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Why Do We Buy?
The Changing Face of Ownership
When it comes to making home purchases, the timeline usually goes something like this: first I desire, then I buy, then I own. Over the years, I've thought long and hard about each of these elements, but for whatever reason, I've never really called the order into question. Recently, though, some articles have been crossing my path that have made me think more seriously about how ownership itself could be changing my buying habits.
A couple of months ago, NPR intern Emily White came under fire for her admission that despite owning over 11,000 MP3s, she had only ever purchased fifteen albums. In the backlash that followed, it became a common theme that the resistance to buying music is particular to a younger generation, which is more familiar with the new modes of technology that make such practices easier. Taken alongside The Atlantic's claims that young Americans are also no longer buying cars or homes, one might wonder where they're spending their money.
But when talking about such large-scale patterns of consumption, it really may not be fair to look only at a particular generation. In a recent Fast Company piece, Josh Allan Dykstra pointed out that the Millennials aren't unique in their reluctance. Instead, he argued,
Humanity is experiencing an evolution in consciousness. We are starting to think differently about what it means to "own" something....the reason we acquire "stuff" is becoming more about what we get from the acquisition. Purchasing something isn't really about the thing itself anymore. Today, a product or service is powerful because of how it connects people to something--or someone--else.
According to Dykstra, all generations are undergoing a change in consumption in which our spending is no longer oriented toward "ownership," but toward mastery, communication, simplicity, community, and connection. Ultimately, his three takeaway points for entrepreneurs are, "People buy things because of what they can do with them," People buy things because of what they can tell others about it," and "People buy things because of what having it says about them."
I'm not sure how truly new any of this is (since consumption is always related to social practices) or even how much I'm willing to go whole hog with Dykstra's claims (since spending is also deeply tied to larger economic trends, as Logan Sachon points out), but Dykstra does at least pose an interesting point. Is the way that we spend money on our homes and in our daily lives more oriented toward products that encourage new types of connection? Are you more inclined to buy things, as he suggests, because they foster a deeper sense of community or a sense of empowerment? Could this be why we're gradually ditching the formal dining room in favor of more informal, conversation-oriented spaces or why we're constantly trying to find ways to simplify our lives? And on the technological side, how does being so digitally connected change the way that we build, think about, or live in our homes? Has new media inspired a contant yearning for a lifestyle we don't have or a tendency to over-share and over-care?
If Dykstra's right, this new mode of ownership could have some serious shortcomings. It could mean that we've developed expectations about getting things for free or that we're constantly changing the look of our homes in order to be part of a virtual community, both of which have serious effects on artists, designers, and the environment. But on the flip side, I find some elements of this new idea of ownership rather appealing. If our purchasing truly is spurred by a desire for communication and mastery, it might be leading us to re-think and re-tool our environments so they better suit our lives, to take more control of our homes, and to communicate freely about some of our most personal spaces, moments, and needs.
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Hopefully there's also an environmental consciousness that's driving people to own less as acquisition becomes increasingly unsustainable and irresponsible.
Also, it is kind of a silly practice when people gut renovate perfectly functional kitchens and bathrooms. It seems that people are more inclined to do that than slap on a new coat of paint, resurface things or repair minor damage.
It's just frustrating to see post after post on AT, where people rip out solid wood, custom cabinets that could easily be refurbished and replace them with crappy particleboard from IKEA that will fall apart in 5 years. The solid wood cabinets in my home are 50 years old and in great shape, and refinished to look up to date. There is no way that IKEA garbage is getting into my home.
amen particleman! you should change your name to "solid" man. I have a 1982 home that has been buffed, painted, and polished...but never gutted.
all other forms of consumption aside and speaking strictly of the home purchase, I think young people (myself included) still see the value of owning their own home be it economical or as an investment in their community , but have largely been left out of being ABLE to purchase said home. We are on the trough end of a deep and continuous slide in wages , and continue to be shut out of a housing market that has yet to correct itself in a meaningful way. Add our college debt to the mix and renters are we. Buying a home isn't the same as owning one, I think we are pretty clear on banking industry shennanigans, but I for one still believe that buying into a home where you plan to put down roots can foster community connection and engenders an important sense of civic responsibility, unity. I dont just want a house so I can send in photos to this site showing off my latest reno, but alas I cant yet afford one.
I also think that younger generations have to choose between paying for an education or paying for a home nowadays. I think this cycle is true in the United States anyway. You can't afford to buy a home unless you have a good job. You can't get a decent job without a college education. You can't afford to buy a home because now you owe $80,000 to Sallie Mae but you now have a college education. There are probably other factors to consider but I think this is a big one.
