Where have all the vegans gone?

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Growing up in a vegetarian household, I was aware that being plant-based was deeply uncool for most of my younger years. Then came Veganuary in 2014. In the years that followed, everyone from (albeit dangerous) wellness…

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Candid photos from a Paris strip club locker room

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. “Every club has its own rhythm,” explains photographer Sofiya Loriashvili. Her latest photo series, Stripper Edition, is shot inside the strip clubs in Sint Maarten and Paris where she works, pulling back the curtain on the…

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The Ice Tower, a dark fairytale about the dangers of obsession

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The day before she shoots one of her terrifying, otherworldly films, Lucile HadĹžihalilović loves wandering around her sets. “When the crew’s not there and you’re alone at night, it’s like a children’s playground,” the 64-year-old French…

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Nadia Lee Cohen on her ‘most personal project yet’

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Nadia Lee Cohen is beloved for her stylised, cinematic vision, synthesising a distinct constellation of unique references – everything from Hollywood regency to 90s Essex pop culture, hyperreal Americana, peep shows, working men’s clubs and more;…

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‘Mixtapification’: Why is everything a mixtape now?

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. At the start of this year, Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal won the Grammy for Best Rap Album of 2024. Later in 2025, Jim Legxacy’s Black British Music was released to universal acclaim, and PinkPantheress’ Fancy…

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K-pop group RIIZE on the dark side of success: ‘Fame isn’t everything’

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. During RIIZE’s first US tour this summer, group members Anton (bass) and Wonbin (guitar) joined forces for an extended intro to their debut single, 2023’s “Get A Guitar”. It wasn’t the first time the song had…

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Fugees’ Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison on Conspiracy Charges

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The rapper was found guilty of criminal conspiracy and illegal foreign lobbying in 2023 Source: pitchfork.com — original article published 2025-11-21 06:11:31. Read the full story on pitchfork.com → [source_url]

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Donald Glover Suffered a Stroke Last Year

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Glover shared his diagnosis during his first Childish Gambino performance since 2024, at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Source: pitchfork.com — original article published 2025-11-24 00:12:51. Read the full story on pitchfork.com → [source_url]

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10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Oneohtrix Point Never, Tobias Jesso Jr., and More

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Stream new releases from Oneohtrix Point Never; Tobias Jesso Jr.; De La Soul; Sharp Pins; the Hellp; Aya Nakamura; Haley Heynderickx & Max GarcĂ­a Conover; Wrens; Fabiano do Nascimento; and Max Richter Source: pitchfork.com — original…

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Fleet Foxes Cover Elliott Smith’s “Angel in the Snow”: Listen

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Robin Pecknold played the New Moon song for the soundtrack to the new Christmas film Oh. What. Fun. Source: pitchfork.com — original article published 2025-11-21 14:37:29. Read the full story on pitchfork.com → [source_url]

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