Daily Archives: October 22, 2012

“Skinny diabetics” are on the rise

October 22, 2012 – 9:22 am

by Raya Jewell WHAT’S HAPPENING Based on recent CDC estimates, healthy looks (like a slim figure or a six-pack) can be deceiving. One in ten adults today is diabetic, and if current trends continue, one-third of all US adults will be diabetic by 2050. Of these adults, a surprising number are young and of average builds, […]

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French girls window-shop for men

October 22, 2012 – 9:19 am

by Lindsay Paterson WHAT’S HAPPENING French dating site Adopte un Mec (Adopt a Guy) is opening pop-up shops around France and flaunting its product range (i.e. available men), in the shop windows (LeParisien.fr, 15 September 2012). Men who are registered with the site are displayed as though they were life-size dolls, in giant plastic boxes […]

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The xx offers the album leak as work of art

October 22, 2012 – 9:15 am

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Blogger-loved Brit band the xx cleverly parlayed its high online profile into an elegantly executed digital marketing campaign for sophomore album Coexist. Rather than go the traditional route and share a full stream of the album with the usual big media suspects like NPR, the xx gave the details […]

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CLICKS TO BRICKS

October 22, 2012 – 9:10 am

by Nissa Hanna Over the past year, Iconoculture has extensively covered the evolving dynamic between online and offline shopping. So far, much of the action has been in the realm of brick-and-mortars going cyber. That’s why the recent opening of Piperlime — the exact reverse — caught our eye. The e-retail site is known for […]

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