The Baroque and the Renaissance are not quite the same thing… Accidental Renaissance or Accidental Baroque is an ongoing trend we’ve been seeing on social media for the past few weeks. The trend is about posting photographs taken in random moments that have a striking resemblance to the composition, lighting, and facial expressions used in …
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The Once Calming ASMR has Now Become a Parody of Itself
Not every regular user of social media knows what the «Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response» is. However, it is highly likely that they have come across «ASMR» if they have spent enough time scrolling. Almost anything can be given this label with the right sound effects or a crisp enough microphone. For those who have never …
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‘I’m a real human, not an NPC’: Contemporary meme culture is plagued with main character-syndrome
Contemporary meme culture’s obsession with being cool has condemned it to becoming a paradox. Aura farming, mogging people, and generally identifying as the main character has made memes a collective practice of a hyper-individualist mindset. Even if much of it is supposed to be ironic, these «special individuals» are always finding different ways to look …
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‘You met me at a very Chinese time in my life’: More than a meme, Chinese lifestyle trends are about wellness
Once upon a time, pursuing ‘wellness’ was as simple as going for a run every so often or eating more vegetables. Nowadays, the methods we use to improve ourselves are often far more complicated, to the extent that it can involve metaphorically changing nationality. As it turns out, the second largest population in the world …
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Gen Z’s Approach to Extremeness, like ‘Lifemaxxing,’ is Actually a Healthy Response to Overwhelming Societal Pressures
Do you know someone who’s added an hour of meditation into their schedule and has now become a bit of a spiritual guru? Maybe that’s because they’re healthmaxxing, prioritizing their spiritual and mental health for a change. Looksmaxxing, auramaxxing, and healthmaxxing are just a few examples of an extreme umbrella trend taking over the internet …
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‘Japanese Cheesecake’ is Proof We’ll Eat Anything That Seems Like a Lifehack
The sweet treat is a cultural tour de force, and this recipe trend proves it. Our boring old sugar cravings have turned into a mini status symbol, synonymous with aesthetically pleasing coffee shops and indulgent baked goods. It was only a matter of time before it got co-opted into advertising. That appears to be what …
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11Gimmicky Trends That Aren’t Aging Gracefully: ‘Touchscreens in cars’
CEO’s are obsessed with gimmicks. Whether it’s the shininess in their suits or the undeniable sparkle of every elevator pitch, it seems like the silliest ideas come to fruition at the C-level conference table. Unbeknownst to the folks who make decisions about things being produced, average consumers don’t need half of the goofy «innovations» we …
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11 Gimmicky Trends That Aren’t Aging Gracefully: ‘Touchscreens in cars’
CEO’s are obsessed with gimmicks. Whether it’s the shininess in their suits or the undeniable sparkle of every elevator pitch, it seems like the silliest ideas come to fruition at the C-level conference table. Unbeknownst to the folks who make decisions about things being produced, average consumers don’t need half of the goofy «innovations» we …
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‘The influencer accent’: Every 2025 trend that will become embarrassing in the next 10 years
When you have been around just about long enough to watch a couple of trend cycles come and go, it is wild to witness the stuff that somehow stands the test of time versus what becomes decidedly uncool. As a teenager in the early 2010s, I remember when that curly moustache tattoo that people got …
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‘It’s like a proposal drive thru’: Onlooker denounces queue of proposal setups at Eiffel Tower viewpoint
If there is one thing that social media is very good at, it is making people feel like they are inferior unless they create a performance out of all the most impressive aspects of their lives. Another thing that it is very good at is giving everybody the same, repetitive idea on how to do …
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