Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or doomer pessimism. Artist and writer August Lamm joins Internet Real Life to explore what it means to be unreachable in a hyperconnected world. In an […]

Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or doomer pessimism. *normcore, vibe shift, boom boom* Sean Monahan, co-founder of the trend forecasting collective K-HOLE and originator of the “normcore” concept, joins Internet Real

Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or doomer pessimism. Günseli Yalcinkaya is a London-based writer and editor whose work explores the intersection of technology, mysticism, and online subcultures. As a former editor

Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or doomer pessimism. Molly Soda is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work explores digital identity, vulnerability, and the emotional residue of internet life. She rose to prominence

We don’t simply enter the online world anymore, it envelops us. In a digital landscape dominated by centralized platforms and relentless visibility, the question arises: where can we retreat, even temporarily? One emerging answer lies in so-called “Dark Forests.” These hidden online enclaves offer shelter from the hyper-indexed surface web, creating space for quieter, more

The Stoa and Dale Carnegie Training (Toronto division) are teaming up to present a special “Carnegie Stoa” session with productivity pioneer David Allen (of Getting Things Done fame) and co-author Edward Lamont. Together, they’ll share insights from their new book, Team: Getting Things Done with Others. Discover how GTD principles can be applied to teams—fostering

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Italian brainrot is a surreal meme trend from early 2025, featuring absurd AI-generated creatures with Italianized names and chaotic voiceovers. Blending irony, grotesque visuals, and post-ironic humor, it reflects Gen Z’s digital culture. Rina Nicolae sees it as more than absurdity, framing it as a form of collective mythmaking and emergent meaning shaped by AI,

Why do certain ideas go viral, while others—no less vital—seem to hide in plain sight? In a new talk at The Stoa, Nadia Asparouhova explores this uncanny asymmetry through the lens of antimemetics, the emerging study of why some ideas resist transmission—despite their significance. The talk builds on themes from her forthcoming book. Purchase the

This talk was presented at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on May 3rd, 2025. “What if the teacher doesn’t know more than the students, and that’s the point? Join Peter Limberg (of The Stoa) for a hybrid session at Harvard exploring “teaching by unknowing,” inspired by The Ignorant Schoolmaster. Instead of top-down instruction, this