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Both the podcast from Stuff Your Mom Never Told You, “The Cost of Fast Fashion”, and the article written by Rebecca Onion, “How Depression-Era Women Made Dresses Out of Chicken Feed”, pose interesting discussions about historical and ethical issues on fashion. Onion, in her article, has a very linear approach to giving facts and information.Continue reading “Chickens and Fashion: Convergence of History and Entertainment”

In the Adam Ruins Everything episode, “Adam Ruins the Suburbs”, Adam Conover dives into the history behind the seemingly perfect American suburb. He explains many issues such as the inferior cul-de-sac style of living, to the underlying segregation of schools and neighborhoods. Adam is not necessarily trying to accuse, but bring to light the manyContinue reading “Adam Ruins the Suburbs”

We Are All Confident Idiots, written by David Dunning, was published in the Pacific Standard in October of 2014 It was written for a younger audience, as shown with the appearance of examples such as SXSW and Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show. It also has the intention of educating and setting straight some misconceptionsContinue reading “The Dunning Effect”