With lockdown measures around the world restricting out-of-home activities, much of everyday life has moved online out of necessity. Whether they’re hosting digital dinner parties and happy hours via Zoom or touring museums from their sofas, people are rapidly adopting solutions that bring the outside world i...

When author Kyle Chayka explored 2010s minimalism in Longing for Less, a very different world existed. Today, a polycrisis-ridden and digitally saturated society finds people yearning for more. Whether you chalk it up to post-pandemic release or a general sense of impending doom, people are now looking for a...

With digital channels offering them increased access to their heroes, casual supporters and ‘stans’ alike are embracing novel ways of showing their devotion to celebs and sports teams. How are these passionate individuals forging new cultural tribes and changing expectations of fan interactions?

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing people to stay at home out of a sense of public responsibility, artists are having to cancel shows worldwide. How are live-streaming platforms filling the void, and could digital behaviours during the crisis create long-term changes in how people consume music?

COVID-19 has fostered an environment that has not only raised the desire to drink, but the desire to do so creatively. As lockdown measures cause Britons’ booze behaviours to shift, how can spirits brands reach them at home? And how can bars adapt to changed expectations in the ‘new normal’?

Clubs across the US are live streaming events via Zoom and charging an entry fee, and people are buying in. With lockdown making people long for social interaction and a chance to let loose, they’re willing to pay for an exclusive experience, even if it’s not an in-person one.