"The hip DAO is also set to make a splash in the phygital realm this week with the inaugural FWB Fest."

“Ahead of their new publication, Ruth Catlow and Penny Rafferty discuss how DAOs can build a more pluralistic Web3 _...Read More_

>"More events are bridging the gap between digital and physical Web3 experiences as artists and companies leverage physical activations."

*Why Can’t We Be Friends* by Brendan Mackie > Podcasts and other forms of “parasocial” media reframe friendship as monetized self-care _...Read More_

“New Friend” is a treasured addition to the Smithsonian Institution’s storied collection. We highly encourage you to come see “New Friend” soon, before the exhibit moves to Austin at the end of next _...Read More_

>"The pandemic gave me an excuse to delete all dating apps. But earlier this month, I turned to them again — this time to make platonic friends. I missed friendship, the purest form of social connection, free from sexual and familial _...Read More_

This Social Club Runs on Crypto Tokens and Vibes Friends With Benefits is a V.I.P. lounge for crypto’s creative class. Is it empty hype or the future of friendship? _...Read More_

“The unhappy truth of the matter is that it is normal for friendships to fade, even under the best of circumstances. The real aberration is keeping them.”

Radical Friends. Online DAO Summit for Decentralisation of Power and Resources in the Artworld curated by Ruth Catlow and Penny Rafferty in dialogue with Sarah Johanna Theurer _...Read More_

>"Amid busy schedules, long distances and gaps between catch-ups, it can be far _...Read More_

love this piece on Mutual Aid, and how it differs — and how participating in it, in whatever capacity — changes people's posture towards each other, in a way that charity simply does not.

>"James Michael Tyler, who died yesterday, played the beloved Friends character with a sense of ironized self-awareness."

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen discuss their dads, their unlikely friendship, and second careers – as podcast _...Read More_

"Friendships can be difficult, and lockdowns have made them even harder to maintain. But we should cherish them"

Frieze’s Autumn Listening Sessions are hosted by the poet, performer, jazz archivist and frieze columnist  Harmony Holiday  and poet, cultural theorist and 2020 MacArthur Fellow  Fred Moten. From their living rooms in LA and New York, _...Read More_