We need get mad to avoid being SAD
Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to get mad. With the start of summer just around the corner and the spring flowers in bloom, we need to get mad in order to avoid SAD: self-assured destruction. Many of us remember the Cold War acronym MAD, for mutually assured destruction – the military doctrine that the use of weapons of mass destruction by each side assures the destruction of both, making victory meaningless. Well, now that the Cold War is dead and buried, we need to be thinking about SAD, the inability of the United States government to stave off another red threat from the east – China. As things stand […]
UNEXPECTED LUXURY SHOPS EMERGE
The luxury brand Montblanc is opening one of the worldʼs most innovative concept stores, with the launch of its four-storey interactive Boutique in Sanlitun, Beijing, according to Luxuo. Visitors are invited to take an audio-operated guided tour through the experience upon arrival, which is delivered via a handheld electronic device. A guiding narrator sets them off on a path of discovery. From then on they are treated to an interactive journey through time and space, with entertaining displays of innovation at every turn, including video-installed interactive ʻTime Capsulesʼ, virtual reality devices and a real red carpet experience. This is the largest Montblanc Boutique anywhere in the world and by far […]