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De-influencers or re-influencers?
Criticism of consumer society is of all ages, but now it’s coming from an unexpected corner.
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How Weirdcore and Y2K aesthetics took over TikTok in times of despair
What style reveals regarding playful nihilism, emotional spending, and dread
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Vibegeist: rave until the grave
The revival of rave and rage in the roaring twenties.
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To cyberspace and beyond
How the cyborg movies of the ‘90s made us fantasize about mind uploading, sentient AI and immortality.
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How will the metaverse and web3 influence social media?
Brace yourself, the 2D newsfeeds gracing our screens might soon be part of internet history.
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The fragmentation of social media
When Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are starting to revolt, you know Instagram is getting into trouble...
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From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games
What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?
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Extending the self with Instagram's augmented-reality face filters
Are we moving towards a culture in which our digitally positioned self is more important than our actual self?
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Dominating the first TikTok war
How the selfie-president and TikTok videos are helping Ukraine dominate social media
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How the cyborg deconstructed the modern worldview
The evolution of the cyborg in science and popular culture
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Winter is ending
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Hegemonic shift makes the European Super League inevitable
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The sound and cost of silence
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Hollywood paves the way for diversity and representation
Will old mistakes continue to be made?
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Is the meme culture causing an increase in widespread stereotypes?
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QAnon and knowledge
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Game engines are revolutionizing filmmaking
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Interactive elements in movies and series
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Horror in times of uncertainty
Horror movies allow us to explore grim and extreme scenarios... What do they tell us about our current fears?
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The elemental evolution of media
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Visual search tools are building a bridge
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The dominance of movie franchises
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Our cities as AR gaming arenas
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One picture ≠ a thousand words
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The end of the pay-per-download era
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Megablockbusters: A societal forum for the negotiation of social values
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Can’t live with social media, can’t live without it
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Illegal streaming holds the media industry in check
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Peak social
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Meaningful entertainment in the digital age
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