What do beef tallow, prairie dresses and the quiet luxury trend all have in common? They're all markers of the conservative aesthetic and the resurgence of traditional gender roles online. The seeds ...

When you’re looking for a space to create a mood board of your life, odds are you’re curating it on Instagram. This social media platform is aesthetic-heavy AF, which makes it ideal for building a ...

If you want to sound like a true Internet subculture connoisseur, it’s worth brushing up on the difference between the Y2K and McBling aesthetics. What are the origins of the Y2K aesthetic? At its ...

Gen Z and Gen Alpha have been using “aesthetic” as an adjective or a one-word compliment on social media for a few years now. But to older ears, it still sounds strange. “They use the word ‘aesthetic’ ...

Aesthetics—When you "feel" it. When you "feel" the power of the art. When it all comes together in perfect harmony—song, performance, message, connection—there is a physical reaction to the art. You ...

10 years ago, VH1 published an article I used as a source material for a conference talk. It was titled “Is Busta Rhymes A Terrible Dresser Or An Avant-Garde Style Genius?” During the talk, I touched ...

How does that sound to you? Gen Z and Gen Alpha have been using “aesthetic” as an adjective or a one-word compliment on social media for a few years now. But to older ears, it still sounds strange.