Breaking Down The Gen Y “Quarterlife Crisis”: A Generation’s Expectations in Context

September 16, 2013September 16, 2013 ~ thenarcissisticanthropologist ~ 11 Comments

This weekend I spent some time at happy hour listening to a Millennial friend of mine - who is 34 years old, talk about how she is unhappy in her current career path and experiencing a "mid-life" crisis. After pardoning myself for the eye-rolling, we had a conversation around self-actualization, goal setting, etc. And I … Continue reading Breaking Down The Gen Y “Quarterlife Crisis”: A Generation’s Expectations in Context

Best of The Best Street Art and the Role of Art In An Urban Context

September 10, 2013 ~ thenarcissisticanthropologist ~ 3 Comments

My favorite thing about street art is that it puts art, literally, in context. Rather, it creates art within a context: expressing something about local and / or popular social mores in a forum that allows denizens of that context to be disrupted with a different kind of conversation starter. It addresses issues relevant to … Continue reading Best of The Best Street Art and the Role of Art In An Urban Context

The Future Mobile Global Internet: Context Is Everything For Emerging Telecommunications Brands

September 2, 2013 ~ thenarcissisticanthropologist ~ Leave a comment

I have been receiving emails for a few weeks now from internetserviceproviders.org asking me to look at their infographics for potential sharing on my blog. In this case, the relentless communication has paid off. I thought this particular graphic, rife with statistics (some dated, and some perhaps questionable, but still thought-provoking) was interesting. I have … Continue reading The Future Mobile Global Internet: Context Is Everything For Emerging Telecommunications Brands

DragonCon In Context

September 1, 2013September 1, 2013 ~ thenarcissisticanthropologist ~ Leave a comment

About four years ago my wife and I met at DragonCon: a Fantasy/sci-fi/comics/all-things super-nerdy convention held annually in downtown Atlanta. While both of us are needs at heart (and in-practice) in many ways - we were there as mostly observers that year - hanging out at one of the host hotel bars observing hundreds of … Continue reading DragonCon In Context