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Where Brooklyn At? Spike Lee Gets His Own Funko Pop Figurine, Cementing His Creative Genius on the Culture
25.1.2021
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The Japanese Government Could Change Cosplay Forever
25.1.2021
Currently, anyone in Japan is free to dress as their favorite characters. That will continue, most likely, but there might be big changes for those who make money from cosplaying—and possibly, even for those who don’t.Read more
Exhibitionist Cosplayer Fined And Sentenced For Exposing Herself In Public
25.1.2021
Last year at the Fancy Frontier manga and anime expo in Taipei, a Taiwanese cosplayer got in trouble with the law for exposing herself in the cosplay area near the event hall while photographers snapped photos. She was arrested for violating the country’s Act on Offenses Against Sexual...
Let us praise the humble glory of Swedish egg coffee
19.1.2021
The aisles of the Minnesota State Fair are host to a teeming game of lard-coated one-upmanship. On the left, hot dogs wrapped in funnel cake batter. Across the way, baked potatoes cocooned in mozzarella cheese, served on a stick. But it wasn’t always this way.Read more
The Pop Culture Highlights and Lowlights of 2020
17.12.2020
In a year full of all kinds of bad real-world news, pop culture still managed to poke its head up periodically to remind us that not everything sucks. Of course, this being 2020, that same realm also managed to leave a few steaming piles for us to step in, too. Here are our picks for the year’s...
The Best Pop Culture We Caught Up On in 2020
10.12.2020
It has been a year of weirdness, especially when it comes to wrangling the kinds of media we’ve been watching. Though there’s been new things to read, watch, listen to, and play, 2020 has seen many of us revisit familiar favorites as well as things we missed when they first came out. Here’s...
RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture
16.10.2020
Grammy-winning recording artist RAC explores the business of music and how crypto experiments could shift the balance of power
Coinbase hemorrhages employees following controversial culture stance
8.10.2020
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publishes further details about his company's changing landscape
Free Speech vs. Cancel Culture: Reasons for Optimism
7.8.2020
From social media to controversial statues, the free speech debate is more alive than ever. New tech can help safeguard history while letting us live our values
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum Culture, Explained
28.7.2020
Maker Foundation board member Tonya Evans and former ConsenSys CMO Amanda Cassatt joined Leigh Cuen on Monday to discuss Ethereum’s ethos
You Can’t Fight Outrage Culture With More Outrage, Feat. Michael Krieger
10.7.2020
For a decade, Liberty Blitzkrieg has been an essential alternative financial and cultural voice. Here’s why it’s ending
DigiByte Founder Steps Down, Slams ‘Greedy’ Crypto Culture
17.5.2020
DigitByte’s founder slammed the crypto community for becoming fixated on short-term profiteering over the development of an open financial ecosystem
Tips for Working Remotely and Enjoying It!
9.3.2020
With the coronavirus spreading and employers telling employees work from home if possible, there are scores of people getting their first taste of working remotely. Depending on your experience and discipline levels, this could be a welcomed change or a complete culture shock. The amount of freedom...
Stacking Fasts: Inside the Crypto Community’s New Diet Craze
1.2.2020
The Bitcoin Fasting Group skips breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s not as bad as it sounds
Hamburger ☰ Heaven
22.1.2020
A pleasant little romp through iconography and culture from Sophia Lucero. The "hamburger" menu icon we're familiar with now is really a sign from Taoist cosmology.
Besides ☰, which represents heaven 天, we have ☱ for lake/marsh 澤, ☲ for fire 火, ☳ for thunder 雷, ☴ for wind 風, ☵ for water 水,...
Iran, Hong Kong, India: Failed Protests Point to Need for Crypto-Anarchy ‘Second Realms’
13.12.2019
What is the second realm? It’s both an abstract and concrete “place” parallel to here, where temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) provide a chance to escape the burning surveillance spotlight of the state and brutal law enforcement culture, and allow for at least temporary exercises...
The Big Lie Perpetuated by Central Banks
27.10.2019
The central banking system controls monetary policy within a given jurisdiction, including the creation of money itself. The system is a lie and a denial of reality. The lie is political in motivation and content, and the denial of reality is rooted in culture and philosophy. Also read: Bitcoin...
Automated (and Guided!) Accessibility Audits with axe Pro
3.10.2019
It's important to know there are tools for automated accessibility testing of websites. They are a vital part in helping make sure your website is usable for everyone, which is both a noble goal and damn good for business. Automated tests won't catch every potential accessibility issue, but they...
A History of Violent Intervention: John McAfee to Help Cuba Resist US Sanctions With Crypto
10.7.2019
Former antivirus software guru and 2020 Libertarian presidential “hopeful” John McAfee is a controversial figure, polarizing opinion in politics and culture, and taking a bold stand against the U.S. federal government. Most recently this has involved offering to help the Cuban state...
This Artist Explores the Art and Politics of Crypto Culture
4.7.2019
The crypto artist has worked with Dorian Nakamoto and recently expanded his reach into South America