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The report opens with a stark observation: we’re living in the “Age of Big Content”—a time of infinite scrolls, algorithmic recommendations, and what Stocksy calls “vibe-less mood boards”. The result is a creative landscape experiencing both “Peak Complexity” and the “Meh-ocene,” where global aesthetics are collapsing into sameness.

As the report notes, “Cafes look the same in Tokyo and Mexico City,” while creative industries struggle with originality—evidenced by the fact that not a single original film (as opposed to a sequel, reboot or remake) cracked 2024’s top 15 highest-grossing movies.

The Curation Paradox at Creative Boom. I’m amused by the Meh-ocene, the natural stagnation of atemporality, which was on our minds fifteen years ago.

Photo by Marc Weidenbaum I had to save.

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One of the brightest and densest meteor showers of the year, the Perseids pour down every August, leaving glowing streaks in their wake. Photographer Josh Dury captured this year’s stellar spectacle near Stonehenge, showing the fireballs illuminating the sky above the prehistoric grounds in Wiltshire, England.

On August 9, Dury camped out at the ancient monument—which aligns the sunrise on the summer solstice and the sunset on the winter solstice—to capture 46 images he later stitched together into the stunning composite above. Between 50 and 100 meteors are typically visible per hour when the Perseids arrive, and the photographer spent about three hours on location.

Grace Ebert https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/08/josh-dury-perseid-stonehenge/

Not going to see a better picture today.

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Perseids Over Stonehenge