We know fast fashion is bad for the environment. Ultra-fast fashion makes matters worse. This disturbing trend towards disposable clothing is the opposite of sustainable. Here’s what must be done.
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Pomegranates were popular signifiers of fertility and motherhood, used to inspire “good” behaviour in women during the Renaissaince.
Virtual influencers have relationships, explore the world and take risks. The web is their playground – but they don’t exist.
For some viewers, the tinkling sound of breaking glass combined with the image of the bottle breaking are perceived as rather satisfying and even soothing.
During the pandemic, few of our life events felt worthy of a single Instagram post, inspiring users to celebrate the beauty in mundanity with ‘dumps’.
There’s more to NPC streaming than strange gimmicks. The rise of the trend showcases how gamer cultures and adult content make for lucrative bedfellows.
No one languished in bed quite like the Victorians
Twitter uses an AI-powered centrally managed algorithm to moderate what you see. On Bluesky, you have control over the algorithm that selects what you see through so-called ‘composable moderation’.
Pranking your intimate partner to gain clout online is not as innocent as it might seem.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Louise Grimmer is a Friend of The Conversation.
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