How Mainstream Tv Shows Are Making Queer Relationships the New ‘Normal’
It is clear that pop culture loves gays — it commodifies, fetishises and consumes their intimate relationships. And while this is all happening, many questions regarding who gets to write queer stories, how does it represent the community, what can be sexually explicit — or at least suggestive — and the values they stand for are all debatable.
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg’s body of work explores the ways emerging technologies – those that are lifelike or engineering life in some ways – can redefine life and our relationship with the natural world. In this occasion, we talk about gaining agency instead of using technologies to manipulate the natural world.
Re-releases of old Disney classics are all the rage these days. After The Little Mermaid and Tinkerbell, it’s now Snow White’s turn. And as with any (good) remake, there are always a few controversies. A live-action version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been in development since at least 2016, but production didn’t […]
Meet Joan Ling-Li Nesbit-Chang, a set designer who's brought maximalist and trashcore aesthetics to the Boiler Room, music videos and fashion campaigns.
Here's a guide to this month's 'Tanz im August' in Berlin: choreographers explore obscure forces, make intimate stories public tales, and dive into emotions, memories and places that words cannot describe.
The lower back was the hot spot for body art in the 1990s and early 2000s, keeping with the style of the time. To that, lower back tattoos came to adorn the spot with a small design in the centre (hence the word "stamp"), visible just above the waist of low-rise trousers and under the crop top.
As spotted during AURALEE SS24 during Paris Fashion Week, New Balance is releasing a new silhouette that distorts the familiar with an innovative design: with a chunky pad in the heel, equipped with FuelCell technology for those running distances, the WRPD Runner is the apogee of lifestyle and tech-utility.
And while it has a reputation for pandering to male fantasy, lingerie has also been used to push more liberated ideas of how women can proudly show their bodies and express their sexuality. Think Madonna in her Gaultier cone bra, or Coco Chanel entertaining in her pajamas.
Over a decade ago, 'Black Mirror' aired and fears about the myriad possibilities the development and use of technology could go wrong along with the subliminal ways in which it could take over our petty lives seeped deep into the imaginary of our culture. But down to the sixth season, what is Black Mirror anymore?
Indeed, Barbiecore is having its moment, as Greta Gerwig's highly anticipated Barbie movie, featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, finally graces the big screens.
