The ‘new age’ of spiritual luxury fashion
While the world spins out of control, fashion designers have begun looking to New Age practices for some much-needed healing. ‘A lot of time we put our faith in material things, but those things won’t heal us,’ evangelised the choir leader at the last of Kanye West’s infamous Sunday Services...
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Banksy transforms his bathroom into rat art piece
It might not be in his usual street art context, but Banksy’s still making new pieces, this time in his house amidst the coronavirus lockdown. We’re on week five of lockdown now? I think? All this time being confined to your own home can stifle your creativity – though...
‘Flour Shaming’ is the latest lockdown trend
As the UK experiences widespread flour shortages with more people taking up baking to pass the time in quarantine, social media has become a hotbed of arguments over who is most deserving of the staple kitchen ingredient. Several weeks into lockdown and the days have become indistinguishable. Every morning you...
A Club Penguin resurgence has been sparked during lockdown
Since lockdown began, people across the globe have flocked to Club Penguin in hoards, using the virtually unchanged Disney chat game to socialise in the age of self-isolation. With everyone bored at home right now, it makes sense that we’d be striving to find new ways of keeping ourselves busy...
Dressing up to take out the bins is the latest lockdown craze
Originating in Australia, 'bin isolation outings,' is the new trend quickly spreading across the globe and raising people's spirits during the pandemic. Ah, boredom. We fear it, but we also secretly love it. A breeding ground for innovation and creativity, there are simply no limits to what one can do...
Coronavirus causes worldwide condom shortage
The pandemic has meant that large scale condom suppliers have had to reduce their workforce, or close temporarily, which could result in a 100 million shortage. Everyone knows the good ol’ chat about the birds, the bees, and the worldwide condom distribution that could be severely affected by a...
How to turn your lockdown snacks into clothing
I’m assuming that, like most of us, you’re probably stuck in quarantine right now. So why not turn your snack cupboard into wacky, wearable fashion? Have you ever looked at the foods available in your kitchen and wondered what they’d be like as fashionable street wear? What do you mean no? Nicole McLaughlin, a former designer for Reebok, has looked at her food stash a little different to most of...
Getting broken up with via Zoom is the new normal
Ever been dumped via video call? Thanks to coronavirus, that’s now a reality for many. Nothing stings quite like a pivotal Zoom meeting with an ex-lover. Let’s be honest. Dating is hard enough in normal life, let alone with this new, constant fear that you may infect the elderly with a deadly disease every time you go outside. Coronavirus has hit all of us where it hurts when it comes...
The viral painting trend taking over social media
We’ve seen bizarre TikTok dancing trends and running challenges, but the wackiest of all might just be the renaissance painting recreation trend.
The invention of the internet has allowed us to reinterpret all manners of older media in fresh ways. Over the years, the explosion of meme culture has meant older films, paintings, and novels have been continuously repurposed for humour, with subreddits such as r/trippinthroughtime and
Artist Dan Lam’s bizarre fluorescent sculptures
Dan Lam’s blob sculptures are bright, colourful works of surrealism. I’m not entirely sure where I’d put one in my own house, mind. You’d be forgiven for thinking that Dan Lam’s sculptures – a mix of synthetic materials that are hand crafted into oozing blobs – were the product of a high budget CGI company. Rest assured, however, that they’re entirely real, and have been making the rounds on...
