Today, as we navigate the transformative waves of AI, we find ourselves on the cusp of a new era marked by similar uncertainties. However, this time the driving force isn’t merely economics — it’s the relentless march of technology, particularly the rise and evolution of AI.
The buzz around ChatGPT is hitting a critical mass⏤a collective frenzy, even, and there are equal amounts of hype and skepticism. In the Wall Street Journal, Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocher stated in ChatGPT Heralds an Intellectual Revolution that, “A new technology bids to transform the human cognitive process as it has not been shaken up since the invention of printing.”
Technology and globalisation have made it easier to relocate anywhere in the world than ever before. In our new series Imagine Yourself In, we will be exploring new towns and off-the-beaten-path finds around the world. Whether you’re looking for a change of scenery, a slower pace of life, or just a new place to call home, there’s an endless list of destinations waiting to be discovered.
In this, the first instalment of TIG TV of the year: we journey to Japan’s most remote ramen shop; look at how to name a product; and discover the reason why coffee shops all around the world are beginning to look the same; explore the idea of guaranteed basic income, see how happy Finland really is, and as always, much much more. –P
Unless you live in the Bay Area, chances are you probably haven’t been bumping Jay Stone. He’s a 29-year-old MC from Oakland who’s got a knack for painting vivid portraits of everyday life in the heads of listeners.
In this instalment of TIG TV: we find out what true love really is, and discuss the legacy of Anthony Bourdain;...
In this instalment of TIG TV: Anna Wintour shares her favorite moments from Paris fashion week; view the 28 best looks from the Paris collections and listen to Virgil Abloh’s Lecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design; see inside Robert Downey Jr.'s Hamptons home; learn how to break bad habits and how dark patterns trick you online; and as always, much much more.
In this next instalment of TIG TV: we take a humorous look at Wes Anderson films, listen to the amazing...
In this week’s instalment of TIG TV, we look back at a tumultuous 2017, see how to start a business,...
In this week’s instalment of TIG TV, we tour Virgil Abloh’s studio, peek inside Europe’s most remote restaurant, look at the life and death of Pakistan social media star and icon Qandeel, learn about the Catalonia’s independence referendum, explore the photography of the artist Gregory Crewdson and as always, much much more. –P
In this week’s installment of TIG TV, We look at Edward Hopper's classic painting, Nighthawks, Alain de Botton takes a philosophical look at our desire to travel, and there is an introduction to Roland Barthes’s Mythologies; Robert Pirsig, author of the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, discusses his influential book; Edgar Wright discusses his passionate use of music as a storytelling device in his latest film, “Baby Driver”, and as always much, much more. Happy viewing –P
In this week’s instalment of TIG TV, we listen to Bob Dylan’s 2016 Nobel Lecture in Literature and take at look at...
中目黒の中心エリアから少し外れた裏路地に佇んだショップ『Waltz(ワルツ)』。開放感のあるファサードに重厚感のある漆黒の鉄扉が印象的なここは、良質な”アナログ”をキーワードに貴重なカセットテープやヴァイナル、国内外のヴィンテージ雑誌、ラジカセなどが揃う専門店だ。繁華街や大通りに面することなく、ひっそりと構えたお店の場所からも既に名店を匂わす薫りが漂ってくる。オーナーを務める角田さんは、かつて「アマゾン」でリテイル部門の事業部長を長年務めていた経歴を持ち、流通や音楽業界には明るい人物。昨年、昔からの夢でもあったという自身のお店をオープンさせたのだという。しかし、なぜ今カセットテープなのか。そして順風満帆であったはずの環境から脱却したその真意を訊いてみた。「時代の流れとともに革新的な技術の進化とインターネットの普及によって、前職では大きな躍進を体験できました。しかしその反面自分が好きなアナログへの価値観が一般的に排他的になっていくようにも感じられました。そんな中で、その反動を逆手に、今自分のやりたいコトにチャレンジするしかないと一念発起したんです」。
In this week’s edition of TIG TV we take a look at all the musicals that influenced La La Land, take...