Desperate for Botox

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I first got Botox about eight years ago, at a med spa on a busy, ugly stretch of Highway 49 in Placer County, California. On my way there, I read a…

Richard McGuire’s “Zooming In”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the cover of the April 14, 2025, Innovation & Tech Issue, the artist Richard McGuire offers an image that calls back to the halcyon days when technology was expected to…

The Limits of A.I.-Generated Miyazaki

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story If asked to come up with a quintessentially “human” work of art, one could do worse than to name a film by Studio Ghibli. The Japanese animation studio, founded by the…

IFF: A formulation concept inspired by the world of gaming

Through the Xelestia collection, IFF reinterprets its ingredients into four sensory universes (Neptunian Shores, Silva Lumina, Cosmic Odyssey, Cloud Sanctuary) inspired by the fantastic kingdoms of gaming. Four universes in which it is also possible to immerse yourself in an…