Culture Decoded

Culture Decoded explains modern life, trends, and behaviors by making complex ideas simple, real, and relatable.

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Culture

Feb 6, 2026

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8 min read

🌀 Scarcity Theatre: Drops, Queues, and FOMO

The Pain of the "Near Miss"

Asena Kaya Karaca, +1

Music

Feb 4, 2026

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7 min read

🌀 Bad Bunny Made Puerto Rico the Center of the World

How a love letter to Puerto Rico became the most important album in the world?

Ekin Ilgın Demirhan

Culture

Jan 30, 2026

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8 min read

🌀 Why We Buy Stories, Not Things

Exploring the hidden anthropology of our modern shopping carts.

Asena Kaya Karaca, +1

Music

Jan 28, 2026

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6 min read

🌀 The Swift Institution: More Than A Melody

How Taylor Swift became "The One"?

Ekin Ilgın Demirhan

Culture

Jan 23, 2026

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9 min read

🌀 AI Companions: Friendship and Future Selves

How algorithms are reshaping friendship, care, and connection

Asena Kaya Karaca, +1

Culture

Jan 16, 2026

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8 min read

🌀 Quantified Self: Step Counts, Soul Counts

When Self-Knowledge Turns into Self-Surveillance

Asena Kaya Karaca, +1

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