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...falls flat because of its obsession with numbers, which oversimplifies the complex reality of our social and political interactions.“Microtrends” is a Frankenstein of a book, devoting a few pages to each trend. These range in subject from “Love, Sex, and Relationships?? to “Lifestyle”; from “Late-Breaking Gays” (men who reveal their sexual orientation late in life) to “Second-Home Buyers.” Penn embraces a contemporary edge and incorporates elements of pop culture into...
...Bhabha says that what unifies these discussions is the role of “tango” as metaphor.“The world over, it has been seen as a metaphor of passion. The nature of tango in itself, the lyrics, has very much to do with the relationships??between men and women,” says Bhabha. “Tango is associated with the urban environment, so it’s very much about people in transition. In many ways, it’s a metaphor for the way in which culture today is mobile...
Text messaging is killing our relationships??sometimes, literally...
...addition to human features, avatars can be made to look like squirrels and ride around on yaks. To those who already decry the ubiquity of Facebook and the way it distracts us from real human interaction, the idea that people could lead their entire lives—even romantic relationships??in an online world must be arresting. Should political discourse be reduced to this cartoon world...
...members—mostly from Argentina, Peru, and Mexico—since it went public. While it includes features, such as photo albums, event planners, and blogs, common to other social networking portals, Kafie, a Honduran native, thinks that Latin Americans will prefer the “closer relationships?? and “tighter groups” fostered by Vostu.com. Members with registered accounts can currently join networks based on their country, city, or school in Latin America. Schlosser, who prepared the coding for the site, said that Votsu.com offers services that caters more specifically to its target...