Archive - Why tho?

Issue #25: Scarier than fiction

This halloween, horror was other people.

Nov 11, 2022 •

July 2022

Issue #24: It's a chaotic world. We're just living in it (for now)

Headed into the apocalypse equipped with little more than some Minions memes and the urge to YOLO.

Jul 26, 2022 •

June 2022

Issue #23: AI is giving hot boyfriend energy

Great convo and cursed memes? Yeesss!

Jun 21, 2022 •

Issue #22: The web3 urge to fix all of the world’s problems with a DAO

An optimistic stance on the role DAOs could play in the future of philanthropy, shared values, and generally wanting the world to be better.

Jun 7, 2022 •

May 2022

Issue #21: Julia Fox is making celebrity media joyful again

At a supposed ‘peak celebrity’, she is everything we could have asked for and more.

May 31, 2022 •

February 2022

Issue #20.3: the role of satire in NFT aesthetics

Part III of ‘Why do NFTs look like that?’

Feb 1, 2022 •

January 2022

Issue #20.2: the role of sincerity in NFT aesthetics

Part II of ‘Why do NFTs look like that?’. A few years from now, who knows where NFTs will be. But what’ll we remember of their sudden entry into mass…

Jan 24, 2022 •

Issue #20.1: why do NFTs look like that?

A few years from now, who knows where NFTs will be. But what’ll we remember of their sudden entry into mass digital culture? And why? Some thoughts on…

Jan 18, 2022 •

January 2021

Issue #19: what the best of 2020 internet says about how digital culture is evolving

Even in lockdown, it feels like there are never enough hours in the day to write about all the things that deserve attention and analysis from across…

Jan 23, 2021 •

October 2020

Issue #18: some speculation on what the next 10 years of Instagram could look like

A couple of weeks back, Instagram turned 10, which made me feel really old and further exacerbated the already destabilising weirdness of pandemic time…

Oct 20, 2020 •

Issue #17: Adulting influencers, photo dumps, and gonzo journalism born on social

A sporadic download of things I like from around the internet, intellectualised for your enjoyment. Emphasis on ‘sporadic’. It’s been a few months since…

Oct 2, 2020 •

April 2020

Issue #16: Art classes on IG Live, board games with creators, and beauty tutorials that double as lectures

In a recent newsletter, sociology professor and strategist Ana Andjelic writes that, while much of the innovation we’ve grown accustomed to is driven by…

Apr 27, 2020 •

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