In this monthly column by Eugene Rabkin, the founder of StyleZeitgeist shares his opinions, observations, and insights about the world of fashion. For this installment, Eugene explains why bad taste could be a symptom of late capitalism. In recent years we have seen the rise of a certain type of a fashion designer who traffics in the ostentatious, […]
More than 4,300 stores are expected to close in 2019. Gap, JCPenney, and Victoria’s Secret announced more than 300 store closures over the course of 24 hours this week. Payless has said it plans to close all of its 2,500 stores in what could be the largest retail liquidation in history. The staggering rate of store closures that has rocked the […]
Anyone that grew up in Michigan in the 1970s and 80s now lives with ghosts and zombies. No, there wasn’t a zombie apocalypse in Detroit, but if you were like me and grew up in towns like Flint or Detroit or Saginaw, you know what your hometown was like in the 70s and how it […]
¿Vos te creés que todas las historias son exitosas? Pues andá sabiendo que lo habitual no es lo maravilloso, lo más frecuente es que el nieto haga trizas el milagro del abuelo. Casi todos los cuentos son de ida: un muchachito tiene una idea fantástica, la desarrolla en el garaje y poco después la empresa […]
Welcome to another episode of the Expedition Log Series! In episode 36, we go on a grand adventure through all parts of the infamous dead mall… Century III Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We also will discuss the philosophical idea that Charles Beaudelaire introduced in Les Fleurs des Mal of «Le Flaneur». This new social figure […]
ARCHIVOS POLICIALES . EL CASO MATUTE JOHNS LAS HUELLAS DEL «CRIMEN PERFECTO» EN SUS PROTAGONISTAS . . Algunos de los acusados dejaron Concepción para siempre e intentan olvidar su pasado. Animita levantada donde se encontraron los restos del universitario se convirtió en lugar de peregrinaje. El cierre judicial sin culpables hace que aún cundan teorías […]
