, Guinness World Records, Ideal Toy Company, Leisure, Logic puzzles, Mechanical puzzles, Munich, Puzzles, Rubik's Cube, RuBot II, Simba Toys, Single-player games, Toyssmbale

A robot has successfully mastered the famous Rubik’s cube puzzle in less than a second, at a German trade fair.

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13Apr/15

‘Hipster paradox’ explained using mathematical formula

April 13, 2015Human InterestAND MATHEMATICIAN, Culture, Drive, Fads, France, Hip, Hipster, Jonathan Touboul, London, moustache, Paris, Popular culture, Postmodernism, Slow movement, Social classes, Social groups, Sophia, Stereotypes, Subcultures, United Kingdom, Upper middle class, Youth culturesmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK / PARIS, FRANCE (REUTERS) – Recognisable by their fashion sense and style, the hipster phenomenon typically defines itself as non-conformist.

But therein lies a paradox – why do hipsters, in their attempts to be different, often all end up looking the same?
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