Absurd new Moschino accessories; designer fragrance vending machine; and more
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This digital artwork turns love into a blockchain contract
In Love Counter, an experimental game on new streaming platform CIFRA, creator Ruini Shi imagines a system where users mint NFT-style “proof of love” stamps and invest in Marriage Smart Contracts. The work skewers how dating, commitment, and intimacy are increasingly quantified and financialized. It was featured along with five other interesting pieces on CIFRA via Artnews’s list, all examining the blurred boundaries between virtual life and reality.
The absurd accessories of Moschino’s Fall 2026 show
Esoteric experimentation has always been core to Moschino, but this collection feels especially sharp: heels erupting in paper money, a photo frame clutch, and a belt built entirely from an elongated fork and spoon. In a moment of growing overt corporatization across fashion, the brand resists boardroom logic and chooses spectacle over restraint.
Explore a compilation of DIY artist-made websites
Neocities, a platform inspired by the early 2000’s digital platform GeoCities, is becoming a haven for artists who want to escape algorithmic feeds and AI-generated content. Users build fully custom-coded websites organized around niche interests, from horror, sex, Y2K, punk, and almost anything you can imagine. With minimal algorithmic interference and looser moderation, it feels closer to “surfing the web” than scrolling a platform.
This nightclub vending machine sprays designer fragrance on demand
A club in Bristol has installed what it calls the world’s first fragrance vending machine, dispensing sprays of scents like Dior Sauvage, Blue de Chanel, and Ariana Grande Cloud. The whole setup feels ripped straight out of Cyberpunk, with clubgoers placing their wrists or necks under a nozzle and paying per spray.
Resident Evil Requiem just became the highest-rated video game ever
Building on the success of last year’s fan-favorite Resident Evil 4, Capcom has continued its streak with Resident Evil Requiem, breaking multiple records. The latest installment marks the franchise’s strongest-ever numbers on Steam and is now the highest user-rated game on Metacritic, surpassing Expedition 33 to take the number one spot.
Headline curation and words by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail)
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From The Archive
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In 1994, the chief executives of the seven largest U.S. tobacco companies testified before congress under oath and stated that “nicotine was not addictive.”
Internal documents and later whistleblower testimony showed companies had long researched nicotine addiction, contradicting their statements and contributing to the 1998 tobacco master settlement agreement.
