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Culture in the time of quarantine and luxury brand restaurants

The inventiveness of virtual cultural events in the time of quarantine and The positive magnificence and anxiety-inducing nature of connectivity. Eugene explains why luxury fashion houses are interested in having food and beverage offerings.

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The nuclear family and jjapaguri (aka “ram-don”)

The cover story of the March 2020 issue of The Atlantic written by David Brooks titled “The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake” and How the movie “Parasite” lead to restaurants deciding to offer jjapaguri (aka “ram-don”).

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How We Got Here — Gavin Guidry

We hear from the Atlanta-based director, photographer, and videographer.

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Participatory design and the launch of The Markup

A menswear sneaker made by Archibald London after consulting Styleforum extensively and The launch of The Markup, a new media outlet investigating technology.

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How We Got Here — Anna Sian

We chat with the Staple and VSCO veteran and current Spotify podcasts division Head of Marketing.

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Spotify acquires The Ringer and black music in white spaces

Spotify’s recent acquisition of The Ringer and the effects of media consolidation and Personal essay that describes the discomfort felt in hearing black music become the default choice for high end spaces and how black music is cherrypicked as being beneficial to commercial spaces.

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“American Dirt” and giving good waiting staff respect

The complex conversation surrounding “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (a novel about a Mexican mom and her son fleeing for the United States) which revolves around the question of who should tell what stories and Perception of waiting staff in restaurants and what the effects are of good service on dining experiences.

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Record number of new podcasts in 2019 and the future of fashion PR

What it means for podcasting that there were a record number of new podcasts launched in 2019 and

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Forming new habits and the decade in fashion

How to form new habits and, specifically, how to maintain good financial habits and The past decade in fashion, including the topics of media fragmentation, online fashion, and democracy in fashion.

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Shawn Stussy x Dior and Charis’ new podcast “To Bring Back”

The collaboration between Shawn Stussy and Kim Jones for Dior’s Pre-Fall 2020 collection and “To Bring Back”, Charis’ new podcast, and air episode one. You can listen to “To Bring Back” on iTunes, Spotify, and your preferred podcast apps.