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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Art Basel is going digital
In the wake of postponed events due to Covid-19, the internationally renowned art platform will display over 4,000 pieces of art in virtual viewing rooms this summer. As industries continue to take precautionary action against the spread of Coronavirus, art fairs with international clienteles have been forced to postpone -...
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...
Yes, Animal Crossing ‘fashion shows’ are a thing now
As the world of fashion questions what the industry's future will look like, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has stepped up to the plate, giving users a chance to attend virtual runway shows during lockdown. At the moment, one of the biggest questions in fashion is: what will happen to the...
‘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...
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...
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 novel pandemic. Karex Berhad, the world’s largest producer of condoms, has had to temporarily halt all operations as part of the...
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
