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...

People are redefining status for themselves using a broad range of factors beyond solely economic ones. This new iteration of status is often based around increasingly niche and local signifiers, and status is becoming a mode of belonging and connection with like-minded people.

Despite the growing relevance of digital products in our lives, physical products still carry a huge amount of value and clout. Canvas8 spoke to Rhia Catapano about her research into people’s price valuation and willingness to pay for digital goods, over physical goods.

Social media sensation Charles Gross is lifting the veil on luxury fashion for Gen Zers, with his successful content centered around insider knowledge from time spent working in high-end retail. Are influential online figures like Gross helping to democratize the fashion landscape?

While many travellers remain reliant on tech when on the move, physical map sales are on the rise among Gen Yers and Zers. This surging interest in analogue navigation methods suggests some are shunning the convenience of technology in favour of authentic discovery and adventure.

Young South Asian Americans are using TikTok as a space to reconnect with their heritage. As more Gen Zers from the Asian diaspora step into adulthood, social media is an indispensable tool to help them negotiate their hybrid identities while finding their place within niche online communities.