Angel Martinez is a culture writer and content strategist based in Manila, Philippines. She recently finished a one-year fellowship at Kontinentalist, an award-winning editorial studio that tells data stories about Asia. Today, she writes about the internet, identity, and their intersections for publications like 

. When she’s not knee-deep in the written word, you can find her crying over the New Year’s Eve scene from 

and cafe-hopping in pursuit of the perfect Spanish latté.

People are processing a synthetic reality

Reality Split

People are plugging into an outsourced lifestyle

Life on Autopilot

People are cashing in on their personal brands 

Generation Sell

People are looking for belonging in exclusivity 

Insider Status

Alex Wilson is the founder of Inner Chapter, an ideas studio founded in 2017 with expertise in cultural insights and commercial IP. He brings to the table over a decade of experience as co-CEO of Flamingo’s Shanghai office and an academic background in visual and critical theory, technology, and art from the University College London.

China

Global

Technology

Shopping

Resale and online marketplaces

TV, film, and social media video

Live broadcasts and events

Apps and software

South China Morning Post

Jing Daily

Global Times

Dao Insights

eCommerce DB

Interview with Alex Wilson conducted by the author

The Guardian

Yahoo News Singapore

8days

Fortune

Statista

Daxue Consulting

Kr ASIA

ScienceDirect

KPMG

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