This print sale is raising money for Sudanese refugees

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. For the seventh edition of Pictures for Purpose, the foundation is collaborating with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to raise essential funds for displaced people in Sudan through a photography print sale.  In 2023,…

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From Ancient Rome to 304Tok: A brief history of scent and sex work

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. A post on X asking for perfume recommendations to “smell like a French whore” recently went viral, garnering 50,000 likes and a flood of replies suggesting perfumes heavy with animalic notes and overpowering florals. While provocative,…

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When did everything (and everyone) become so ‘performative’?

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. To exist on social media is to engage in performance art. Mouthing to your favourite song? That’s lip-syncing. Sharing a story about your day? That’s narrative storytelling. Posting a photo dump on Instagram? That’s curating. Engaging…

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