The 1964 World’s Fair was held in New York’s Flushing Meadow Park (next to the now defunct Shea Stadium, which opened right before the World’s Fair and was home of the New York Mets until 2008). The fair was a very forward-looking and optimistic view of technology, the space age, and consumer capitalism. Exhibits […]
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Steampunk has been around for a while but it’s still mysterious to many people. What exactly is it? Where did it originate? And how do members of this subculture (or anyone who may be curious to learn more) get involved? Origins of Steampunk The word “steampunk” refers to steam-powered technology combined with a modern
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Hikikomori is a Japanese term for the phenomenon of reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often completely. Hikikomori literally means “pulling inward, being confined”. Affected individuals may refuse to leave their parents’ house, not work or go to school and isolate themselves from society and family in a single room for a
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