“Listen to This!” Says Woman With the Worst Spotify Wrapped You’ve Ever Seen

A new column where music intersects with cultural discourse. For Vol. I, a Strange finale forces a reluctant revisit to Finn Wolfhard's band, Calpurnia

Feeling Chinese, For Now

When culture becomes a vibe, a wasian girl is left sorting inheritance from performance.

The Valley of the Modern It-Girl

A look at the inner life of creative women in a culture that is optimized for visibility and consumption

The World Doesn’t Exist: William Gibson, William Blake, and Navigating an Algorithmic Hall of Mirrors

Scrolling the TL revealed distorted realities, shaped by algorithms and biases.

Welcome to Britpop Fall

Embracing the seasonal shift from Club Classics to Common People by trading serotonin for sentiment.

Sprezzatura: The Origins of Performativity

How nonchalance persists in fashion across centuries, from renaissance gentlemen, blue collar cosplayers, to performative male contests.

10 Times David Lynch Was Genius Off-Screen

From nightclubs, coffee beans, to light fixtures, Lynch’s imagination bleeds into everything, proving cinema was never big enough to contain him.

Return to Monke

The 2020 meme is taken literally in Better Man and The Monkey.

Smile Pretty for the Master Race, Sydney

Thanks to American Eagle, eugenics is getting a glossy rebrand—slipping from fringe subcultures into the Instagrammable mainstream.

Is It Cool to Be Weird Yet?

Audrey Hobert, cringe culture, and why we need to stop avoiding sincerity.

The Merger: Making Downtown Cool Again

Vancouver's Hottest Club is: The Merger

EUSEXUA: Beyond The Pleasure Principle

FKA Twigs' EUSEXUA and a return to The Real.

Indie Rock’s Future is Female

Indie Rock Grew Up, Got a Job, and Became a Woman

In Defense of Dragon Smut

A transgressive argument in favor of letting girls enjoy things.

Looking for Al: Insights from Pacino’s Memoir

Al Pacino's memoir Sonny Boy is a surprising and touching portrait of the superstar actor.