SpyPic: Alibi Activity App
The site where I found this app seemed rather creeped out by it. Maybe I am creepy because I think I would actually use it. “Unleash your inner creep with the local iPhone app that covers your screen...
View ArticleMistle-toasted
This is a movie franchise that knows their demographic well. In fact, they celebrate being a “Stoner Movie.” They gleefully play to the flip side of “Family Friendly Holiday Cheer” in the way that Bad...
View ArticleKobe Beef, Foie Gras Burger Called the 1%
When I saw these “humorous” menu items, I immediately thought of the Corporate Hating™ wave because it references the Occupy Wall St movement. The Human Truth of that wave is: “I hate being treated...
View ArticleThink You Could Steal A Banksy?
Whatever your opinion of Banksy is after watching Exit Through the Gift Shop, you have to admit, this is an interesting idea… The mysterious street artist has inspired an Australian hotel chain to...
View ArticlePizza Roulette Gives New Meaning To “Hot As Hell”
New Zealand’s Hells Pizza is definitely no stranger to the Barely Legal™ wave. They have well and truly brought edginess to the pizza game. Their advertising has always been controversial, check out...
View ArticleThe Freedom Flask®
Some of the evidence I put in the Barely Legal wave is just down right hilarious. We have already heard of the Wine Rack Bra and the Beer Belly, but let me introduce you to the Freedom Flask! It’s a...
View ArticleMommy Porn
Ok. I’m probably over sharing as I tend to do sometimes, but I had a friend visit recently who asked me for a favor as we where getting ready to go out. The make up she had wasn’t covering up a bruise...
View ArticlePixelated Pleasure
A new Facebook app from Sugar In The Raw called Au Natural lets users upload food photos and add pixilation to hide the tempting images. This “raw” branding scandalizes indulgent foods in a way that is...
View ArticleWorkshop Concepts: Cheating
At CultureWaves we value our curators’ passions and perspectives on things. Our workshop series is a look at ongoing research projects from our curators on subjects that they are interested in and...
View ArticleWhat is Your Privacy Worth?
This question has been asked many times over the years, as producers of products and technology have both become increasing more interested in things we once kept private. Originally—by which I mean,...
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