From Lord of the Rings to the ramen craze to Ozempic, the cultural touchstones that help us understand the 21st century.| Vox
Years before social media, the photographer was already critical of our obsession with celebrity culture and mocked the idea of spectacle| 1854 Photography
As socialization increasingly shifts online, we are likely to form more parasocial bonds and see a blurring of the boundaries between the real and the parasocial.| WYV Archive