Today’s Coachella is a bona fide “influencer Olympics,” where TikTokers, vloggers and even goldendoodles with VIP wristbands compete to produce the flashiest sponsored content and secure the biggest poolside mansions. However, it was not always this way, and the consumerist glitz of today’s festival is antithetical to its late ’90s countercultural origins. Coachella began as …
Dear reader, Transport yourself to 100 years ago in Italy. Go ahead, pack a bag, but don’t bother packing any black or brown shirts. Your welcoming committee is Benito Mussolini himself. His Roman Empire? The Roman Empire. His aspirations? To resurrect an Italian Empire amidst global economic and political instability by any means necessary. In …
While microtrends will likely continue throughout 2026, here are two of my fashion trend predictions that I believe will last throughout the year: Funky Animal Prints Leopard print and zebra print were everywhere last year, and I predict that more animal prints will rise to the forefront this year. As polka dots dominated last year, …
Today’s punks extend the mid-1970s “big bang” of punk into 21st-century discontent. Today, wealth stratification has entrenched caste-like socioeconomic disparities; meanwhile, surveillance capitalists track dissent, box it up and sell it back as clickbait content. Across Europe and the United States, ethno-nationalist movements gain traction by viciously “othering” minorities and political opponents.
The pop-culturization of traditional medicine and knowing if it is right for you
As 2026 finds its footing, I have noticed an analog renaissance emerging in response to digital modernity. Facing constant overstimulation, hyper-automation and declining literacy rates, more and more digital natives are turning to vintage technologies.
Why do we travel? I have thought about this question a lot while moving through places that are not mine. Travel blogger Claire West (2024) describes tourism as an “invasion into someone else’s day-to-day life,” something most would never tolerate. This begs the question: when does curiosity turn into intrusion? When I reflect on some …
This summer, I was given the chance to study abroad in the Western Balkans and Vienna as a part of the Burch Field Research Seminar. Touring around cities like Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar and Pristina, days consisted of meeting with international politicians, policymakers and community builders, with some time in between and after to immerse …
Coulture Magazine is a vibrant, thriving community of creatives across UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. With more than 370 members, we pride ourselves on being one of the largest Hussman organizations — filled to the brim with talent and a drive to constantly improve. The year 2025 marks 10 years of Coulture on campus — now an …