Temaet har stått lenge på ventelisten. Nå, endelig, står det for tur. Velkommen til Autentisitet.
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Autentisitet, eller illusjonen av det, er den viktigste valutaen for influencere på sosiale medier – det er det vi brukere higer etter, bevisst eller underbevisst. I de aller fleste tilfeller er dette bra, spesielt i en såpass overfladisk og polarisert tid på sosiale medier. Men hvor nyttig er det å være autentisk om hvor mye man hater kvinner?
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Bong Joon-ho’s award-winning film “Parasite” has been acclaimed worldwide since its release in 2019. We encounter cramped basement apartments, sleek hillside villas, and the invisible wall between them. But how authentic is the film’s portrayal of Korean everyday life and social structures?
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From Tiktok girlbosses to Beauty entrepreneurs, Alexis Androulakis and her wife Dr. Christina Basias Androulakis recently launched their most recent venture Leaked Labs. The latest point on a long list of failed brands, dubious business practices, and unfulfilled promises. A prime example of how fast innovative and ambitious influencers can turn fishy when their authenticity is uncertain.
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Why do we feel the need to perform in order to appear authentic? The question of the performance of authenticity is most prominent in personality and celebrity journalism, where the core of the story is to encapsulate an individual's raw, unfiltered persona. However, celebrity and personality journalism is primarily a dialogue between two or more people; the portrayal of authenticity is shaped by components, such as narrative and performance.
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The world that we know today would probably look very different without the Renaissance and its masterful artists. Michelangelo Buonarroti and his predecessors rejuvenated sensibility, evoking myths and allusions to religion or the creation of the world. My whole life, art was not something I simply observed from afar, but something I encountered across museums, cathedrals, and city streets throughout Europe. Nowhere did it feel more alive than in Italy, where the legacy of the Renaissance continues to shape cultural identity and celebrations of the self.
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