I'd argue that the ultimate driving factor behind all buying is gaining a sense of completeness, whether it's a rug that really ties the room together or a shoe that finishes off a certain look. Even a practical purchase like a car for commuting delivers a sense of completeness by filling a void. Something was missing (a way to get to work) and the car fills that empty place. The completeness is satisfying.
Where buying can get out of hand is when we're looking to fill an unrelated void with stuff. I think that's where the social aspect comes into play. If you buy something as an impetus for social interaction, then the product is not the end goal, it's the vehicle that brings you to the end goal of connecting with someone. The sense of completeness comes when you've made a connection. This is when the goods themselves become disposable. It's why teenage girls suddenly all own the same jeans. It's why similar projects show up on multiple design blogs in a short span of time. When a product is a means to an end instead of the end itself, we don't have the same kind of emotional connection to it. Because we don't need to connect just once -- we need to connect again and again, so suddenly we need more stuff.
The major way that social networking has changed this is that information often has priority over stuff now. You don't need to buy stuff in order to post photos and funny links on Facebook. When you can make a connection with images and information, suddenly you can bypass the buying. Your completeness comes when someone comments on your photo or likes your link.
Concerning the home purchase issue. The reason people aren't buying homes is because they likely perceive the risk of a problem with ownership as too high, the cost of buying a home as too high, and/or the long-term cost of the purchase plus maintenance costs in money, time, and energy to be higher than they care to shoulder.
Consider recent events in the housing market and economy. Why should someone be eager to own a home after experiencing or observing their parents, friends, acquaintences, etc. loose houses or incur huge losses in the collapse of an overinflated real estate market? And let's face it, price declines experienced in major metropolitan areas in many cases only brought the cost of housing down from astronomical to unreasonable, meaning the purchase of a home remains unaffordable for many. So the question becomes, why bother chasing after something that could either burden you, burn you, or preclude the consideration of other life choices? Hence people invest their money, time and effort in something a lot more fulfilling.
By the way, lack of home ownership in a community does not engender lack of interest in the community. Home ownership simply provides an economic incentive for community interest.
I bought my house in 2006, when it was extremely easy to get a loan. Now the house has very serious problems and I can't afford to move because of the market and how much it would cost to fix the problems first. It's soured me on home ownership. I feel like it's a money pit. Interestingly, my husband, whose name is not on the mortgage or house, is strongly against ever renting again. I think it's that he likes that we can really "do our own thing" with our house and property.
I totally agree with particleman! And not only in the US but also in Europe (The Netherlands). When we were looking for a house 6 months ago, all the kitchens of the houses we visited were ultra modern but were all made with particleboard and had plastic coated countertops. We eventually bought a house with a custom made solid wood kitchen and a real terazzo countertop. Our house was actually cheaper than other houses because of the 'dated' kitchen. Well, good for us :)
I'm a millennial and there are a couple of reasons I don't own a home. The first is the one that a couple of commenters have hit on already: I can't afford it. I don't have a solid savings that could provide a good down payment, let alone one that would leave me with money leftover for the inevitable necessary repairs. Bring able to pay my landlord a steady sum each month and have all maintenance covered is a pretty sweet gig.
But really, even if I could afford it, I wouldn't buy a home because I'm not ready to stay in one place. I love where I live, but I want the freedom to leave if I need to for work. I know way too many people whose career options are limited because they own a home and they can't sell it.
I think that as a country, we've spent way too many years overemphasizing home ownership. I'm glad to see things swinging the other way a bit.
I think we've gained a more well-rounded sense of satisfaction and perspective from owning a home. Yes, there's upkeep, and we're making renovations that we otherwise (in a rental) would not have made, but we're learning more about how to take care of ourselves and a home, which is almost like a living being, with its quirks and weird nooks and crannies. This experience is very different, and at times difficult, but ultimately more satisfying than being a persistent renter.
I feel very fortunate in that I was able to buy my apt a year ago in what is an overly inflated market (Brooklyn, NYC). Inflated, or not, it's still much cheaper than renting, and it will be an investment (once my kitchen is gutted of its particleboard cabinets and cheap appliances) because surely the prices will not deflate here. But because I have higher expenses now, casual buying and buying for the home has been more or less curtailed. I buy if something is sorely needed, other wise it's delayed. For example - 've been without curtains for 6 months in my bedroom, but now that the residents of the apartment across me have moved in, i guess I'll be buying curtains soon!
FTR, I'm a millenial too. Buying a home in an expensive market was difficult, but doable once we readjusted our expectations.
Great topic.
