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Field Notes on American Life: Yum!
By Kate Barrett, Friday, October 1 2010 in Field Notes on American Life
...dinner has become a daily adventure. Which gets us to today’s theme: food. Food marketing is one of the most interesting arenas because more often than not, it has nothing to do with food. Comments
Field Notes on American Life: Connection Is All That Counts
By Kate Barrett, Wednesday, September 22 2010 in Field Notes on American Life
This past week, OLSON launched its shared belief as our new mission statement: Connection Is All That Counts. And it seems the world agrees. As I review the interesting items from the news, connection is the dominant theme. Comments
Field Notes on American Life: Really??
By Kate Barrett, Thursday, September 16 2010 in Field Notes on American Life
Some weeks, life just feels a bit surreal, and I find myself saying, “Really? Is this really happening?” But as an anthropologist, I often approach reality as a learned construct, meaning that people understand the world in a certain way because Comments
10 Years of Tall Tales
By Arturo Mendiola, Monday, September 13 2010 in Uncategorized
Time certainly flies when you’re having fun, and boy has it really flown for our very own Hans Engebretson. Comments
Bloggers of the Twin Cities Unite!
By Tony Saucier, Monday, September 13 2010 in Uncategorized
What a Saturday! Two days ago, OLSON sponsored the first-ever Minnesota Comments
Field Notes on American Life: Oops, I Did It Again!
By Kate Barrett, Tuesday, September 7 2010 in Field Notes on American Life
This week, I’ve been thinking about miskates. Misstakes. Mistakes. We all make them. Yet in this age of auto-correct, Photoshop, “un-friending,” and “delete,” how do we understand an “oops,” whether big or small? Comments
