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From Sega Megadrives to Miami Vice, Retrogeist has you covered for nostalgia on Instagram. I'm not heavily into vaporwave but certain parts of the aesthetic appeals to me. That's why Retrogeist intrigued me when I found it on Instagram. It's an 80s/90s account with the coolest images from two bygone eras. As we inch closer …
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The horror fan behind Slashartsco answered our quick-fire interview questions. Another day, another great interview with my Twitter friend, Sampira. What is your favourite city in the world? I'd have to say Berlin, so far. The people were mad friendly and the architecture is stunning. There's some parts of the city that are understandably heavy, …
Canadian music director and brand expert Corbet Rutzer answers some questions for Cultrface. I have been a big fan of Corbet Rutzer's content for a number of years. I mean, look at this for a description: I am a fearless communication ninja, social media maestro, brand expert and curation specialist with a chronic food and …
Cultrface celebrates its 4th birthday with thanks and a message. I can't believe it's been four years today since I launched Cultrface. It's been a slow and steady journey but a rewarding one too. I want to give you a background into why Cultrface exists. Back in 2015, I suffered a personal loss. It coincided …
Not *that* Theo Huxtable but close enough. What is your favourite city in the world? That's actually a hard question to answer. It have to be New Orleans & Chicago. What's the most unusual item you take everywhere you go? Fortune cookie fortunes that I keep in my wallet. Why do you do what you …
The non-profit media organisation welcomes a new era with their new editor. This is arguably the best media news I've heard all year. If you haven't heard of Media Diversified, familiarise yourself now by visiting their website. On 19th November, they announced Marcus Daniel as their new editor-in-chief. This means even more to me personally as …
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They know how to party for Halloween in San Francisco. Atlas Obscura wrote an article about Two Decades of San Francisco’s Wildest Queer Halloween Parties. Check out this excerpt from 1995: “This annual Halloween party is a victim of success [...] It simply got too big for its britches—although not all partygoers have bothered to …
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Podcasts are all the rage now so here's one dedicated to modernism through the ages. The Modernist Podcast is a monthly discussion of art, literature and culture in the early twentieth century, "providing academics with a platform to share their research with the wider community". Episodes include "Modernism, Women and Feminism", "Queer Modernism", and "Modernism …
"Cultural appropriation" makes people of colour indignant towards the oppressors and the oppressors indignant towards the accusers. Cultural appropriation exists no matter what side you're on. It is harmful to those marginalised and used to make profit under this guise without the slightest notion of understanding or desire to do so. That's where the ruse …
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Bootleg culture is a major subculture of our times. It repurposes the discarded and creates new life. The Sucklord lives by his name under a super-villainous guise and makes bootleg action figures. The New York City pop artist is known for his "subversive Action Figure mashups and Reality TV Persona", according to his website. Operating …
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