Family values often appear as care, tradition, and togetherness. At year-end, they also expose another structure: an invisible ledger that records effort, availability, and endurance. Some are asked again and again, others are spared. This produces a sense of permanent indebtedness. We explore how this ledger forms, how it persists, and how to step out of it.

How technology shapes not just what we do, but what we mean, from algorithms that mirror our desires to systems that seek coherence between code and culture.

John Costi, artist, ex-offender. How the loops that once destroyed him now fuel his transformation.