Wasians Are the New Face of Eugenics

Eileen Gu and Alyssa Liu are being co-opted by an extremist mixed-race eugenics movement. What does this phenomenon reveal about our geopolitical…

Mar 10 • Patrick Kho

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How Wong Kar-Wai Created the Future

Thirty years ago, the director engineered an era-defining futurist aesthetic and foresaw the anxieties of 2026.

Mar 3 • Patrick Kho

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February 2026

What’s “Chic” in an Apocalypse?

In defense of “gorpcore”: How brands like North Face, Salomon, and Arc’teryx created the defining look for the polycrisis.

Feb 17 • Patrick Kho

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The Rise of Punk Globalism

Punk isn’t “dead,” but it’s changing to reflect a discontent unique to the 2020s.

Feb 10 • Patrick Kho

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January 2026

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 • Patrick Kho

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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 • 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 • Patrick Kho

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December 2025

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 • Patrick Kho

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A Return to the Craft

Forecasting the future of creative business from an open-air kitchen.

Dec 9, 2025 • Patrick Kho

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November 2025

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 • Patrick Kho

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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.

Nov 18, 2025 • Patrick Kho

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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 • Patrick Kho

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