Photography by Séamus Carroll. Illustrations by Rebecca Gutteridge. The fall of Twitter Elon Musk’s takeover will mark the end of twitter in 2023, as investors and users lose faith. TN2 predicts the rise of a new spangled social media app … Continue reading TN2’s Predicted 2023 Trends The gloves are off and the high tea is ready to be served
Originally published in print November 2020. In a world dominated by social media – especially in 2020 when everything is online – we are surrounded constantly by a ton of apps, devices, and a barrage of constant information. This makes … Continue reading Killing Time Attention Span and the Effects of Social Media
“Haixia Liu, 1962, (left) paints Van Gogh more skillfully than Van Gogh (right). Should expose how overrated Van Gogh is,” Margarita (@margaritaevna95) tweeted on the 7th of August, 2020. The image featured on the left is a highly realistic painting … Continue reading Kitsch and Avant-Garde: A Van Gogh Twitter Debate
CW: Rape, Sexual Assault, Social media We’ve all seen the hashtag campaign: it exploded after actor Alyssa Milano tweeted on the 15th of October: #metoo Suggested by a friend: “If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted … Continue reading #MeToo Every story that is told is heartbreakingly familiar.
The cover art of rapper Vince Staples’ album, Summertime ‘06, is a visual reference to Joy Division’s album, Unknown Pleasures. On his Instagram, Staples explains the resonance of Joy Division’s 1979 album for his own: “Summer of 2006, the beginning … Continue reading Never Played It By The Book – Vince Staples Interview
As part of the Fringe Summit event series, Thinkhouse PR hosted an evening with Lauren Wirtzer, Head of Digital Strategy at Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment. Wirtzer handles all digital operations for Beyoncé, and lead the marketing campaign for the launch of last year’s self-titled album, which shocked the music industry and fans with a surprise release. Continue reading Fringe Summit: Lauren Wirtzer, Head of Digital for Beyoncé
It seems that these days an author needs to have a 2.5 million Twitter following to connect with their readers, whereas it used to be enough just to write a good book. Continue reading The Fault in Our Teenagers: the secret to John Green’s success