Many critics consider Thomas De Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, published in 1821, to be the first explicit exploration of the creative process and drugs. Since then — well, there have been a few more. Whether it’s booze (writers), heroin (rock stars), or cocaine (anyone with money), we’ve long associated, and romanticized the link between, intoxicants […]

When Emily Chang interviewed venture capitalist Michael Moritz in 2015, she wasn’t trying to “trap” him. But when the Sequoia Capital then-chairman suggested that hiring more women might mean “lowering our standards,” he set off a firestorm — and gave Chang the idea for a book. That book, “Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of […]

In downtown Los Angeles, an artist’s withdrawal leaves a museum gala without an honoree. Meanwhile, in Inglewood, a stadium’s construction has one critic asking how else all that space might have been used. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your 100% locally sourced, artisanally crafted L.A. culture newsletter. Don’t settle […]

The idea of a corporate university isn’t new. Apple’s Steve Jobs famously set up Apple University to teach company lore and indoctrinate employees in the company’s quirky ethos. McDonald’s Hamburger University teaches restaurant management skills and already has over 275,000 graduates. But few, if any, startups have done it as quickly or with as much […]

Political dressing is fashionable right now, but is it fashion? Celebrities and stars turned up dressed in black at the 75th Golden Globes Award ceremony. Instantly the media was in frenzy over what they dubbed “political fashion statements on the red carpet.” This is just the most recent droplet of a rainy season of purportedly […]

On January 29th, 2018 (PXT), Bitigex release conference was grand held in Los Angeles, USA, attracting fans from cultural industry, game, and blockchain community.  The Bitigex core founding team introduced the features of Bitigex to the guests, and shared the advanced concept of Bitigex’s “cultural industry + blockchain”. Bitigex is the first global digital assets exchange platform […]

In a blog published yesterday, Facebook's Product Management Director, Rob Leathern, announced that the social media giant would now be banning cryptocurrency and ICO advertisements. Facebook has created a new policy that will prohibit explicit ads associated with “misleading and deceptive …

BITCOIN and Switzerland are, at least on face-value, a marriage made in heaven. With countries around the world sounding the bugle for greater regulation and government control, Switzerland, with its reputation for banking secrecy, is more willing to embrace the challenge. Earlier this month economics minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, made the case to journalists for Switzerland […]

The revolutionary era of blockchain technology has arrived, and blockchain technology is about to reshape the fan economy, and then connects the customizable star-chasing methods, brand building and the world's superstar resources in series. For this reason, Fans Time, the first blockchain project of …

Cryptocurrency is currently the primary focus of the blockchain, and it’s what’s generating all of the hype surrounding it. However, the blockchain doesn’t need to just be limited to just currency, and one startup is proving why. People entranced by the innovative technology of the blockchain claim it can change the way that the entire […]