Spacked Out is Hong Kong’s answer to Larry Clark’s Kids

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. In a pastel-coloured and turbulent turn-of-the-century Hong Kong, four teen girls drift through days spent at school and in karaoke parlours and gaming arcades. Fashion-obsessed Sissy (Christy Cheung) shoplifts glitter nail polish from the mall. Skinhead…

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Emmys 2025: Christopher Lennertz Wins Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for The Boys

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Songs from Agatha All Along, Andor, SNL50: The Anniversary Special, and Will & Harper were also recognized in the category Source: pitchfork.com — original article published 2025-09-15 03:24:00. Read the full story on pitchfork.com → [source_url]

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Jan-Ole Gerster’s Islands is like a horror movie on ketamine

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. “It’s a ketamine version of a horror film,” says Stacy Martin. “It’s really slow but unsettling.” The 35-year-old French-English actor is describing Islands, an existential noir-thriller about holidayers unravelling in paradise. There’s no violence or jump…

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Robyn’s 5 best tracks, ranked

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. There’s an electric pulse that beats through Robyn’s music. Across eight studio albums spanning three decades, the Swedish popstar straddled – and, in many cases, spearheaded – the incursion of electronic and dance music into mainstream…

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