This week on Tasteland we're joined by Dena Yago, an artist, writer, and founding member of the trend forecasting group K-HOLE. Dena is currently working at Cosmos, a visual discovery and inspiration platform for creatives.

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Timestamps

00:00 Smoking Christmas gift

4:44 No smoke without fire

10:00 GQ editor-in-chief predictions

12:40 Name that trend

16:26 Parallel thinking and Darwinism

19:45 The Cosmos secret sauce

25:25 Why books still matter in fast media

32:19 Irony is dead, long live cringe

42:25 The rise of the Cosmos girl

49:04 AI and curation

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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers