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Urban Identity
Urban identity reflects the complex interplay of diversity and culture in city environments, shaping personal and collective identities in the dynamic landscapes of modern urban life.
Dia de los Muertos
The tradition of Dia de los Muertos celebrates life and familial bonds through vibrant cultural practices and remembrance of loved ones.
Gen Z-stential Dread
Gen Z has been questioning and dismantling existing societal norms in life structure and milestones, exploring territories of personal choice and freedom to follow one’s true desires.
Hunger and Fame
Celebrity culture on social media blurs the lines between adoration and ownership, transforming fan interactions into demands for personal agency over the stars they idolize.
Spooky Season
With weeks of falling leaves, chilly winds, and autumn in full swing, the city has embraced its orange transformation, marking the season's peak.
Appropretiation
The thin ice of cultural inspiration has aroused many accidents on its slippery surface. The recent boom of indigenous designs among brands has awakened another wave of scandals.
Missing: Identity
When you think of Dubai, Swiss watches, supercars, and vibrant nightlife come to mind, showcasing how architecture and social interactions shape its cultural identity.
Digital Feng Shui
Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of positioning objects for balance and harmony, now applies to both our physical and digital spaces as of 2024.
Parasocial Grief
The recent death of One Direction member Liam Payne reveals the complexity of grieving celebrities, intertwining personal nostalgia, parasocial relationships, and collective mourning.
Hollywoodization
The buffoonery of life and unstoppable feast of lush pleasure pulses through Hollywood's fast and steady rhythm, extending far beyond movie screens or fame-filled alleys, pumping endless attraction and seduction with every beat.
A Gens or a Jenner
Time is as potent as distance in making a foreigner, and time feels somehow multiplied by rate of change, reflecting our enduring curiosity about those who shape societal norms and values across ages.
Gen Z and The Try Guys
The Try Guys are an ensemble from BuzzFeed who went viral in the 2010s. For some Gen Z, the Try Guys faded fast from memory. For others, the Try Guys helped them find a community.
LDN_0.1
While archival footage, rave flyers, and maddened scrawl memorialize its occupied history, the frame of the City hinges upon how one interfaces with it.
I Like My TV Bad
We all have a guilty pleasure when it comes to what we like to watch: that show that makes our skin crawl, but we can’t stop coming back to. Why do we do that?
Jake Paul v Mike Tyson
The controversial fight scheduled between social media star Jake Paul and ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been making headlines since it was announced last March.
City Break Bug
(Brat) Summer is officially over, and with it, the obsession with week-long summer vacations, as the autumnal months usher in cozy weekends away in new cities trending on social media now.
Overview in Effect
‘The Overview Effect’ is reportedly the apex of human wonder. It is unremarkable, then, that only a select few may ever undergo such a radically transformative occurrence.
Tasting Colour
Synesthesia unlocks a vivid interplay of the senses, allowing artists and musicians to transform their unique perceptions into captivating visual and auditory masterpieces.
We Aren’t Friends, Our Images Are
Nowadays, it's unsurprising to encounter someone who has deactivated their Instagram account as more people choose to live without social media.
Parisian Nooks and Woes
Paris is a drug, an easy to swallow bittersweet pill with dual effects, offering moments of cinematic enchantment intertwined with personal disenchantment.