Global Culture — Your World Contextualised.
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.
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.
Vogue’s new era is very Vogue.
Vogue’s appointment of Chloe Malle as its new head of editorial content marks a shift in priorities for the iconic magazine, refocusing on depth and substance over purely visual allure.
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.
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.
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.
The lifelong intimacy of dining alone
This Saturday night starts in your bedroom, where you get dressed layer by layer. At the restaurant, you approach the host and ask the most liberating question there is: “Is there space for one?” And there is.
American vs. Australian Television News
With NewsCorp dominating the print press and heritage media controlling television news in Australia, much of the content feels slower and drier than that of media platforms in America. Why is this so?