Nothing Tech invests in grassroots nightlife
People want to party, but the party is dying. With venues and nights closing worldwide, Club Nothing is seeking to protect a small pocket of creative nightlife through an events programme and fund for music collectives. Innovative technology brand Nothing has launched Club Nothing. The platform combines a global events programme – hosted in collaboration […]
Move aside hyperoptimisation, the inevitable counterreaction is here
The term – and accompanying movement – the Quantified Self was first proposed back in 2007. Now there are rumblings of its inverse: the ‘Unquantified Self’. Explored in a recent Dazed article by Rachael Akhidenor, it is an explicit move away from data towards the visceral, physical cues the body can provide without tech. Tracking, […]
OS Maps campaign encourages people to ‘Get Real’
As younger generations look for ways to shake off their stifling tech dependence, getting out in nature offers a solution to help switch off. Ordnance Survey’s latest campaign champions just this, showing how a spell outdoors can be the remedy to the perpetual noise of digital lives. Ordnance Survey Maps have launched a new campaign […]
Why Fashion Never Let Go of Smoking
Fashion and smoking can’t take a long break thanks to the power of image, identity and resistance By Antonia Moser From Audrey Hepburn’s cigarette holder in Breakfast at Tiffany’s to Kate Moss lighting up backstage at Alexander McQueen shows in the 1990s, smoking has long been embedded in fashion’s visual language. It symbolised rebellion, effortlessness […]
Self-Care Isn’t Soft Anymore
How Young People are Redefining Balance, Money and Mental Health By Amethyst Jansen Qi For a generation raised on crisis, self-care has stopped being a luxury and started to look a lot like survival. Among today’s young adults, the idea of ‘looking after yourself’ no longer means face masks or productivity hacks. It means managing […]
Why the Gen Z trend towards analogue looks set to continue
By Nadia Al-Sukhon We are encapsulated in a world of digital media. Everything we want; music, films, photos, information, and even people live inside our smartphones. There is simply no need for physical media anymore, and old technology is outdated. And yet while we are more technologically advanced than ever, Gen Z pushes against technological progress. Despite their obsolescence, analogue technology seems to be going nowhere any time soon. 2026, according to a […]
Formula 1 Fandom is Changing, and It’s A Good Thing
By Mary Hazlitt Gen Z female fans are helping to change Formula 1 fandom. Racing itself remains the main focus of the sport’s audience and the reason for engagement. However, with more young women watching the sport, its global fanbase is becoming more inclusive and less male-dominated. There are many different points of entry into […]
How Gen Z are interacting with and furthering football
By Ben Reggione The beautiful game responds to a new generation Football is the vehicle, social media is the driver, Gen Z is the navigator. The sport’s recent ascendence has been fuelled by self-produced lifestyle content by players off the pitch and through strategic brand collaborations and activations. According to Momentum’s Fandom study, 72% of […]
Faith and football: the rise in Christian expression within the beautiful game
By Christopher Babalola There’s been a noticeable growth in Christian expression within football. Declarations of players’ faith in press conferences as well as in goal celebrations are becoming the norm, and this growth in expression is beginning to hold influence on the identity and interrelatedness of many football fans. It would usually be on the […]