Ditto PI, I just became a house owner for the first time, and it gives me such a warm and fuzzy feeling when I work on the house, even though most of the house is not to my style yet. It's almost like adding a beloved member to the family, my afterwork routine now consists of walking the dog, cooking for husband AND tending the garden and working on the house.
I never felt this way about all my previous rental apartments...
I work in the property business in Europe, and the problem for many young people is not being able to afford to buy, and forced into renting. However, because of the shortage of rental property, monthly rental payments are now overtaking monthly loan or mortgage repayments. French banks in particular will not lend to anyone without a secure permanent job, which leaves out the huge majority of short-term/seasonal/part-time contract workers, the self employed and those struggling to run a small business. The result is it becomes increasingly difficult to save for a deposit on a home while paying ever increasing rentals.
This is one of the factors (and of course the whole of the Euro-zone crisis) encouraging many people to question the whole idea of consumerism, to downsize, to rely less on their cars, to reduce energy consumption, and to become more environmentally responsible and community minded.
For me there was a huge psychological shift in renting vs owning. With renting I didn't feel passionate about changing or decorating as I always knew we'd be leaving or I'd have to paint it back based on landlord rules. With our home, it feels like we're prouder to do things for it and make it feel like a home. I know this isn't the case for everyone but for me it was quite profound how different I felt.
Traditional house or bust.
One other thing to consider, that some of the things we "own" are only used to provide a service. We buy a car to get us from point a to point b, not to own the engine. We own a TV to bring us television shows, not for the components within.
William McDonough calls this "cradle to cradle." Buying something to use it's services and then returning it to the manufacturer for re-use. This philosophy has spread to homes.
"...one might wonder where they're spending their money." I actually giggled. What money?
I know, I know. But seriously, so many of us are out of work or underpaid, at 26 a house of my own is a sort of 5-10 year plan, but I'm working on it!
Why aren't young people buying? BECAUSE THEY'RE BROKE.
There are a lot of reasons, but most of them are financial.
Houses cost a lot.
Wages have not followed the curve of inflation for 30 plus years.
Houses are a large responsibility. I.E. They are a money sink.
Most young people have enough debt as it is, adding a mortgage is just absurd.
I think there is a big difference between downloading music for free, the decision to buy or forgo a formal dining room, and buying a home or a car.
@nereid already summed up the home ownership issue.
Getting music for free has been a trend long coming. Downloading music is just the logical extension of borrowing tapes from your friends to copy them. Given the opportunity, most kids in the 80s would have done the same thing the NPR intern did. It's easy to rationalize doing this because you are not taking anything physical and you are not causing damage to the owner.
I would say the trend to forgo formal dining rooms is part of a larger trend to a more casual culture - people now wear jeans to the symphony and formal restaurants which used to be a No-No. Is a more casual culture part of a larger trend to seek things that connect you with your community? I think it's the other way around - people are looking for connections to their immediate community because we live in such a casual and global environment where everything is allowed. In a world full of things made by somebody in China I will never meet, it is great to actually meet the person who made the item I am buying. A lot of marketing campaigns make that same effort (IBM's "I'm an IBMer" comes to mind). I think this also reflects in the trend to buy fewer but more expensive things as people rediscover local craftsmen and buy "Made in the USA" (obviously, this only applies to people who can afford to do so).
Case in point: a local sheep farmers association makes wool blankets and sells out every year despite the fact that the blankets are more expensive than what you would find in most stores. There is a connection to the blankets: if you ever wanted to, you could go meet the sheep that produced the wool you are now using the keep you warm.
Young people don't have money! I just finished college and I've only made $6,000 this year. I'm lucky my electricity is still on and that I'm not living in my car.
The last thing on my mind is a house. Personally I feel like buying a house is yet another way to become a slave to a bank, and I'm all set with that. Young people are faced with choices that just lead them into debt one way or another, maybe that's why my generation doesn't want to "own" so much stuff?
Echoing others; owning a house at this point is just not worth the risk. We bought a home in 2007 and due to a job change, sold at a massive loss in 2009. It's been three years and I don't even want to talk about it. Why wouldn't I rent a nice place and let someone else maintain it and fix it when the toilet crumbles or the heat stops working? I may want to own again in the future, but not today.
Also, my husband and I are 25 and 30, and like others mentioned, are still paying for school. Most of our peers are totally broke, and very few own anything of value. We feel lucky to be able to rent a house, have one car, and pay our bills.
