Hey, Victoria’s Secret: Cultural Appropriation Isn’t Hot. It’s Wrong.

The fashion industry is in a vicious cycle. It uses and abuses Native imagery from cultures the world over. This promotes stereotypes and minimizes the voice of indigenous people. This perpetuates the idea that there are no intelligent, capable or modern indigenous people who could speak for or represent …

Soil supports the farming analogy as we discuss the importance of culture. Culturearises within the context of group interactions. It springs from common experience, which forges group understanding into shared learnings that are used to evaluate future behaviors. Culture exists in civilizations, …

Uber’s voluntary disclosure of a year-old hack that exposed the personal data of 57 million drivers and customers could be taken as a sign that under new Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi, the company is changing its ways. But no, Uber’s biggest problem is still its culture of dishonesty …

But they also seek out creative ideas elsewhere, and often incorporate elements of cultures from around the world. In most cases this goes unremarked, whether or not the style catches on. But sometimes creators cross the line between inspiration and appropriation when something important to a particular …

Power brokers like the Pixar animation baron John Lasseter have even scooped long-labored-over articles by preëmpting them altogether. … The influence of a behind-the-scenes figure like Weinstein can feel diffuse, removed from our everyday cultural consumption; Lauer was, and is, synonymous with …

And to understand Pivotals further, Beautycon partnered with research firm CultureCo-Op to release FOMO Volume 1, a survey of over 1,000 Pivotals in eight different markets across the US, examining the way Generation Z and Millennial consumers use beauty products and social media. Thanks to …

Mr. Manson once dreamed of stardom, and he assembled a drug-fueled apocalyptic cult along the way. Like a 20th-century Jack the Ripper, his name evokes a legendary tale of violence that has inspired writers, filmmakers and others for decades. Here is a look at Mr. Manson’s ties to pop culture before the …

While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s vaunted third arrow — structural reforms — has generally been rated as unsuccessful, his administration has received high marks from Japan analysts for shaking up the country’s corporate-management system. The nation’s companies have gradually moved to accept the …

Earlier this year, Times Higher Education published a couple of articles suggesting that “campus culture wars” were beginning to spread beyond their traditional home of the US. There was the case of the Dutch parliament passing a motion to hold an inquiry into supposed bias against conservatives on …

Angelina Hurley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, … Lost revenue from this major income stream has a harmful effect on everything from self-determination and cultural maintenance to families and communities.