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Browsing Dislocated World

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Fashion

Doom Dressing

Driven by a gathering mood of pessimism, a new dark, dystopian and eerie aesthetic is emerging, infused with satire and subversion.

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Fragmenting Societies

Stat: A new low for global democracy

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest annual Democracy Index has found that the global state of democracy declined in 2021, with the aggregate score falling from 5.37 out of 10 to a new low of 5.28.

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Technology

Internet ‘nutrition labels’ make pricing clearer

Taking inspiration from the food industry, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will now require internet providers in America to share the details of their plans in clear, easy-to-understand labels.

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Travel & Hospitality

New Zealand wants to end influencer tourism

For its latest campaign, New Zealand’s travel board, Tourism NZ, encourages visitors to avoid social-influenced travelling.

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Sustainability

The Big Idea: How Generation Z are reshaping the offline world

Wilson Oryema, co-founder of Regenerative Futures on bridging the growing generation gap between the young and the old.

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Luxury

The rise of resilience residences

Shelter and safety are aligning with luxury living as designers create high-end homes for a future affected by climate change and disasters.

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Climate Adaptation and Resource Scarcity

Gen Z Perspectives: UK

The latest edition of our Generation Z insight series reveals British teenagers’ pioneering attitudes to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Sustainability

How Gen Z are reshaping the offline world

Young people have fashioned the digital world. Wilson Oryema, co-founder of Regenerative Futures, believes it’s time they revive offline systems too.

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Culture & Media

Emerging Youth: Brazil

Disenfranchised by their president, young Brazilians are rejecting aspiration, reshaping religion and championing mindful social media.