In addition to many folks not having the means to purchase a home, I also think many are very mobile and choose not to be tied down by home ownership.
stuff is expensive. houses are expensive. i like to think how many hours i have to work for that stuff. it makes me think twice if i really want to spend hard earned money on something. i don't want to be a slave to my job. i don't want it to rule my life so that i can buy stuff i don't need.
based on the comments, it's good to see that people are coming to their senses... i would have a lot more money if i just rented and didn't buy a home.
but i did get to adopt a couple of pets that needed homes, so i feel lucky that they are a part of my life.
Echoing everyone else - we're 29 - bought a house in 2006, short sold in 2009 at a huge loss and have $350k+ in student loan debt from getting a doctorate and being underwater in the house... and now we make so very little, we'll be in debt for a lifetime, not exactly willing (or able) to take out more debt.
I know that college is expensive - but how many people have debt because they "had" to go to a certain college and took out loans to do so when there were cheaper alternatives? I know people who have allowed their children to make that choice and tonight I was listening to someone on NPR talk about her decision to make her kids happy that way. Despite the economy and the job situation, it keeps happening.
This is not to ignore the employment situation and very real college costs - but we're there no less expensive ways to get an education?
Young people are still consuming...in the only way they can. They aren't buying homes because of a shift in consciousness. But because they can't. Most of the best properties are still owned by the baby boomers.
The article and the comments were very interesting to me. I'm not young (49), but I have owned a manufactured home, a stick built home and a condo over the years. I'm in the service industry so I don't make a ton of money. I'm currently renting and I love it. I live close to work in a very upscale neighborhood. I could never afford to buy a house in my neighborhood, but I can rent a very nice apartment for a decent price. I don't know if I'll every buy another place, but I'm very happy where I'm at now in my life.
this change in ideas and behaviors in nothing new. when i was in college (1997-2001) i came across the book "the cultural creatives," published in 2000. It stated that in 2000, there were 50 million americans.(1/4 of the population) could be classified as a cultural creative.
it describes exactly what everyone here is talking about (more or less): environmental awareness, social awareness, conscious consumerism, relationships, equality, less concerned about "making it". it's a shift in thoughts and actions and has been a long time in the making.
i'm 33 and have thought this way my whole life. i learned from my parents.
Young people are not buying homes because they can not afford to save for a down payment. Between inflated rent, student loans, medical insurance ( because most companies don't offer what they used to!)...who can save any money?
My husband and I were very lucky, my parents were able to give us a nice down payment, and now we have a mortgage that is much less than we were paying in rent.Yes we now have maintenance costs and property taxes, but long term we are better off. We still don't have a savings account, but we get by, pay all our bills and we have a place to call our own. We feel very blessed.
We have a number of friends who were also given this wonderful gift.....but we do not know one person, whose parents can not help them, who owns a home or is even thinking about buying. At 31-35 years old, most of them still see home ownership as a dream that is still 5-10 years out.
What the younger and older people alike don't understand is that our economy isn't changing. It. Has. Changed. We are no longer a culture of hard workers and savers who are working toward a house and a pension and stability. Our government is upending, we have no hope of security - social or otherwise - under our current heading, and the iceberg is getting bigger by the second.
I would love to think that the current trends are my generation looking at the intrinsic value of something and realizing that what they are paying for has no real worth. But the reality is our parents didn't teach us how to handle money, so no, we can't afford houses. Not because the housing market is ridiculously out of whack (which it is), but because the words "save," "invest," and "wisdom" have seeped out of our vocabulary.
Am I offended that a girl decided not to waste money on a plastic disc that loses 80-90% of its value as soon as she takes the plastic off the case? No. Am I offended that the government is hard-selling a version of the future where those who worked hard to save and invest are robbed to give money to the lazy and the uneducated? The question isn't why am I offended, but why aren't you?
Wow. Soap box.
Things have changed. Employment means different things than it did 30 years ago.
I am a 29 yo married woman who just finished graduate school. Since graduating from undergraduate college (taking loans for both) I have moved no less than 6 times for jobs, school, to cut transportation costs, relationships (both good, bad, friendship and later marriage!) and all of this has prevented me from putting down roots. Now that I am married, my husband will be starting a new job that will move us every two years. Even without his career, I would expect to need to move multiple times in order to dive into my career deeper.
Being in your late 20's/early 30's no longer means settling down buying your starter home, and moving up the street in a few years when you get a promotion and the babies demand more space (apparently they specifically ask?). Moving often requires organization, and owning less.
"Am I offended that a girl decided not to waste money on a plastic disc that loses 80-90% of its value as soon as she takes the plastic off the case? No"
You probably would be if you were the artist who relied on selling that "plastic disc" that's just a "waste of money" for a living, who'd just had part of their wages stolen.
