Navigating reality has become an almost constant shock to the system. With the ongoing cost of living crisis, wars, political polarisation, and global environmental issues, life’s stresses are becoming increasingly difficult to escape. With individuals and collectives in a perpetual state of disturbance, peop...

Once a signifier of luxury or novelty, custom products and services are now within reach of the everyday consumer, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence, algorithm-led platforms, and the COVID-era digitisation boom. Today, everyone wants to be the main character of their brand experience.

With countries laying out plans to gradually end pandemic restrictions, party-goers around the world are eagerly anticipating a return to the club and festival scene. But what are event organisers doing to ensure that attendees remain safe? And could virtual events remain a long-term fixture?

As festival organisers get ready to open their gates, experts are worried about the health of attendees. With little social interaction during the pandemic, the combination of crowds, alcohol, and drugs is causing concerns over anxiety and overdoses, spotlighting opportunities to safeguard revelers.

People in the UK have one eye looking ahead to the summer and are getting hyped to return to festivals, with ticket sales seeing a large uptick. As the roadmap for exiting lockdown has been set out, people are eager to start spending again on events and hedonism.

Galvanised by a vision to empower music and club cultures independent from state constraints, the Chinese underground is inventing new languages in sound and visual arts against a backdrop of rapid tech advancement. How are young people building ecosystems that can nourish communities?