Are TV Shows Catching Up with More Nuanced Ideas of Feminism?
No matter how flimsy the shroud of feminism is, new TV shows revisit past events with a focus on how different women, willingly or not, challenged the power dynamics of gender.
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‘Thrive in Trust’ Celebrates Black Fatherhood
Drawing inspiration from the concept of flourishing and transformation, the film embraces the metaphor of a blooming flower to symbolize the growth and evolution inherent in black fatherhood.
AI Fashion Campaigns: Authentic Content or Hijacking Internet Subcultures?
Can AI fashion campaigns disband the organic course of Internet subcultures with the integration of commercial purposes?
The Rise of Grandma-Core with Crochet: What’s Really Behind this DIY Practice?
In the last few years, DIY fashion practices, such as crochet, knitting and weaving, are experiencing a comeback. But why are these old hands-on crafts so popular today? And what is really behind the art of crochet?
From Memes to Deepfakes and Digital Humans: Silvia Dal Dosso’s Hyperrealist Future
“Fakes are among us, and the future ahead will be weird as fuck”. Welcome to the post-post-post-truth AI world.
‘Panty’ by Michaela Stark: for the Female Gaze
“I put an obscene amount of time into making lingerie that makes fat desirable.”
How Fashion Examines Politics: From GmbH to Vivienne Westwood
"We live in dangerous times where the precision of words is needed."
Why TV Bullies Now Care About Your Pronouns
Get in Loser! Regina George is back.
An Underbelly of Beauty: Metal’s Influence on Fashion & Beyond
From underground rebellion to couture runways and state-funded museums, the Black Metal scene has been quietly influencing the fashion and art markets for years now.
Magic Realism in Japanese Literature: Hiromi Kawakami’s Record of a Dream
It is this uncanny feeling, of trying to map the unseen, what’s at the centre of Hiromi Kawakami’s writing: stories that warp and give way to gods and shape-shifting creatures; scenarios that quickly melt and leave us facing new dimensions, where the unfamiliar becomes a poetic expression of the more abstract aspects of the mundane.
