Kathleen Tyler Conklin via FlickrArts+Culture / NewsThis week, it turned out we're all fauxsumeristsPlus: Game Boy turned 25, Cory Arcangel unearthed Warhol's early digital art and the NYPD made a mess on TwitterShareLink copied ✔️April 25, 2014Arts+CultureNewsText Thomas Gorton WE ALL SPEND TIME STARING WISTFULLY AT THINGS WE CAN'T AFFORD That's right, a study concluded that we're all fauxsumerists – a generation that browses and browses and browses before deciding "no". We still want to die surrounded by clothes and trainers, we just can't afford them. GAME BOY TURNED 25 – WE LOOK AT THE MUSIC IT SPAWNED It was Game Boy's 25th birthday this week. Everybody knows the sound of the Game Boy, but we wanted to look at how the legendary handheld gaming device has been used as an instrument. THE NYPD REACHED OUT ON TWITTER AND ENDED UP LOOKING REALLY DUMB The NYPD took to Twitter with #myNYPD and asked Americans to send in pictures of them with officers of the law. It backfired spectacularly, with users tweeting in horrific pictures of police brutality. Who knew dogs weren't safe from stop-and-search? Best part of #myNYPD = pics of dogs being frisked pic.twitter.com/vHfmQHIHds— Elif Batuman (@BananaKarenina) April 23, 2014 CORY ARCANGEL DISCOVERED UNSEEN ANDY WARHOL ART FROM A FLOPPY DISK New media artist and self-confessed Warhol nut Cory Arcangel unearthed some of Andy's forays into early digital art, thanks to some savvy floppy disk retrieval techniques. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visuals Arts, Inc., courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum ETHICAL FASHION IS FEMINIST FASHION Do you know where your clothes come from? That's the question that this week's Fashion Revolution Day tried to explore. A year on from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, we argue that feminism and ethical fashion go hand in hand. Do you know where your clothes come from?Fashion Revolution DayEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThe internet wants women to stop acting like ‘birds’On TikTok, the word has become shorthand for being male-centred, prompting women to share their dating horror stories and unlearn their ‘bird’ behaviour before summertimeLife & CultureArts+CultureHow Prince almost ended up in The Fifth ElementOnFashionHow On and Loewe are shaping the future of footwear Film & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workMusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) FashionGucci’s Times Square show pays homage to the people of NYCFashionWhy is Americana everywhere right now? SamsungLife & CultureWhat went down at Dazed Club’s drop-in skate session with SamsungBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy