Davide Sorrenti’s journals document the origins of 90s heroin chic

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Davide Sorrenti Journals 1994-1995 brings together contact sheets, snapshots, prints, stickers, and Polaroids of the revered eponymous photographer (brother of fashion photographer Mario), collected over two years of his cut-short life. Often cited as one of…

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Blink and you’ll miss ‘em: Dario Vitale’s greatest Versace hits

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 no more than five days since Dario Vitale’s departure from Versace, and the fashion world is still scratching its head. Over on High Fashion Twitter (yes, that’s still just about a thing), Vitale’s eight-month…

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The Dazed 100 is back for 2025

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The Dazed 100 is back for 2025! Now running for over a decade since it first launched, our annual round-up has featured some of the most inspiring emerging names in fashion, music, activism, art and more,…

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The best books of 2025

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. DISAPPOINT ME, NICOLA DINAN Max, the trans protagonist of Nicola Dinan’s sophomore novel, has all the outward trappings of success – she’s a well-paid legal counsel and a published poet to boot – but deep down,…

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Can Ozempic ‘heal’ ADHD and alcoholism? The alt-wellness community think so

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. After two or three alternative medicine podcasts, the idea that Ozempic can cure social anxiety starts to sound almost reasonable. Sandwiched between claims that Justin Bieber is a blue-eyed, blonde-haired extraterrestrial called a <ahellip; read more…

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The 10 best music videos of 2025, ranked

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 great year for music, and music videos have been there (almost) all of the way. From Sabrina Carpenter’s pithy, tongue-in-cheek “Manchild” and “Tears”, to breakout newcomer EsDeeKid’s dark, Gotham-like “Century”, music videos have…

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Why Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film is a must-see

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Filmmaker Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film BLKNWS: Terms amp; Conditions defies categorisation. At once a work of documentary and speculative fiction, it is a wholly original cinematic work that spans multiple dimensions. A spaceship that melts…

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