The bidding process and agenda for the upcoming winter Olympics in 2022 has started with a new Commission. IOC President Thomas Bach said, “Each member of the Commission brings a wide range of expertise and experience and understands what it takes to host a sustainable, well-organised and ultimately successful Olympic Winter Games.” “At a time […]
Ski and snowboard resorts continue to consolidate (just last month, Vail Resorts announced it had purchase Park City), this time with the announcement from Mammoth Mountain Ski Area that is is purchasing Southern California’s Big Bear Mountain and Snow Summit. Here’s more: Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, owner of Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, announced today […]
Fresh research and analysis released today from Label Networks’ 14th Fall Youth Culture Study 2014 reveals the massive shifts in effective digital entertainment, communication patterns, advertising, and marketing among 13-25-year-olds across the United States. “With the significant shifts in entertainment preferences, YouTube, TV, social networks, and mobile phone culture, this Study unveils the differences in […]
Sure Cheap Monday’s 10-minute pop-up retail concept may seem gimmicky (and it is), but that’s the point. It’s also among new trends towards making retail and shopping, fun. And for a social media-savvy generation, it leans towards the future of fashion—mixing event-like concepts to inspire limited-edition sales strategies. Leave it up to a quirky brand […]
More than 600 Asian and European guests from fashion, culture and Seoul celebrity circles, retailers and brands, attended the official launch event of Bread and Butter Seoul on the remarkable Floating Islands –situated right on the banks of Seoul’s Han river. In attendance the mayor of Seoul, the honorable Won Soon Park, Karl-Heinz Müller and […]
The disputes between Park City Mountain Resort and Vail Resorts have been resolved as of September 11, 2014 with the announced that Vail Resorts would acquire Park City for $182.5 million. In addition, next season Park City will connect to the beloved Canyons to produce a super resort of more than 7,000 acres of snowboarding […]
On Friday, September 12, 2014, the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) announced that it would be changing it’s name in 2015 to the World Surf League. This is among the latest string of changes in the past 2 years. In a letter to the surfing community, CEO Paul Speaker explains that the change is happening […]
The last stop of the Street LeagueSkateboarding Tour ended on a high note. First, on Friday, August 22, 2014, in honor of the 2014 Street League Skateboarding Nike SB Super Crown World Championship descending upon the Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday, August 24, pro skater Paul Rodriguez, rang the NASDAQ Opening Bell. On Sunday, […]
The sad news of Robin Williams passing away by suicide at the age of 63 has effected people across all ages. His work in comedy and films, even his many USO visits to some 90,000 troops, will always be remembered. For many of us working in youth culture industries and organizations, we remember Robin Williams […]
On the eve of the kick-off the Nanjing, China, Youth Olympic Games, running from August 16-28, 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made an event-altering announcement: Young athletes from Ebola regions of Western Africa will not be allowed to compete in combat events or pool events. In addition, those from the region will be subject […]