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2012 and the Spirit of the Age

William Horden | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Apocalypse, End of the World, 2012, 4 Ollin, 4 Movement, Mayan Calendar. Monument 6, Fifth Sun, Tortugero, Zeitgeist, Animism, Environmentalism, Green Movement, Culture News
William Horden

Whether the ancient Mayans intended it or not, the end of their calendar coincides with a profound turning point in human civilization.

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'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Revisiting the Monterey International Pop Festival Through A Perfect Haze

Holly Cara Price | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Bob Weir, Rock Festivals, Santa Monica Press, Kenneth Kubernik, Monterey International Pop Festival, Alex Gibney, Lou Adler, Zeitgeist, Magic Trip, Roger Daltrey, New Books, Ravi Shankar, Al Kooper, Pop Culture, D.A. Pennebaker, Otis Redding, Pete Townshend, Big Brother & the Holding Company, The Who, Woodstock, Altamont, Booker T. Jones, Harvey Kubernik, Books News, Book Publishing, Alison Ellwood, Ken Kesey, Simon & Garfunkel, Hippies, Music News, Counterculture, Steve Cropper, 1967, Sixties, Monterey Pop, Merry Pranksters, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Books News
Holly Cara Price

The Monterey International Pop Festival took place at such a guileless time that the promoters used the word "pop" in its title. Not long after this would have been unthinkable, after the lines were drawn between "pop" music and rock and roll.

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Newt, The Planet

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Terrence Malick, Poetics, Lars Von Trier, Melancholia, Zeitgeist, Newt Gingrich, Objective Correlative, Anxiety, Tree of Life, Politics News
Thomas de Zengotita

The night after I saw Melancholia I had an awful dream. The dream, like the movie, featured a hitherto unknown planet, called Melancholia. Except, in my dream, the planet was Newt.

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What Were LA's Most Googled Terms in 2011?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Zeitgeist 2011, Video, Los Angeles Top Google Searches, Google Zeigeist, Sigalert, LA's Most Searched Terms, Zeitgeist, Zeigeist LA, LA's Most Googled Terms, Zeigeist Los Angeles, Google Zeigeist 2011, Top 10 LA Google Searches, Los Angeles Most Searched Terms, Los Angeles News

What did people in Los Angeles Google-search for more than anything else in 2011? Sadly, it's true: the number one search term by traffic-plagued Ange...

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Generational Marketing to Boomers Takes Business to the Heart of the Matter

Brent Green | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Association for Psychological Science, Karl Mannheim, Life-Stage Marketing, Ageless Marketing, David Wolfe, Market Segmentation, McDonald's, Zeitgeist, Nostalgia, Baby Boomers, Generational Marketing, Business News
Brent Green

Generational Marketing can create powerful associations between a brand and a segment's formative experiences. Nostalgia is rich with opportunities for deeply personal brand interactions.

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Is The City's Favorite Dive Bar Going Upscale?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: San Francisco Bloody Mary, Zeitgeist Bathroom, Hipster Dive Bar, Mission Dive Bar, Zeitgeist, San Francisco Around Town, Mission Hipster Bar, San Francisco Hipster Bar, Zeitgeist Remodel, Zeitgeist Port-a-Potties, San Francisco News

When Esquire Magazine named Zeitgeist the "best bar in San Francisco," it noted that while "the bar seems angry...Zeitgeist is not an angry place. In ...

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1950s: The Not-So-Silent Generation

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Greatest Generation, The Tonight Show, The Roaring Twenties, Hula-Hoops, Sarah Vaughn, Zeitgeist, The Millennial Generation, Marilyn Monroe, Lawrence Olivier, Fred Kaplan, Brando, Dave Brubeck, Guggenheim Museum, Slate Magazine, On the Waterfront, Dinah Washington, Non-Objective Art, I Love Lucy, The Today Show, Bill Haley, Robert Heinlein, James Dean, 1959: The Year Everything Changed, The Silent Generation, Rockabilly, Paul Newman, Abstract Expressionism, Joe Barrett, Jaspar Johns, Chuck Berry, Vladimir Nabokov, Frisbee, Doctor Zhivago, Peanuts. Playboy Magazine, Charlotte's Web, Ingmar Bergman, Rock and Roll, Don't Ask Don't Telll, Jerry Mulligan, David Halberstam, Fats Domino, The Civil Rights Movement, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dizzy Gillespie, The Fifties, Rothko, Tolkein, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, Jackson Pollack, Elvis, John Coltrane, Ayn Rand, Martin and Lewis, Modern Jazz, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lenny Bruce, Charlie Parker, The Me Generation, Jack Kerouac, Ella Fiztgerald, The Cold War, Kandinsky, Ray Bradbury, Micro Chip, Sputnik, Brown v. Board of Education, Audible.com, De Kooning, Little Rock, Gen-X, Pepsi Cola, Arthur C. Clarke, Duck-and-Cover, Catcher in the Rye, James Bond, Mort Sahl, The Great Depression, Asimov, Fellini, Books News
Tom Alderman

Fred Kaplan's enlivening 1959: The Year Everything Changed, argues that the '50s -- a decade that saw the invention of the microchip and the creation of explosive art -- has been misunderstood in hindsight.

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I Got A Drug For You

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anger, Social Change, Zeitgeist, Healing, Psychology, Drugs, Emotional Impact, Society, Loss, Music, Sadness, Compassion, Anti-Depression, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cheryl Pappas

Music has always been my drug of choice, and science backs me up. When you Google the "healing power of music", a world of explanation is offered about how music is no stranger to the healing of mind, body, and soul.

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Q&A: Acclaimed Doc Director Robert Stone Reviews Our Earth Days

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmentalism, Ecological Issues, Sundance Film Festival, Robert Stone, Zeitgeist, Population, Earth Day, Green News
Brad Balfour

"Right now, the current battle over climate change, all it is being debated by Washington lobbying organizations," said Stone, "and how much money can you put into The Left versus The Right?"

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Eco-Extrava-gay-ances

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blood Diamonds, Eco-Values, Fashion Industry, Sustainable Luxury, Clean Diamonds, Economy, Disposable Income, Zeitgeist, Green Living, Labor-Standards, Tree-Hugger, Environmental, Luxury-Brands, Carbon Offsets, Eco-Effectiveness, Greenwashing, Bling, Cradle-to-Cradle, Granola, Global Warming, Gay Marriage, Fair Trade, Socially Responsible, Green News
Michael DeJong

In an industry-wide turn-around, many high-end labels are trying to change their luxury goods businesses by "double air kissing" new environmental and labor standards.

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Twitter In the Zeitgeist (Tweitgeist?)

Sally Horchow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Snuggie, Jump the Shark, Connecting, Charlie Rose, Social Networking, Shamwow, Friday Night Lights, Twitter, Zeitgeist, Trends, Tweeting, Oscars, Evan Williams, Healthy Living News
Sally Horchow

Most everyone has an opinion about Twitter, even if it's just blind curiosity. It's a great topic of debate, a great means for connection. And you don't even have to be one of the millions already tweeting.

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Mike Leigh, Randy Pausch, Reader's Digest and an End to Miserablism

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preston Sturges, Zeitgeist, Mike Leigh, Randy Pausch, Mood, Reader's Digest, Happiness, Media News
Margaret Heffernan

Mike Leigh, who more or less invented miserablism as an art form, has changed his tune. His new film, Happy-Go-Lucky is, as the title suggests, cheerful. What's he doing?

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