Roberta Fabbrocino
While digital streaming remains the go-to option for most people when it comes to consuming media, a shift is underway as streaming fatigue, social media communities, and socioeconomic uncertainty are leading to the resurgence of physical media.
A retrospective on the role and evolution of pearls and their many symbolic associations in art, fashion, and jewelry-making, from Ancient Rome to the Spring /Summer runways of 2025.
Surrealism, saturated color, and a touch of humor define the visionary world of Eliška Sky — a photographer and art director creating vibrant dreamscapes that challenge beauty norms and embrace joy, movement, and sustainability. Sky's work explores body positivity and futuristic aesthetics through a lens that is both playful and deeply intentional. In this interview, she reveals the inspirations behind her bold visuals, her creative process, and how she blends imagination with purpose to craft art that speaks to the future.
The Middle Ages are more than just a time period—they’ve become a cultural touchstone and a powerful narrative tool. Through their fictionalized and stylized reimaginings, this era lets artists and creators explore the present by looking through the mirror of an imagined past. Remixing the familiar castles, myths, and medieval aesthetics, challenge expectations and reflect on the world today.
There are many ideas and concepts historically associated with springtime. Here is how filmmakers have explored these themes and harnessed the aesthetic of Spring to build stories about youth, change, rebirth, and cyclicality.
"In the Mood for Love" is not only a profound exploration of love but also a cinematic love letter to longing and nostalgia. With meticulous attention to detail, the film showcases Wong Kar-wai's signature bold, opulent aesthetic and evocative nocturnal atmospheres, elements that have defined his iconic filmmaking style.
Tennis player Anna Kalinskaya recently became the target of online scrutiny due to her relationship with fellow athlete Jannik Sinner. This kind of backlash is far from unheard of. Famous women often find themselves at the center of parasocial-relationship-fuelled online debates because of their relationships with other celebrities. Yet this phenomenon exemplifies how, in a world obsessed with romance and dating, women in heterosexual relationships still can’t escape societal norms and expectations of how a girlfriend or wife “should” act.
Vampires have been used as allegories for an array of Others, from the LGBTQIA+ community to people with disabilities. Still, stories of female vampires tend to have even another narrative layer. They frequently explore the female experience's many elements and other vampire fiction themes.
In "A Woman I Once Knew," photographer Rosalind Fox Solomon takes readers into an intimate exploration of memory, identity, and aging. Through a clever combination of media, Solomon reflects on her life as a woman, empathically giving space to a subject artists rarely focus on.
Cuteness has been part of East Asia's pop culture and daily life for a long time. Thanks to Gen Z's newfound interest in all things cute since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, cute styles, and products have become online trends and part of online and offline youth culture in the West, too.
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