What’s In This Issue?
How Trump really became the GOP nominee
- this look backward inspired by the writings of the late french philosopher Roland Barthes offers a useful take on how Trump has managed the media attention on him brilliantly well.
Could Robots Bring An "Age Of Female Dominance"?
This week new research from Stanford professor Jerry Kaplan revealed that the rise of robots may mean that more careers where the caring and nurturing side of humanity becomes the real in-demand skill set. As robots handle everything from manufacturing to chopping wood, what could this mean for future of men versus women in the workplace?
How A Japanese Jeweler Is Getting Consumers To Rethink Pearls
Pearls have an old and traditional reputation, but a Japanese jeweler named Mikimoto is using a new campaign to showcase the versatility of pearls and have a new generation of women consider them as something more than the most traditional of materials only used for Marge Simpson-esque necklaces. It is an interesting example of telling a new narrative around a product everyone already thinks they know.
Meet The Transgender Oprah of China ...
This article about former male ballet start and army colonel Jin Xing offers an inside look at a rare personality in Chinese media who doesn't fit the normal mold and her interesting rise to fame. We don't see stories like this much coming from China, but this one is worth reading and reminded me just how much we have in common with other cultures.
