Intro: The Age of Obsession If culture were a stock market, fandoms would be the blue-chip investments. They are the most passionate, engaged, and financially committed consumers on the planet—and in the digital age, they’re more powerful than ever. Think about it. Beyoncé drops a tour, and the Beyhive moves like an army, selling out […]
Why African Slang is the New Currency of Global Pop Culture
Make I Give You Gist You ever hear a word so fly, so electric, that it jumps out the mouth, slides into a beat, and before you know it—BOOM—it’s global? That’s what’s happening with African slang right now. These words sound cool; they got rhythm, they got movement, they got power. But here’s the thing—when […]
Unmasking Our Reality: Identity in a Curated World
We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.