And I'm offended that the people who choose to steal music reduce the chances of the artists whose music I love being able to make a living, and so reduces the chances of their being more awesome music to enjoy.
Also, you can buy digital downloads - there's no need for actual plastic discs.
I bought a home soon after graduating from college, on a single salary. It was very affordable and small, and I invested sweat equity fixing it up. A few years later I have moved to expensive CA for a job, and I find that I pay 4 times what I payed in a mortgage just to rent a decent space here. I loved everything about owning, and I am planning to move somewhere more affordable again. Right now the cons outweigh the pros, and I can't justify a $400,000 mortgage for a 600 SF house with termite damage.
I am in my thirties, and while i didn't have to deal so much with the economy in my mid-twenties, think the timetable has just been moved back. Twenty-somethings are doing what I did: moving to a big city for a while and remaining single for longer. I lived in DC and was broke, and could never have afforded to buy a home on my own. I had a wonderful time there, and made lifelong friends, but my job connections, along with the stress of being broke all the time, led me eventually to a medium-sized city where my husband and i, both teachers, live very comfortably in a beautiful bungalow in a lovely old neighborhood.
Our situation is different from many others in that we were both raised not to have debt, which he is great about, and I made a point to pay off the little that I had with a teaching job in Japan between DC and here. So we have been freed up a lot. But I will say if you can find a job, smaller cities are the ticket, from my point-of-view.


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I really should've titled this article 'How to Get Laid in Vegas without Paying for it," but I'm sure you guys will get the point.
Vegas is the Real Deal
I've made a rule with myself and I really don't see it changing anytime in the foreseeable future. When someone says 'Vegas', I say yes. No questions asked.
And while I don't have enough time in this article to personally explain why I say 'yes' every time, I want to answer an even better question. "How do you get laid in Vegas?"
Vegas is the party epicenter of the world. The hotels, the casinos, the pools – every last detail of the city was constructed for the sole purpose of having a good time. The women pour in by the thousands and the world class night clubs are open well into the morning. The tourists and travelers alike don't have the slightest worry in the world and having nothing on their minds except leaving with a smile on their face and a massive hangover to go with it. Vegas literally is an adult playground.
Parties Vs. Pretenders
Because of the environment, the city tends to bring out the inner party animal in every girl. The only problem is that some of these chicks that come to Vegas think partying means running around getting wasted, giggling with their friends, and making out with dudes before passing out drunk in their hotel rooms. No, no, no ladies – that's what we call high school partying. Not Vegas partying.
So if the girl you're with in is constantly going back and forth from you to her friends, ripping shots at a pace bound to have her passed out by 12, or if you are just getting the vibe that she's trying to act like something she's not, walk away. It's not worth your time.
If you want any chance of getting lucky at the end of the night, you need to find yourself a chick that's really trying to party.
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When you think you found yourself a girl that you want to spend the evening with, you need to make sure she has the same intentions as you. And since you only have a few nights at the most to enjoy yourself, you're allowed to be forward in Vegas. It's completely acceptable, but just make sure you do in a friendly way.
Ask a question like "So what are we getting for breakfast tomorrow after we wake up?" or something like "I can't wait till we get back my hotel room later. I bought this bottle of champagne I've been dying to crack open. Are you going to join in on the festivities?"
Her answer will tell it all. If you get a "Hell yeah!" you know the nights going to end with a bang, while a "I'm not sure about that…" is a red flag, but at least you'll have enough time to find yourself a new girl.
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I'll be teaching a new course this coming spring term (2012) on digital ethnography (with a likely, but somewhat bland, title of Digital Ethnography). As a methods course preceding the establishment of a new media & culture graduate certificate, I'm thinking it iwill attend to at least two areas under the "digital ethnography" heading: doing ethnographic work using digital tools, and doing ethnographic work in the digital domain.
Barring a few reading options, this is as far as I've gotten in the planning. I am seeking comments and input from students (potential or otherwise) about what else the course might take on. So, please post comments here with suggested readings, methodological issues, tools you are curious about (or have used)—in short, anything that you'd love to see in a class of this sort. In that I'm imagining this class to be a collaborative experiment in general, having at least part of the syllabus co-authored/crowdsourced is fine first step in my mind. And I'll certainly credit any/all contributions that I end up using!
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I'm heading to the annual American Folklore Society meetings in Bloomington, IN, and will participate in a poster session focused on digital humanities. This will be the test drive for the "mimetic inquiry" concept I've been batting around. A JPEG of the poster is above, and here is how I describe the concept on the poster:
Embracing an ethos within digital humanities that positions the "digital" as simultaneously object of study and context of scholarly practice, mimetic inquiry utilizes tools of digital content creation and manipulation to generate interpretative analysis that is both process and product-oriented. As such, it entails ethnographically-grounded interpretation that echoes artistic processes, while proposing a move beyond textual representation as the norm for cultural research.
