W. David Marx
@wdavidmarx
Author of Status and Culture, Ametora, and Blank Space, an upcoming cultural history of the 21st century (Nov '25). Newsletter at http://culture.ghost.io.
I wrote two books: • Ametora, a cultural history of Japanese menswear • Status and Culture, a general theory explaining how culture works, and how social competition leads to creativity, change, and stability (+ how the internet altered the entire model)
The Bear S04E07 "Bears" finally answered the question of when they'd use the Weezer song from the Mallrats soundtrack
Kirkus has given a Starred Review to my new book Blank Space: A Cultural History of the 21st Century, out on November 18: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/w…
SOLD OUT: Signed copies of the Japanese edition of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style by our friend, W. David Marx. Follow us and sign up for our newsletter in the footer of our site to be the first to know about future releases and restocks.
中国媒体SKYLANDSEA近日与我做了一个访问，以我的著作《地位与文化》所谈论的内容为切入，结合他们擅长观察的户外与文化的角度，讨论了当今人们对于户外活动的追求，以及这些行为如何反映出书中所谈的主题。 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/h7_HzHUODoPQ…
The timespan between Television's Marquee Moon and The Strokes's Is This It is the same as the timespan between Is This It and the present
De La Soul x PARAPPA THE RAPPER x WIND AND SEA Collaboration Coming soon!! "Eye know I'll love you better" @WeAreDeLaSoul @RodneyFundotcom #delasoul #parappatherapper #windandsea
Visually identical to the electronic music accounts pushed to me on Instagram Reels
The situation is under control
A unique philosophy of balance born from being very particular Shun Ishihata has stocked so many shirts for his store “In part” that they can’t fit on the rack. Now he’s gone even further by making original shirts in unique styles he’s been longing for since opening in Fall…
🐸6月重版🐌 『AMETORA』10刷 重版☞『そして、みんなクレイジーになっていく』2刷／『ダンゴムシの本』10刷／『シン・YMO』5刷／『パンクス 青の時代』3刷 好評☞『ゲームデザイナー 小島秀夫論』『サウス・ヒップホップ』『ブリジット・バルドー』 diskunion.net/dubooks/
Congrats @misterminsoo on this
"In the early ’70s, I was listening to a lot of funk. I was listening to Sly & the Family Stone, the Impressions, Motown artists, and Billy Preston" pitchfork.com/features/5-10-…
The Japanese translation of Ametora is now in its 10th printing (10刷)
Adam Curtis personal tastes: Emily in Paris and Banksy observer.co.uk/culture/interv…
I made a supercut of the guy rave dancing from the 808 State's "Cubik"