Inside the Manosphere: The rise of conservative non-monogamy

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The rise of non-monogamy has been a highly discussed topic over the last decade. It’s generally been coded as a left/liberal phenomenon – a groovy alternative lifestyle associated with Portland polycules, self-described “kinksters”, people with dyed…

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The new Oscar for ‘best casting’ is wildly overdue – here’s why

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Everyone, it seems, has an opinion on casting. Whether it’s that Dev Patel should have played Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, or that the casting in Marty Supreme was nothing short of genius, the internet…

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