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Folklore, webinars, and workshops—oh my!
On April 1 I was in Madison, WI for a workshop co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Folklore Program, the American Folklore Society, and the ARIS team at UW. ARIS stands for "augmented reality interactive storytelling," and the project consists of an iPhone app (the client) and a web-based game editor within which someone would construct a "situated documentary" or place-based educational "game." Run largely by ARIS team members, the workshop focused on getting folklorists to think about how to employ this platform (and related technologies) in cultural heritage/tourism contexts. We did plenty of hands-on work with the extremely-alpha editor (based on MIT open source code), but also spend time discussing best practices, limitations to application, and conceptual issues related to the whole effort. Since the games in ARIS are place-based, you can't really play them unless you are physically in the places they reference, but the app is free and once they move into beta stages of development I imagine there will be wider access to the whole system.
Somewhat related, I received an announcement the other day about a series of webinars hosted by South Arts (regional arts non-profit that works with nine state arts agencies in the U.S. South). Geared largely toward folklorists and heritage workers, the series kicks off on April 13. Go here for a descriptive list of all of them, but below are selected highlights:
April 13, 2011 10:00 a.m. ET (1.5 hrs)
Folklife Emergency! 12 Steps to Readiness
All areas of the nation are subject to emergencies including natural disasters and human-caused events. However, our cultural resources-including people, buildings, and objects-are often at risk for severe damage or loss. Learn about 12 simple things that you can do right now to protect your folklife and cultural heritage assets.
May 5, 2011 2:00 p.m. ET (1.5 hrs)
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Spotlight on digital trends and tools folklorists can use to advance their work. Participants will learn about an assortment of free and low-cost resources easy enough for the non-techie to use.
June 1, 2011 10:00 a.m. ET (1.5 hrs)
Online Exhibits: Get Your Fabulous Folklore Content to an Online Audience
As more and more organizations jump on the online exhibit bandwagon, competition for eyeballs gets tougher. In this webinar you'll learn best practices to make your exhibit stand out from the rest.
All of the workshops have some sort of connection to media, management, documentation, and arts/culture work. Each costs $25.oo to register, and look well worth it.
Random media-ites (or bits of media stuff)
Some things I've run across lately, stemming from either my recent trip to the Educause/ELI meetings in Washington D.C. or from people passing things along to me. Likely of interest to students in my Media Management Praxis course, but maybe not. No annotations, just links:
Flaming Lips cellphone symphony here
Great PBS series on "Digital Media: New Learners in the 21st Century" here
Visualizing tweets here
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A team of Harvard researchers has examined the possibility of combining pulsed dye laser (PDL) and Nd:YAG laser therapy to treat BCC, as opposed to the traditional surgical excision, Mohs surgery, or electrodessication and cautery.
Their study is based on 13 biopsy-proven BCCs that received four combined PDL and Nd:YAG treatments over the course of two to four weeks. None of the cancers examined met the criteria for Mohs surgery. The tumors and a small area of surrounding skin were treated and later excised and evaluated for residual tumor. The primary endpoint of the study was histologic clearance of tumor, while the secondary endpoint was blinded investigator assessment of clinical endpoint and adverse effects.
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Audrey was born on July 3, 1920, in Bladensburg, Iowa, the only daughter of Edwin and Jennie Carter Gates. She married Clarence C. Jones on Dec. 6, 1947, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Audrey and Clarence lived in Rock Island for 61 years.
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Decomposition of Household Expenditure and Child Welfare in Rural Ethiopia
AbstractThe methodology by Lazear and Michael (1988) is used to decompose household expenditures into that for adults and children. Some specific estimation procedures are modified and cross section-time series (panel) data are used to control for household level heterogeneity. In addition, a new and approximate test for the estimated ratios is applied. The empirical results indicate that even though per child and total child expenditures are increasing with income the relative expenditure on children falls with it. The ratio of child to adult expenditures for female-headed households is less than for male-headed households. While households with a larger number of children expend more on children in per capita terms, the number of adults is negatively related to expenditures per child. Siblings of the spouses have a significant impact on the expenditures on children; particularly, siblings of the wife seem to compete with her children. The completion of primary education by both spouses positively affects relative expenditures on children. Intergenerational effects, through education and wealth, are also important. Pre-marriage wealth, particularly for the female spouse, positively affects allocations to children. Length of marriage and the existence of a written marriage contract increase relative expenditures on children. Both measures reflect stability of marriage indicating that 'optimal' matching in the marriage market is an important determinant of intra-household allocations. Individual level fixed effects regressions indicate that weight-for-height z-scores of children are more correlated to the estimated expenditures on children than with total household expenditure. This result on the one hand underscores the importance of intra-household allocations, and on the other shows that the estimated expenditures on children and the underlying assumption used to derive them are not off the mark.
