Category: Lifestyle & Culture

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Coco Pons, a fashion and lifestyle creator in Charleston, South Carolina, recently turned 26. In August this year, when she was still 25, she went viral on TikTok for “looking old”. Only Pons never asked the…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. It’s been 75 years since Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus and the whole gang helped the world discover the true meaning of Christmas. A Charlie Brown Christmas has remained a staple during the holiday season ever since,…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Julia Ducournau jokes about it herself: critics at this year’s Cannes wanted “Titane 2”. In 2016, the 41-year-old French filmmaker caused infamy with Raw, a cannibal-themed coming-of-ager that resulted in ambulances turning up at TIFF when audience…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. It’s been a big year for women’s sports in the UK. Not only did the Lionesses win their second Euros in a row, beating favourites Spain in a nail-biting final penalty shoot-out, but the Red Roses,…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. A version of this article was published on January 24, 2025 If there was ever an artist that had arrived from space to accelerate our musical development, FKA twigs would definitely be up there (she’s already…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The 28th edition of Paris Photo has now opened its doors, filling the magnificent Grand Palais this weekend (13-16 November) with work by some of the world’s most extraordinary photographers. From the Main sector, showcasing historical…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Social media moves at such warp speed that hardly any of it withstands the test of time. Vine is gone. Tumblr is a relic, too. Twitter is technically still around, but I’m reluctant to say that…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Haider Ackermann is a busy man. When he’s not ruling the Paris runways at Tom Ford, he’s working on his next cosy capsule as creative director at Canada Goose. The Colombian-born French designer joined both brands…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Friendships can feel as intoxicating as romances. The heady, exhilarating sensation of meeting someone new with whom you feel an affinity, the recognition and intimacy of those early exchanges and meetings. The sense of being drawn…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Sunniva Lindgård a.k.a. Sassy 009 is an Oslo-based alt-pop and electronic artist. Named after an early SoundCloud moniker, Sassy 009 originated as a trio, but Lindgård has been releasing solo under the alias since 2019. Having…