in our analog bag

In Japan they’re called jazz kissa – bars and cafes fitted out with high-quality sound systems and libraries of hundreds of vinyl records. While these old-world establishments are in decline in Japan, overseas visitors who’ve stumbled across the remaining jazz kissa are embracing the concept and opening listening bars when they return home,... See more

If you love to eat and an excuse to gather your friends, cookbook clubs might be your new favourite thing. 🥘👩‍🍳📚 Swipe for some of the best tips from two seasoned hosts (@stephh_lau & @dylanmakes), and head to the link in our bio for the full guide to pulling off a cookbook club that’s equal parts delicious and... See more

NEW ON SKIN DEEP 📀 ‘We can make do with outdated tech’: the Birmingham collective reviving DVDs. Juwairiyyah was sick of trawling the internet to watch niche films alone. In this month’s online story, she tells Jaz Morrison @jazmor_ about her quest for Birmingham DVD library @radicalexhibition to change our neoliberal... See more

A growing number of nightlife spaces in the city have started banning or limiting phones on dance floors. Some venues place stickers over phone camera lenses, have staff members remind attendees of house rules or use signage (“PLEASE DON’T USE PHONES ON THE DANCE FLOOR :),” signs at Nowadays, a club in Queens,... See more

On a recent Saturday, a group of about 100 people in conical gnome hats gathered in Manhattan for the second annual “Scathing Hatred of Information Technology and the Passionate Hemorrhaging of Our Neo-liberal Experience” conference. The unorthodox gathering was organized by the Lamp Club, a group for people with Luddite tendencies — or at least... See more

Ever traded shots for rare record spins? Discover why vinyl bars are taking over nightlife. - link in the bio - Check out these epic vinyl bars from around the world, does your city have a hidden listening spot? Drop your favorite venue in the comments below!

For the past decade, social media algorithms rewarded those who fed the machine. The more content you produced, the more views and engagement you received. But a noticeable shift has emerged. Online consumption among Gen Z and millennials is declining. Consumers are no longer eager for their lives to exist entirely through... See more

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