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The DJ Against the End of Globalization
Despite border closures and the rise of multipolarity, DJs are still connecting the world through spontaneous, informal networks.
Jan 27
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Why Is the Internet Fantasizing About China?
As Western soft power declines, China-related memes are turning fantasy into a form of alternative world-building.
Dec 16, 2025
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Subculture Never Died; You Just Stopped Looking For It
Proof of new-ness from a basement in Hong Kong.
Nov 11, 2025
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Stop Looking for “Community”; Start Searching for a “Scene”
Offering a new way to think about the loneliness crisis (and respite from the “community”-discourse-industrial-complex).
Jan 20
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Patrick Kho
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The Dystopia Will Not Be Cyberpunk
Akihabara—a district in Tokyo that once inspired ideas of “the future”—charts a different reality ahead.
Jan 13
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The Rise of the Traveling Third Space
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“Expat” is a Dying Subculture
Jul 29, 2025
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Why Is the Internet Fantasizing About China?
Dec 16, 2025
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Subculture Never Died; You Just Stopped Looking For It
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A Return to the Craft
Forecasting the future of creative business from an open-air kitchen.
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This Fashion Startup Wants Your Taste to Make You Money
OMEN is creating a new digital marketplace where cultural capital can convert into a liquid asset.
Nov 25, 2025
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Was the Future Meant to Look Like a PlayStation Ad?
SONY’s PlayStation 2 imagined a future where technology made us more in touch with ourselves, not less.
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What Can Rave Posters Reveal About a City?
From deindustrialization and decolonization, rave posters around the world trace how cities transform and reinvent themselves.
Nov 4, 2025
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The Return of Orientalism Chic
In the mid-2010s, Asian musicians once sought recognition among Western artists. A decade later, they’re making difference aspirational.
Oct 28, 2025
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A new way to approach life in a “stuck” culture.
Oct 14, 2025
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Raves at 200-Year-Old Heritage Sites
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Reporting on the business of subculture. Based in Asia.
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