As a ZEITGUIDE Member you now will be getting an additional emailing every Tuesday, called #RIPOUTS.

It’s simple: we provide you with links to 15 articles curated with a human touch. The goal? To further help you get smarter and more culturally aware.

Here’s this week’s #RIPOUTS:

How to Make the Most of Longer Lives – Wall Street Journal

We are constantly hearing about how science and technology are making our lives healthier and easier. As a result, the first person to live to 150 is alive today with scientists pushing to expand our lifespans. But what will we do with those extra years and how will it impact our society, economy and industries?

Art & Money – The New Yorker

The conversation continues about the art bubble and the act of “flipping” art (buying pieces on the cheap and then selling them a few years later for a hefty profit – money the artist doesn’t see upon consecutive sales). Now a New York congressman is suggesting the idea of introducing royalties for artist, so they see some of the profit of their work during its entire resale trajectory.

The Weaker Sex: The Blue-Collar Men in Rich Countries Are In Trouble – The Economist

As conversations around America’s shrinking middle-class continue to heat up, especially now with the forthcoming presidential race, the complex issue of undereducated, blue-collar men in wealthy countries who are struggling to adapt to technology, trade and feminism is coming into view. This piece suggests that the pay gap between men and women is more complex than just gender but also includes skill level and education.

The Battle for the Rights of Transgender Athletes – Vice

Transgender issues continue to remain a prominent part of cultural conversations in 2015 from Caitlyn Jenner to the popular Amazon Originals’ TV show “Transparent.” This discussion continues around the complex issue of Transgender athletes and claims that they often have an advantage that some find unfair.

Goodbye, Org Chart – Fast Company

As our lives and workplaces become quicker and more complex, retired General Stanley McChrystal details a new and innovative way to build teams for efficiency and success.

Big Food’s Big Problem: Consumers Don’t Trust Brands – Ad Age

Americans continue to demand healthier food choices from organic to locally-sourced resulting in healthier restaurants and grocery stores to health-conscious apps. Now big name industry food giants like Kellogg and Kraft are trying to win-back the growing number of health-conscious Americans.

Can Racism Be Stopped in the Third Grade? – New York Magazine

A New York City-based school is trying to fundamentally alter education by introducing discussions around race and privilege into the classroom with students as young as the third grade.

Silicon Valley is a Big Fat Lie – GQ

Silicon Valley brought us the iPhone, dating apps and Google. But is it on the verge of combustion? And how much of what we think about its impact on our culture, economy and society is really true? Maybe it’s time to think deeply about the hype of Silicon Valley.

Can China Take a Joke?  – New York Times Magazine

The headlines around China are usually dominated around it’s growing economy and the strength of its industrial sector, but the entertainment industry in the country is growing too with stand-up comedy as the latest to find a foothold.

Eccentricity is the Vital Ingredient for Success – Financial Times  (paywall)

As cities continue to become major centers of big business, this article suggest that it is also important to simultaneously maintain diversity within the city to retain its character. However, maintaining that diverse population has been difficult and often overlooked in the name of development.

American Innovation Lies on Weak Foundation – New York Times

American companies are some of the most innovative in the world. Yet, investment in research and development has flat-lined over the last several years. Federal budgets keep shrinking; corporations who need to show profits have balked at it.

Strong Dollar: Good for Consumers, Bad for Stocks? – WWD

“It seems counterintuitive (from a Western-centric perspective), but a strong dollar is often bad for business — at least if you’re a U.S. company with business overseas — or one dependent on foreign tourists buying your products in America. And if you’re an investor in the retail and fashion apparel space, a strong dollar is one of the increasingly important metrics impacting stock algorithms.”

To Be More Human is a Corporate Goal That Does Not Compute– Financial Times (paywall)

The idea of corporations becoming more human and in touch with their customers has been a popular idea over the past few years; but how much does it actually happen in reality? And is it even a real possibility? This piece suggests that the bureaucracy inherent in big companies makes it nearly impossible.

The War Over Who Owns the Hologram – The Hollywood Reporter

One of the next big entertainment technologies to come out of Hollywood may be holograms. However, before it reaches us on a wide scale, the new technology is in the midst of a massive lawsuit that could dictate the direction that this potentially gigantic entertainment business goes.

Guess Who Doesn’t Fit in At Work – New York Times

“Cultural fit has morphed into a far more nebulous and potentially dangerous concept. It has shifted from systematic analysis of who will thrive in a given workplace to snap judgments by managers about who they’d rather hang out with. In the process, fit has become a catchall used to justify hiring people who are similar to decision makers and rejecting people who are not.”

China’s Homegrown Tech IPOs – Wall Street Journal

The booming stock market in China and more-favorable domestic regulations are driving a wave of tech companies based there to list shares at home instead of going publicly in the U.S. lending even more fodder that China is a industrial force to be reckoned with.

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