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[lemonsbakery]

someday i need to learn how to use ovenbreak and kingdom this hurts my brain

[charlotteswebbbbb]

What's the vibe? #2

Okay I'm back.

Yesterday (8 Sept 2022), Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96. Our new monarch and head of state is King Charles III. The country is in a period of mourning until the 20th of September with many brands like Raf Simons and Burberry cancelling their LFW shows. Hackney Carnival and the Premiere League games scheduled for this weekend are also cancelled. The Queen's funeral on the 19th of September (which is a Monday) is a public holiday.

New Burberry? They want Daniel Lee of former Bottega fame to head up and refresh the brand. Isn't that a bit controversial considering how he left? Who knows.

Apple, this week have announced the new iPhone 14 in their various sizes (Pro and Max) and new iterations of the Apple Watch. Interesting technology evolution is that the phone can be used in emergency SOS situations where there is no cellular or wifi coverage by connecting to the satellites in space.

A few things to read:

The Thrill Is Gone: An Interview With Blackhaine - The Quietus

How restaurants became dinner parties - Grub Street

I thought dinner parties would be more in but perhaps not now that this post lockdown life is making everyone feel like the world is bigger and better?

Real Life is shutting down - probably one of the best publications with cutting edge thinking no longer had the funding to continue.

Things to look out for:

Bodies Bodies Bodies is out in the UK this week alongside Crimes of The Future. Official Competition has been out for maybe the past week.

The ICA is celebrating 75 years this year and was going to have a party - but now it's postponed to 2023 :(

People I love:

Lyzza - I'll talk more about her in the future but NTS show host and so cool.

Trends:

The energy bills are still going up to a cap of £2500 for the year, which was announced by new Prime Minister Liz Truss (swooping in on her first day on Tuesday).

Housing is still *still* continuing to be a huge situation for young people - and with interest

In Scotland this week Nicola Sturgeon announced rent controls.

With the death of our monarch in combination with "market forces" squeezing the life out of young people, I do worry about the rise of conservatism in social attitudes. We've seen this in the US with the Red Scare girls and the trad Cath moment on TikTok so I'm wondering how far these waves go.

This week a study has come out saying that we are on the way to five irreversible climate tipping points if we reach 1.5 degrees of warming.

Also bigger countries are thinking about giving up on 1.5 degrees as a target? Need to find the source for this but online hate speech increases with temperature. Asos looks to be flailing a little bit financially? Administration soon? Culturally - fast fashion is definitely at a turning point. There’s too much beauty! - Stella McCartney, Kate Moss, kylie baby

Headphones as accessories and retro style? I’ll expand on this next week but TikTok trends….

Celebrities are in disfunction right now? The Don't Worry Darling controversy of last week and celebrities such as Joe Jonas, Gwyneth of Goop and our constantly breaking the 4th wall actress, Julia Fox now talking about a new botox injection called XEOMIN? Please watch the link above, you're in for a ride. Maybe the general public is craving spectacle? Craving something authentically good?

Events:

Haunted Dancehall - 2 October 2022 - Ireland

Unsound Festival - Kraków, Poland - 9-16 October 2022