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Places I wish were good...
- phelana Jun 4, 2010 04:09 PM
On Cape Cod
I wish Matacheese was good.. I wish Brax Landing was good...so many oceanfront places that are mediocre at best...
Anthony's has major ad time on WXTK advertising some amazing meals but..is it any good??
Love the subject of this post!
Am not from your area but can totally understand your sentiments. Why have a waterfront place if YOU ARE NOT GOING TO JUST CRUSH IT?! It's as if they spent all their money on real estate and just don't have anything left for the actually, ya know, food service part. We have some of those down here in Fairfield County too...
re: fcmenutalk
I agree totally. it's like they know the location will draw, so they don't need to spend on the food. For a coastal region with great maritime history, Fairfield County is surprisingly short on quality waterfront dining.
Its so true. It seems like the better the locale, the lower the expectation. There are a few mid Cape exceptions, Ocean House being the biggest. But it boggles the mind how many waterfront misses there are out there... Brax and Mattakese are the top for sure, Mattakese especially given it's wonderful setting, but Clancy's, Captain Parkers, and Sundancers are all places whose longevity is shocking to me. And it is a wicked shame.
Good thread topic Phelana.
re: wohord
I was at Spanky's on Ocean St. Hyannis. I did not eat but the food looked ok. However folks with me were forced to run to the meter and feed quarters. They are all educators or administrators and could not figure out the automated machine..anyway, it's a nice location but the young staff were hit and miss. Waits for drinks. We were also told by the young hostess at 4 PM if were not eating we had to get up from the table. There were about 7 empty tables. In this economy don't folks get it? Agreed on Clancys..such a common place..nothing special. Sundancers does well with the booze..has anyone had lobster or simple fare there?
re: phelana
I had the 1/2 pound "signature" lobster roll at Sundancers last season. Blechhhh-ptooey!
I know what you mean about Spanky's. Wanted to try it last season for the first time, but we arrived at 11:00 AM and the hostess wouldn't seat us as B'fast was done and lunch would start for another half hour. We would have been content with just sitting with a bloody mary, but she suggested we walk around for a half hour and come back at a better time for the kitchen. Very strange attitiude to say the least. Given your statement that the food looked "amazing" I may have to give them another try. To be honest, as the owners' backgraound is as bartenders at the old Windjammer, my hopes weren't too high. Just goes to show you.
Oliver's!!!! Fancy renovations but the food gets worse and worse. I have an ancient FIL who enjoys the service so he insists on the place. I'd rather be at the Sesuit Harbor Cafe - now that's the real Cape Cod: boats, harbor, and all....
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There a numerous examples of mediocre food on Cape, but the OP's lament regarding Mattakese hits a nerve. Rarely has a place with so much potential been mired in mediocrity for so long. The food was always "bleh" when I worked there in the mid-70s and still is today even though it's a new chef, new menu, and new generation running the show.
My wish for "good" that's long missing (indeed never been) from Cape Cod is general in nature; that is, I wish there were Chinese restaurants that had the kind of dinning experience found in cities all over the world. The preparation techniques of great Chinese dishes I have experienced in San Francisco, Toronto, London, Chicago, New York City and any of the cities throughout Japan and S.E. Asia result in an unforgettable meal. No Cape Cod Chinese restaurant uses local organic produce, none serve dim sum, none perfect the art of homemade sauces, none specialize in whole fresh fish, none achieve distinction in soups, none prepare homemade gyoza (dumplings or wonton) — except the Golden Fountain in Hyannis but they use the triple thick wrapper to speed cooking and minimize wrapper splits thereby ruining this delicate morsel — none do rice dumplings, none serve roasted goose, and on and on.... I really wish!
