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. To some, being authentic and having an online presence may sound like paradoxical concepts. Those who have found success on the internet, however, know that showing up as your true, unfiltered self is often one of…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Earlier this year, Raven Row Gallery presented Eyes Open in the Dark, a haunting retrospective of the work of Peter Hujar. The American photographer, who was a central figure in New York’s downtown scene in the…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Billed as London’s answer to the Met Gala, the British Museum hosted its first ever fundraising ball on Saturday night (October 18). The theme was tied to the museum’s current exhibition Ancient India: living traditions and…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Last week, Instagram announced its 2025 Rings winners, a new award that celebrates creators’ commitment to pushing creative boundaries and sharing content that’s true to themselves. The 25 winners, including Gabriel Moses, Golloria,hellip; read more raquo;…

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 400 years since Shakespeare wrote “hell is empty and all the devils are here”, but it’s a quote that feels relevant to 2025, as we slip further towards dystopia. So far, it’s been a…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. There’s a 3.5 per cent rule, proposed by political scientists Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan, that suggests all nonviolent movements that had the support of at least that percentage of the population always succeeded in triggering…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Founded in 1947 by a collective of eminent photojournalists, including Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, Magnum Photos has captured and disseminated some of the most iconic images in photographic history. Non-profit organisation Aperture is one of…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Anyone who’s used a dating app knows that men’s profiles are often littered with clichés: from references to enjoying “going on long walks” and “having a roast dinner”, to claims that they’re looking for a partner…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. ”Ever since I stopped lifting super heavy and incorporated more low-intensity workouts, not only did I feel so much less bloated throughout the day, but I’m in such a better shape now,” – that’s how Mandana…

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. In 2017, rap went mainstream in China. The moment is easy to pinpoint: hip-hop competition show The Rap of China. MC culture had been bubbling in the country for years prior – generally, as with most…