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Some non-economic theories. 📉

on cultural recession indicators, Timothée Chalamet’s Apple ad, and the theory of “max pain.”

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Lead us out of IP myopia. 

in conversation with Kold Open’s Georgia Rippin.

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TikTok heat

Dead podcasts, bland buildings, new injections.

helms our dispatch, a running recap of the latest digital culture news. This week: TikTok gets heat for its “heating” tool; "old man" TV; and a Dirt-y sourcing request on podcast listening habits.


Bring on the heat

Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans, 1961-1962.

Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup Cans

With the steady decline of monoculture, what will become of "the canon"?

The death of canon

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Keith McNally's Instagram

Cringe but free.

on restaurateur Keith McNally’s Instagram and the latest good links from the Dirtyverse.

Boomer posting

The interior of the LV x Yayoi Kusama pop-up in Tokyo. (Courtesy of Louis Vuitton)

Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton

A dotty collaboration, Discord acquisition, and Kim K deep fake. 

helms our dispatch, a running recap of the latest digital culture news. This week: Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama; the money powering Reels; and Discord acquires Gas. 


Creating infinity

M3GAN, the titular doll in the PG-13 horror film M3GAN. (Universal Pictures)

M3GAN

M3GAN, "Hood Midcentury Modern," and baguettes.

helms our dispatch, recapping the latest news in digital culture. This week: TikTok "uninfluencers," streaming news, and good links from the Dirtyverse.

Over the influence

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LF > wholesome escapism

on nostalgia for the social media-like interface of a popular 2000s adventure game.

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