
About this episode
This week on Tasteland we're joined by Dena Yago, an artist, writer, and founding member of the trend forecasting group K-HOLE. Dena is currently working at Cosmos, a visual discovery and inspiration platform for creatives.
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Dena Yago
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Timestamps
00:00 Smoking Christmas gift
4:44 No smoke without fire
10:00 GQ editor-in-chief predictions
12:40 Name that trend
16:26 Parallel thinking and Darwinism
19:45 The Cosmos secret sauce
25:25 Why books still matter in fast media
32:19 Irony is dead, long live cringe
42:25 The rise of the Cosmos girl
49:04 AI and curation
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers
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