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The Net Gala hosts its first event for the stylish and chronically online

The Net Gala was thrown by the social collective Boys Club, a new media company best known for its podcast, newsletter, events and magazine.

A confessional booth with a handheld digital voice recorder let attendees spill secrets while a piece of generative artwork mirrored the movements of guests passing by. It bills itself as for the “chronically online and tech curious.” Deana Burke and Natasha Hoskin co-founded Boys Club in 2021 to bring women together to discuss emerging technologies and their effects. More than 500 people attended The Net Gala, flooding the dance floor and taking stickers passed around that said, “I’m tired of being hyper-surveilled.” For this event, Boys Club partnered with blockchain Lusko, a longtime collaborator who builds tools to help artists manage their creative projects.

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