Cyberethnographer Ruby Justice Thelot joins us to discuss Labubu fever, romantasy fiction, privacy screens, and more.| theculturejournalist.substack.com
John Herrman on the "ecological collapse" of the web—and its chatbot-powered future| The Culture Journalist
Clive Martin on the Normans, the sandwich-obsessed subculture coming to a gentrifying neighborhood near you.| theculturejournalist.substack.com
A monthly drop for paid subscribers| The Culture Journalist
Jeff Weiss on how the 00s tabloid frenzy forecast the ruthless cultural climate of the present| theculturejournalist.substack.com
Is Hollywood's favorite indie studio saving independent film—or Disneyfying it?| theculturejournalist.substack.com
Ock Sportello on how the internet, risk aversion, and globalization ushered in a basketball swag crisis| The Culture Journalist
What the era of protectionism means for music and art in America| The Culture Journalist
What the era of protectionism means for music and art in America| theculturejournalist.substack.com
Realistically confronting the climate crisis—and where philosophies like "Abundance" fall short.| theculturejournalist.substack.com
What young people are really wearing and why| theculturejournalist.substack.com
Andrew deWaard on derivative media—and how Wall Street swallowed culture whole| theculturejournalist.substack.com
How gilded columns, AI slop, and "Mar-A-Lago face" are redefining Americana, with Carolina Miranda| The Culture Journalist
Tech's obsession with efficiency is changing how music is made, with Devon Hansen| The Culture Journalist
Tech's ideology problem and the erosion of institutions, with Mike Pepi| The Culture Journalist
Why it’s so hard to make adventurous art, with TM Brown| The Culture Journalist
How a generation's obsession with consuming the "right things" paved the way for a divided America, with Tom McGrath| theculturejournalist.substack.com
Climate calamities like the LA wildfires are transforming what media looks like, with Matt Pearce and Emma Kemp.| theculturejournalist.substack.com
How independent artists got swallowed by a system that was never built with them in mind| theculturejournalist.substack.com
We’ve got a record store, an internet cafe, and even a “Hot Topic.”| theculturejournalist.substack.com
Exploring the hidden musical geography of New York City, with Jesse Rifkin| theculturejournalist.substack.com
