How Entertainment Registers Social and Economic Shifts Alongside Institutional Change I. The Sensory Field of Popular Culture Material conditions shift through gradual adjustments in everyday routines. When employment arrangements change, domestic budgets tighten, or neighborhood ties loosen, the initial friction…
After a decade of turning romance into an endless stream of faces, dating apps are discovering that people may want fewer choices, better matches and more reasons to meet in real life. In May, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd confirmed…
From Cottagecore to Gimme Gummy, how TikTok, Pinterest, and fast fashion create a new identity every few months. Ten years ago, a fashion trend could last most of a decade. A look would surface in magazines, get picked up by…
