Berlin: Is the party finally over?

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Berlin’s club scene has always been intertwined with the city’s identity – a messy but functional ecosystem built in the gaps left by history. Abandoned buildings as dancefloors, weekends blurred into Mondays, and nightlife evolved into…

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“Wuthering Heights” united the Dazed team – because it was so bad

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The cinematic event of the year (so far) dropped last Friday: Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”. Fennell’s movies are known to piss people off. Both A Promising Young Woman and Saltburn resulted in fiery, divisive discourse, with…

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‘I can’t even be bothered to masturbate’: Ozempic and the death of desire

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The size zero culture of the 00s has made a terrible comeback. Representation of mid- and plus-size models during fashion month has been falling season after season, weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have becomehellip; read more raquo;…

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Sports Banger hooks up with adidas for Valentine’s Day

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Sports Banger is the bootleg London brand that was born from a ‘FREE TULISA’ t-shirt in 2013. Founded by Tottenham native Jonny Banger, the tongue-in-cheek label has collaborated with Slazenger, Sacred Grounds, Michaela Stark, and even…

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