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by popfix [5 Mar 2009 | 14 Comments | 6,150 views]
Dirty Knees Look At Me: Racist/Sexist Ad?

You’ve all heard the saying, “Chinese Japanese dirty knees look at these.” You know, the same saying said to every other Asian kid in the American Midwest heard while playing on the playground. Well the same racist tormentors have grown up and have gone into the advertising industry, working on the ad below.

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by Zach Bourque [5 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments | 918 views]
THE POP FIX Guide: Virtual Spring Break

One of the most ubiquitous concepts in college is, well, Spring Break. The one week of the year that you can drink more booze, smoke more drugs and have more sex than you already do every other week in college. So, when I heard that it was March already and spring break was around the corner, I decided to carpe-cubicle and do a little break-ing of my own, a virtual spring break if you may…

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by Rudy Klapper [5 Mar 2009 | 5 Comments | 1,005 views]
THE POP FIX Weekend Concert Picks 03/05-03/08

It’s a busy week in Los Angeles this weekend, not to mention popular, as two of the below shows have already sold out! Don’t fret, though; where there’s a will, there’s a way (read: craigslist), and whether your tastes run to British pop vixens or more towards classical electronica, THE POP FIX has the scoop on the best concerts of the weekend.

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by Denise Kuan [5 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 4,885 views]
Bye-Bye, Barneys?

When Neiman Marcus decides to axe 450 employees, Saks Fifth Avenue is bidding farewell to 1,050, you really have to wonder how super-luxe retailer Barneys New York is dealing with the drop in luxury spending. To be honest, well, Barneys isn’t really handling the situation–the retail chain is hanging in there.

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by Chau Tu [5 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 493 views]
Take a Look at Your Future

It might not be the most popular technology company anymore, but Microsoft still has its eyes on the future.
Check out this video of Microsoft envisioning the future — can we say Minority Report? I have to say, though, it looks pretty incredible. The digitalized newspaper and the transferring of digital images onto paper have to be the most awesome ideas.
The Future!

I kind of already feel like how our grandparents must feel about the world now: SO naive.