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"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know," Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently told Maria Bartiromo, "maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." That […]
Historian Kim Phillips-Fein sat down with us to discuss the roots of the modern conservative movement in the U.S. Along with discussing its conflicted philosophical origins, she also spoke about […]
The Columbian Journalism Review exposes some Huffington Post trickery. Variety.com is scheduled to put its content behind a paywall. While Microsoft and Google have partnered up with Twitter and Facebook for […]
Fashion world darling Scott Schuman, better known as the man behind "the Sartorialist" blog, sat down with Big Think to talk about how he built one of the best-known fashion […]
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Schuman’s Dad said that he might need to adjust his attitude to get ahead.
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When fashion labels approached Schuman about advertising, editorial integrity became an issue.
Pablo Picasso would be Schuman’s ideal since the mad Spanish painter was always trying to improve his craft.
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A successful design blog requires perspective, heavy editing, and photos you can’t find anywhere else.
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This Midwestern guy still looks up to Mom and Pops, but any rugged individual with a vision gets a nod.
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Despite professional stylists and ample funds, the rich and famous rarely hit the mark, according to the influential blogger.
Once it seemed sketchy, but now the Big Apple seems clean, modern and safe.
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Economic hardship has forced many people to fall in love with their existing wardrobe and make what is old new.
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Forget high-end brands: the subtleties of excellent posture, exquisite tailoring, and 80 year-old Milanese men will do the trick.
In popular culture, everything old suddenly becoming new again is a common occurrence. But never before has it been as relevant a concept to the group commonly referred to as […]
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A conversation with The Sartorialist, an influential fashion blogger.
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Growing up in the Midwest, Schuman initially saw fashion as an in with women.
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The digital revolution has made filmmaking technologies available to the masses. But the idea that it makes us all artists, says Ken Burns, is "bullshit."
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The most effective question he ever asked a subject from behind the camera wasn’t a question at all.
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It’s a classic historian’s question, but Ken Burns rejects it, insisting that "human nature is the only given."