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re: magiesmom
Yes but with uncountable and notable exceptions. For decades past I could find superb, inexpensive, great Chinese restaurants getting the majority of its business from non-Chinese clientele. In our sliver of space there is Shangri-La in Belmont where the kitchen staff is all over the concept of "fresh" service to a mostly White dinner. Some locals where I have had smashing Chinese with few Asians as diners were in Montreal, Toronto, and Chicago.
re: Afar
I think the difference is that in those locales you have an appreciative audience with a concept of what good Chinese food is like. I have dined at Chinese restaurants here and heard people ask for rolls. In fact the only time to go to a new Chinese restaurant locally is before the owners grasp the realities of their clienteles.
re: AGM_Cape_Cod
Sigh. AGM your comment says so much and true. Still, the Cape has become so much more sophisticated (not stuck-up) as food service has developed over the past two decades. The Cape has Japanese restaurants determined to perform at high skill levels and they have been appreciated and prospered. Like I say, I just wish....
re: Afar
Perhaps your specific Toronto restaurant had few Asians when you visited, but the Toronto area has a vigorous Chinese community with many markets and restaurants, quickly narrowing the quantity and quality gap with Vancouver. It's a very different environment than the Cape and Eastern Mass, ethnically
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Right Dan, the Chinese population in Toronto has exploded over the last fifteen years and I suspect you are absolutely correct that it now rivals Vancover for quality. We have close Chinese friends with a large extended family of relatives in Toronto and, I know from their stories, you have it right. My reference to Toronto was based on visits long ago when great Chinese restaurants were operating and their booming business base was indeed non-Asian. The enthusiastic non-Asian customer base was my main point (poorly stated re time frame). My unhappiness with Cape Cod Chinese food is firmly based on my belief that the current demographics here would strongly support a top quality effort from a Chinese kitchen staff; that is, preparing the food using the traditions of their culture. I may be wrong about this opinion, not sure.


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"Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/Mama's Pearl (Live at the Forum)" – Jackson 5
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It's amazing to hear in both Forum shows that, after an opening number, the Jackson 5 slammed right into "I Want You Back." Most groups had to hold back the big hit, but not the J5; with so many great songs there was no need – even in the 1970 show, when more than half of the set list was cover songs. They still had "ABC" and "The Love You Save" in their back pocket.
By '72 they had to compress three hits into a medley, similar to the way they were doing the songs on TV, as heard on the Unreleased Masters collection. But for the Forum they swapped out "The Love You Save" – saving it for the finale again – for "Mama's Pearl." Both segments of the medley are highlighted today; love the interplay between MJ and Jermaine.
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The Jackson 5 show at the Forum in 1970 – our Disc 1 – was a record-breaker for the arena, an eye-opener, a signal that Jacksonmania was real. At the time the guys had had three quick No. 1's and a few album favorites, but by 1972 – our Disc 2 – the J5 were established stars with a boatload of hits.
One after the other those many hits flowed in the show, and today's track is a juicy snippet of "Sugar Daddy"; it's the first-ever live version of the song on record. Great arrangement of the track from their Greatest Hits album, bringing serious soul to the bubblegum, with MJ rockin' the mic for all he's worth.
A note about the Forum opening acts: In 1970, Ike & Tina Turner and Rare Earth were advertised as the other acts on the Forum bill, same as the previous show in San Francisco. But Ike & Tina didn't make it and Jerry Butler filled in. The Undisputed Truth opened the bill in 1972, a fact inadvertently left out of the CD liner notes. Let's take a moment to give that group some props and wish lead singer Joe Harris a Happy Birthday today.
Saturday: Hear Michael solo, three days before he turned 14.
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(An NBA Finals-Jackson 5 Live connection: Elgin Baylor, a star forward for the L.A. Lakers, produced the J5's 1970 Forum show; the concert was six weeks from the Lakers' loss in that year's NBA Finals. Back in '62 Baylor had scored 41 points in the first Lakers-Celtics Game 7, another losing effort. Baylor holds the NBA Finals single-game scoring record, 61 points, in that series' Game 5.)
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Buried in the vault all these years… The Jackson 5's first-ever full live album in the U.S., and so much more. Incredible performances, from 1970 and a return engagement from 1972. Today's Forum story:Looking back it's hard to imagine that in 1969-70 the J5 were kids thrust suddenly into a huge spotlight. They had big hits right away, but young Michael had no real grasp on what was happening… Think about it – he was 11, going on 12, and when the group's manager Shelly Berger told him they were going to play the Forum in L.A. - about 10 months after they were there in support of Diana Ross & the Supremes - Michael looked up and asked, "Who are we opening for?" No one, young MJ, not anymore.MJ and his brothers were amazing, stepping and playing and singing without missing a beat. We all remember – or have heard stories about – him absolutely nailing Smokey's "Who's Lovin' You." But to do that in front of 18,000+ fans? Listen to today's clip… WOW.(Check out the visuals from a few months earlier on The Ed Sullivan Show.)Tomorrow – a little more from the 1970 show.
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