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The Slow Cancellation of Culture
In decades past, popular culture felt fresh and innovative. For a high school student during the latter half of the 2010s, exploring culture was exciting. Reminiscing on this era, I’m flooded with memories of discussing leaked streetwear collaborations with friends in the cafeteria and concealing my phone in my English class to compete with full-grown…
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THE DEATH OF SUBCULTURE
For decades, subcultures like punk, grunge, and goth have been a muse for high-fashion houses and fast-fashion brands. With the origins of these subcultures being working-class youth, this inspiration (or appropriation) marked a massive shift in fashion and the way trends are formed. But in the following decades, as more brands referenced punk, any semblance…
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Taking The Ted-Pill
“The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race” is a phrase that has been increasingly repeated over the past five years. While this phrase may seem innocent, it’s the opening line of Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber
Digital Lobotomy 