Culture

Public internet noise is making trust-building harder. Going "Dark Forest" — small, private, intentional spaces — lets you ditch performative content and communicate with people who actually matter.

Social media is secretly television: 90%+ of Instagram time is watching strangers' videos. Thompson argues everything—sports, news, politics—is converging into passive video consumption.

Claynosaurz built a million-follower kids dinosaur franchise—no studio, no network—using digital collectibles, social media, and direct fan community. Millions made independently.

Demna debuts at Gucci with AI-generated campaign imagery and safe, commercial runway looks — provocative tools, underwhelming results.

12 cars and the instant judgments they trigger — from BMW's turn-signal-avoiders to Subaru's trail-obsessed outdoorsy types. Mostly lighthearted, low stakes.