Not Just Millennials: Consumers Want Experiences, Not Things
Source: Advertising Age
Today’s consumers prefer to spend money on experiences rather than material things.
Culture & Society
Pioneering Social Reformer Jacob Riis Revealed “How The Other Half Lives” in America
Source: Smithsonian
Read how journalist Jacob Riis exposed the living conditions of lower-class people in New York City in the late 1800s. View the slide show to examine his photography.
Modern History Sourcebook: Harriet Robinson: Lowell Mill Girls
Source: Fordham University
Read this first-person account by a woman who worked in the Lowell, Massachusetts, textile mill in the 1830s and 1840s. She describes the role women played in society at the time and recounts one of the first strikes in U.S. history.
The Question That Will Help You Define Success
Source: Psychology Today
Amy Morin, the author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, argues that individuals should focus on their own personal definitions of success rather than compare themselves to others.
How Apple and IBM Marketed the First Personal Computers
Source: The Atlantic
Early personal computer advertising needed to explain the need for such devices.
Brazil’s Students Occupy Schools In Rio De Janeiro To Protest Conditions Ahead Of Olympics
Source: International Business Times
Students in Brazil have been protesting declining conditions of school facilities in the country, which recently saw the impeachment of its president over the state of its economy.
Why a 1920s legal move is responsible for the gender-segregated bathrooms we have today
Source: PRI
Public Radio International gives some background to the United States’ separation of men’s and women’s bathrooms.
The risk and reward of sport
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Columnist Timothy Boyle contemplates the risks of playing sports, even in the face of increasing awareness of their danger.
California’s gardens tell an immigrant story
Source: Public Radio International
Most of the laborers who maintain lawns and gardens in California are Latino immigrants. Read to learn more about the history and culture of these gardeners, or jardineros.
A Ride Home from Prison
Source: The New York Times
The day a long-time prisoner is released can present overwhelming challenges. Watch this short documentary to learn how one former prisoner is working to make the transition to freedom smoother for others.