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SELF
Why Can't We Talk About the Past: A Brief Essay on Cultural Amnesia and Karmic Cycles
Collective Memory
Why Can't We Talk About the Past: A Brief Essay on Cultural Amnesia and Karmic Cycles
Collective Memory
Collective Memory
Grief in Recovery: Honoring the Dead Without Hardening the Heart
Grief, Recovery
Grief in Recovery: Honoring the Dead Without Hardening the Heart
Grief, Recovery
Grief, Recovery
The Identified Patient: The Hidden Role Keeping Dysfunctional Families Intact
Family Dysfunction
The Identified Patient: The Hidden Role Keeping Dysfunctional Families Intact
Family Dysfunction
Family Dysfunction
The Improv Class that Rewired my Nervous System 
Mental Health
The Improv Class that Rewired my Nervous System 
Mental Health
Mental Health
When Belonging Was a Feeling I Bought in Baggies
Memoir, Recovery
When Belonging Was a Feeling I Bought in Baggies
Memoir, Recovery
Memoir, Recovery
10 Books to Emotionally Wreck, and Then Rebuild You, This Summer
Books, Mental Health
10 Books to Emotionally Wreck, and Then Rebuild You, This Summer
Books, Mental Health
Books, Mental Health

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SYSTEMS
Why Do We Not All Cry for the Children of Gaza? When Empathy Is Bound by Borders
Humanitarianism
Why Do We Not All Cry for the Children of Gaza? When Empathy Is Bound by Borders
Humanitarianism
Humanitarianism
Joanna Macy’s Final Lesson: Hope Is a Verb
Climate Justice
Joanna Macy’s Final Lesson: Hope Is a Verb
Climate Justice
Climate Justice
News Desert Nation: Inside the Quiet Coup on Local News
Policy
News Desert Nation: Inside the Quiet Coup on Local News
Policy
Policy
From Rome to Riverside, Catholic Church Calls for Migrant Dignity and Reform
Institutions, Religion
From Rome to Riverside, Catholic Church Calls for Migrant Dignity and Reform
Institutions, Religion
Institutions, Religion
How Did the Civil Rights Act Influence Schools? Examining Landmark cases 61 years later
Education
How Did the Civil Rights Act Influence Schools? Examining Landmark cases 61 years later
Education
Education
Clocked by Code: How Real-Time Productivity Tracking Is Transforming Frontline Morale
Work, AI
Clocked by Code: How Real-Time Productivity Tracking Is Transforming Frontline Morale
Work, AI
Work, AI

the frameworks influencing modern life

SPEND
Why Every Twelve-Year-Old Wants a Sprayground Backpack
Consumer Behavior
Why Every Twelve-Year-Old Wants a Sprayground Backpack
Consumer Behavior
Consumer Behavior
Bland by Design: Marketing’s War on Personality
Brand, Design
Bland by Design: Marketing’s War on Personality
Brand, Design
Brand, Design
Pastel Politics: How Willy Chavarria Stitched Resistance into Paris Fashion Week
Fashion
Pastel Politics: How Willy Chavarria Stitched Resistance into Paris Fashion Week
Fashion
Fashion
Labubus, LARPing and The Radical Rise of Adult Play
Consumer Behavior
Labubus, LARPing and The Radical Rise of Adult Play
Consumer Behavior
Consumer Behavior
Best Ethical Fashion Brands in 2025
Fashion
Best Ethical Fashion Brands in 2025
Fashion
Fashion
Cheap Vodka, Cheaper Skirts: Forever 21 and the Great American Hangover
Brand, Nostalgia
Cheap Vodka, Cheaper Skirts: Forever 21 and the Great American Hangover
Brand, Nostalgia
Brand, Nostalgia

decoding WHAT WE BUY & WHY

Ethical fits: Fashion Brands You should buy from in 2025

SPEND

SOUND & VISION
Why 90’s Films Feel So Damn Good to Watch
Film & TV
Why 90’s Films Feel So Damn Good to Watch
Film & TV
Film & TV
Ozzy Osbourne Made Noise for the Left Behind. We’re Still Listening.
Music
Ozzy Osbourne Made Noise for the Left Behind. We’re Still Listening.
Music
Music
Superman Was Always ‘Woke’: Truth, Justice and the American Way
Film & TV
Superman Was Always ‘Woke’: Truth, Justice and the American Way
Film & TV
Film & TV
The Velvet Sundown and the Band That Wasn't There
AI, Music
The Velvet Sundown and the Band That Wasn't There
AI, Music
AI, Music
Patriotism Is Getting a Big, Beautiful Rebrand from the American Left
Social Trends
Patriotism Is Getting a Big, Beautiful Rebrand from the American Left
Social Trends
Social Trends
What Is Popular Culture: Understanding the Feedback Loop We Live Inside
Deep Dive
What Is Popular Culture: Understanding the Feedback Loop We Live Inside
Deep Dive
Deep Dive

Culture You Can Hear and See

Cultural Trends & NEWS

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