By Tatiana Kielberman Sometimes we assume that everybody knows the basic terminology which classifies generations, and we forget that there are many people who have trouble understanding the classifications and characteristics of each one. In a chat with my older brother, I realized that I know more about this theme than he does. He’s a [...]
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By Mauro Segura It was a big business, with thousands of employees. As the grew they hired many young people, especially belonging to Generation Y. One of the existing programs, was a welcome meeting, which occurred at least once a month. New hires were called to the auditorium to watch presentations about the business, its [...]
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By Renato Andrade Another edition of the “Results ON Day” took place in São Paulo, this time on the theme of social media. Besides for the latest tendencies, research, and case studies about social networks (Twitter, Orkut, Facebook, blogs, etc), Gen Y’s behavior and life online was a topic of frequent discussion. Here, I’ve made [...]
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Por Mariana Coimbra* After reading Eline’s posts on the miniskirt, I decided to write about my perspective on this whole situation. As a loud and proud member of Generation Y, and a person who questions things, I think that I can talk a bit about this episode. Though the reactions have been exaggerated and blown [...]
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By Renato Andrade It’s no secret that today’s audience, especially Generation Y, have more sympathy for villains than heroes. Brazilian actors, after coming to this realization, are now delighted in portraying malicious characters, especially in Brazilian soap operas, in which the positive repercussion seems to be even greater. Why are villains considered to be more [...]
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Posted in Artikullocks, Celebrity, Generation on nov 24th, 2009
By Ines Schinazi An Interview with the 2009 Miss Mundo Brasil Luciana Bertolini Standards of beauty are constantly evolving, a rare glimpse into society’s current state of mind. In 1951, the era of the housewife, Miss World, the oldest surviving international Beauty Pageant is founded. Twenty years later, in 1970, the contest is subject to [...]
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By Flávia Vianna Once upon a time there was a little girl named @littleredridinghood. Little red riding hood’s mother walked by her daughter’s bedroom and warned: Honey, your grandmother is sick. Let’s go visit her? So @littleredridinghood sadly glanced at the chaos of her flickering AIM, MSN, and twitter messages. She didn’t respond to her [...]
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By Eline Kullock I just read an article on Folha On Line in which an actress, wearing a short dress (not even that short in the eyes of a baby boomer,) went to various prestigious Brazilian Universities (including the Law School at USP, FMU at University Ibriapuera, and PUC). The actress, pretending to be a [...]
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By Eline Kullock In my day (and yeah, this was during the time of dinosaurs), people were really careful when talking about other people. Talking badly about someone, could hurt someone. There’s a saying in Portuguese that says: “Loose words blowing in the wind, can never be taken back.” After all, words are like nails [...]
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By Mauro Segura This is a question that has always haunted me. It still does. The roots of the question go even deeper: what do I want to get out of life? This philosophical question should be a question everyone asks. I don’t believe in simply letting life take over, relying completely on destiny, and [...]
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