What would a picture of the 2000s look like? The Economist asks contemporary designers and curators to identify icons of the past decade.
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May 27, 2009
Teenagers Hug More Often, Prove Life Is Indeed Good
An article in The New York Times today highlights the increasing tendency of teenagers to greet each other by hugging, to the bewilderment of their parents, who are more accustomed to handshakes. Not just limited to family, good friends, and lovers, hugging has become a standard way to say hi in high school hallways. There are even distinct varieties of hug:
There is the basic friend hug, probably the most popular, and the bear hug, of course. But now there is also the bear claw, when a boy embraces a girl awkwardly with his elbows poking out. There is the hug [...]
January 23, 2006
The Millenials
The New York Times gave an account of the Millenials at the weekend (people born between 1980 and 2000). The article highlights the concepts of collaboration, automatic multi-tasking, creativity and…
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