Our Mastodon account was suspended, then reinstated—here’s what we learned
That was a learning experience that was positive overall, as our five-year-old home at Mastodon.art was temporarily suspended—revealing the pros and cons with having an account on a Mastodon instance, or server, writes Jack Yan […]
Le monde de la mode parle encore de phénomènes virtuels, mais les méthodes traditionnelles vont tenir la distance, écrit Jack Yan […]
The fashion world is still talking about virtual phenomena but traditional methods are going to last the distance, writes Jack Yan […]
Founder and publisher Jack Yan on why Lucire will use its Mastodon account more for social media going forward […]
Publisher’s diary: Feedspot’s top 50, computers in cars, and a new mayor
Founder and publisher Jack Yan with a summary of recent events, beginning with Lucire’s surprise appearance on a top-50 fashion magazines’ list […]
Reviving some of our 1998–9 articles
In the 1990s, storage space for websites was limited, and expensive. It was the norm for us, before the turn of the century (and occasionally afterwards) to remove articles to prioritize ones that were more popular or current. With one of our 25th anniversary articles being prepared for print, we dug out a handful of […]
More colourways to come for New Balance’s 9060
Initially released in July, and with the first new colourway in August, New Balance says fans can expect two more for September3 for its 9060 silhouette […]
Enlever le pied de l’accélérateur
Les consommateurs ont beau dire qu’ils n’aiment pas la fast fashion, la réalité est que des plateformes comme Shein gagnent des millions, la génération Z constituant un marché souvent coopératif, écrit Jack Yan […]
Our search box is back in action, and continues to respect your privacy
Switching from Duck Duck Go, which appears to have lost thousands of our pages from its results, to Mojeek, means our search is now with an independent company that has had a longer history of not tracking its users […]
Jacinda Ardern at Chatham House: providing greater depth on the Christchurch Call
The Q&A following New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s address at Chatham House on Sunday was arguably more insightful, touching on topics ranging from climate change to the geopolitical order, but it is her thoughts on social media that touch our prior concerns here at Lucire […]
