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From nausea-inducing necessity to horrifying delicacy, the culture of cultures is a gross one.

We often hear about the latest engagement hacks on other platforms like Instagram, TikTok, or X, formerly known as Twitter. But Google is consequential above all of these, acting essentially as the referee of the web. Yet deep knowledge of how its systems work is largely limited to industry publications and marketing firms —...

The dust line thinneth but never gone.

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Miss Supranational Malaysia’s national costume is inspired by the Dayak people of Borneo Island. Borneo Island is a special Island that belongs to three countries. Rich with many indigenous traditions and cultures, the Dayaks are one of the largest groups living on Borneo. This national costume is designed to appreciate the...

Back in Malaysia, concertgoers have already been lamenting that so many international artists skip over the country during their international tours, a trend the fracas over Matty Healy looks likely to exacerbate. Meanwhile, observers and activists warn that with upcoming state elections in August, conservative-leaning...

In his forthcoming book, Techno Feudalism: What Killed Capitalism, Yanis Varoufakis proposes that capitalism has died — but it wasn’t replaced by socialism. Rather, capitalism has given way to feudalism:...