Motherboard Review: Victoria Mapplebeck’s Intimate Portrait of Parenting in the Smartphone Age In the 21st century, parenthood has doubled as a kind of ongoing film project. Babies born in the early 2000s grew up under the constant click of digital cameras, and by the time they started school, iPhones were already documenting their lives. While much has been said about the risks of raising children in an era of nonstop recording, Victoria Mapplebeck’s Motherboard points to a brighter side: the chance to shape memory itself. Filmed almost entirely on phones, Mapplebeck’s documentary follows her son Jim from birth in 2004 through his first 20 years. The result is a portrait…

Taylor Swift ‘Showgirl Orange’ Set to Sweep Culture Taylor Swift has yet again sent the internet into chaos after she announced her 12th studio album, dropping October 3rd. The ‘Taymania’ has already begun, with Google Trends data revealing searches for “The Life of a Showgirl” have increased by 5,000% in just three days. The colour palette of this next era has already sparked online interest, with the incoming wave of ‘Showgirl Orange’ set to be the colour and culture moment of the year, according to branding and marketing expert Liam Smith at Aura Print. When Jason Kelce asked Swift what the significance of orange was, she answered ‘I’ve always liked…