Pity the evil queen in “Snow White” asking the magic mirror who was the fairest of all, waiting anxiously for the reply. Today, all the queen would need to do is upload an image of herself to an AI beauty analysis app and wait 10 seconds for the results. Beauty analysis apps score your face…
TikTok is an addictive app that, for years, has provided the Chinese Communist Party with direct access to millions of Americans. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is used to provide a monsoon of CCP-approved propaganda while handing the Chinese government access to the data of TikTok’s international users, including location and biometric information such as…
At first, Kenneth Green had amassed such a collection of costumes from his work as a choreographer, casting director, and cultural event designer, he figured it was time for a purge. “‘Clothes Story’ existed in my mind for, probably, a good 20 to 25 years because I love history and I love certain parts of…
“People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that ‘He died rich’ will not be one of them.” —Bill Gates Those few of us who are not billionaires may be cynical when we hear of a rich person giving away huge sums of money to favorite causes….
Ignore for a moment Donald Trump’s shakedown of Nvidia, in which he has allowed the world’s most valuable firm to resume limited exports of its artificial-intelligence (AI) chips to China in return for a 15% cut of the proceeds for Uncle Sam. Think instead of the argument about whether it is wise to let China…
The 2000s were full of skinny jeans, trucker hats, layered tank tops and body shaming. The late 1990s and early 2000s popularized a thinner frame and coined the look “heroin chic.” The fun fashion trends were paired with an obsessive diet culture. This culture normalized body shaming and critique on full display from media outlets…
The portrayal of Gen Z in new TV series and movies from recent years is a widespread topic amongst social media users. Some representations of Gen Z seem overly exaggerated, while some are arguably highly relatable. Generations are usually defined by life experiences, attitudes, beliefs and fashion. Gen Z is said to be anyone born…