Beauty and Sublimeness

Aug 5, 2025

This article originally appeared on my personal Substack, Clinsights as here. Editor’s Note: In two days, this post will be locked and is available only to paid members because we don’t want this duplicate content on the open web in a way that might draw...

Propaganda rebrands Cloud Nine to challenge the hair tool status quo

Aug 5, 2025

Fifteen years after helping launch the brand, Propaganda returns to Cloud Nine with a new positioning built around hair health, inclusivity and a quiet power, redefining what beauty looks like in a saturated styling market. In a beauty sector still dominated by glossy...

OFFF launches inaugural Montréal edition this September

Aug 5, 2025

The globally renowned creative festival OFFF lands in Montréal this September, blending art, design, technology, and even winemaking in its most cross-disciplinary edition yet. International creative festival OFFF will launch its first-ever Montréal edition this...

Direct Line gets a cheeky reboot with bold new campaign by VCCP

Aug 5, 2025

Playful films, a talking pony, and a familiar red phone… the insurer marks a new chapter with confidence, clarity, and a wink to its legacy. How would life feel if everything just… worked? That’s the question at the heart of Direct Line’s new...

The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: Public Art Edition 

Aug 5, 2025

Public art has no single form — it’s that mural you pass on your daily commute, the sculpture gracing your favorite local park, a statue installed near a busy intersection. Test your knowledge of public art gems from around the world in this month’s themed...

Who Are Museums Really For? And Can We Change Our Minds?

Aug 5, 2025

The cinematic journey in Binnigula’sa’ (Ancient Zapotec People) (2024) begins in the Mexican countryside. Modern civilization — signified by concrete, metal, and powerlines — peeks through the green landscape to reveal a more rigid world of roads,...

Take a Trip Down the Catwalk With Andy Warhol 

Aug 5, 2025

Andy Warhol, “Male Bust” (c. 1957), ink on Strathmore paper (all photos Julie Schneider/Hyperallergic) Before Campbell’s soup cans, Brillo boxes, and famous faces became hallmarks of Andy Warhol’s culture-defining pop art, the artist worked as a department-store...