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Arte de Vivre

From the Renaissance to the present day, from Impressionism to Surrealism, from Hermès to Chanel, France has consistently demonstrated its ability to nurture great passion and innovation in the arts.

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Consumerism, reimagined

In the early 2000s, platforms like Facebook and Myspace – the first of their kind – were built with the primary goal of connecting groups of people on a scale never possible before.

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We’re going to get a whole lot closer.

For years, social scientists have documented the rise of antisocial behaviour and the beginnings of an “anxious generation” – attributed mainly to mass unregulated screen time of young children right into their teens, which reduces dopamine sensitivity and dysregulates executive functions in the brain.

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AI and Cubism – abstract lessons in discovery

Cubism was founded in the early 1900s, ripe with the context of a brewing world war. Amidst growing nationalist rhetoric and the rapid industrialisation of Germany, European states yearned for self-determination and accordingly, engaged in an accelerated process of militarisation. This fuelled suspicion and fear among allied countries, which the outbreak of WWI only exacerbated.

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I could find you anywhere, straw man

The age of the life-changing idea, 'the method', the metaphorical “bible” to live by. As we’ve entered the age of abundance, with more than we could ever need, the idea of restriction has become ever so chic.

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