by Michael Tchong | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
There it was: the umpteenth TV commercial featuring a woman doing the housework. You fill in the brand: PAM, Tide, McCormick’s, or even hip Target — all relegate women to that subsidiary role of “happy homemaker.” You would think the Renaissance thinkers in...
by Michael Tchong | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Rodney King’s 1991 beating was a watershed moment in modern history. Not only was it groundbreaking due to the light it shed on police violence, but the captured video also surfaced a visibility Ubertrend, Voyeurgasm, which points to a future where smartphones, action...
by Michael Tchong | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
When the Zenith Space Command remote control went into production in 1956, few could have predicted that this ultrasonic gadget would be the catalyst for a whole new era of wireless devices, and the birth of the couch potato generation. Zenith’s ultrasonic technology...
by Michael Tchong | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Everything is going faster these days. Life has become a blur, a trend magnified by an influx of technology that helps people do things more quickly. The world now moves at internet speed due to arcane compression technologies called codecs. In the eye of the storm...
by Michael Tchong | Feb 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Generation X-tasy is warping society’s norms. This Ubertrend has given rise to the experience generation, putting its imprint on all forms of entertainment and conspicuous consumption. Generation X-tasy brings thrilling new experiences to increasingly blasé masses...
