← Culture Slop
    Season One
    Culture Slop

    A new cultural platform at the intersection of technology, art, & contemporary culture.

    June 2026 · SF · LA · NYC · Tokyo

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    TL;DR

    Put your brand in front of tech founders, art collectors, and cultural tastemakers — the audience that shapes what everyone else buys next.

    40% tech leaders ($150K–500K+ income). 30% collectors ($5K–500K+ annual art spend). 30% the critics and curators who decide what's next. All in the same room.

    Book a Meeting →andrew@thecultureslop.com · +1 415-254-1573
    Contents
    01The Platform
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    02Contributors
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    03Audience
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    04Partnership Models
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    05Every Article Is an App
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    06Contact
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    15,000
    Print Copies
    SF · LA · NYC · Tokyo
    18M+
    Contributor Reach
    Combined social following
    6,000+
    Targeted Outreach
    Founders, C-suite, creative leaders
    46K+
    Existing Community
    40K Instagram · 6K email
    The Platform
    Print as artifact.
    The best conversations deserve a physical home. A magazine you hold, share, and keep on your shelf — 15,000 copies distributed across San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo.
    Digital as experience.
    Every print feature has a QR code. Scanning it doesn't open a webpage — it opens a custom digital experience built around that story. Every article is an app.
    IRL as connection.
    Curated dinners, studio visits, and launch events around each magazine drop. The print issues aren't the end of the conversation — they're the invitation. Partners get a seat at the table with our contributor network.
    "Where cultural capital meets purchasing power — and everyone is in the same room."
    Digital Integration
    Every Article
    Is an App.
    Each print feature has a QR code. Scanning it doesn't open a webpage — it activates a custom digital experience powered by your product. Your brand becomes the experience.
    Each experience is a product demo that glitched into something interesting.
    What will you build? →
    Examples
    Substack →
    QR opens an interactive essay format built on Substack — the article extends into a live publication.
    Lovable →
    QR opens a conceptual app prototyped with Lovable — the article becomes a working product.
    Contributors — Issue Nº 01
    • Max HolleinDirector, The Met
    • Michael ConnorRhizome · w/ Katherine Frazer
    • Tom SachsArtist · w/ Andrew McClintock
    • Barry McGeeArtist
    • BeepleArtist · w/ Jehan Chu (Kenetic Capital, LACMA Digital Leaders)
    • Mario AyalaArtist
    • Mia ScarpaArtist
    • Problem Child AdvisoryCurator
    • Matt McCormickArtist
    • Tom MarioniCurator & Artist · w/ Alberto Cuadros (SALA)
    • Eugene WhangLoveFrom / Apple
    • Mieke Marple & Francesca SonaraArtist & Founder, Times
    • Eugenia KuydaFounder, Replika & Wabi
    • Connor HayesHead of Threads, Meta
    • Brewster KahleInternet Archive · w/ Andrew McClintock
    • Scott BelskyA24 / Adobe
    • SoleioDesigner & Investor · w/ Andrew McClintock
    • Fred TurnerStanford · From Counterculture to Cyberculture · w/ Jasmine Sun
    • Eric Rodenbeck & Quentin HardyStamen Design / Harvard · ex-Google Cloud, NYT Tech
    • Jason YuanHIVEMIND · ex-Apple
    • Dylan Abruscato & Maritza Lerman YoesPresident, TBPN & Future Trashcan
    • Kyle ChaykaFilterworld · The New Yorker
    • David MarxBlank Space · The New Yorker
    • Kyle Raymond FitzpatrickTrend Report
    • Sean MonahanK-HOLE · w/ Alberto Cuadros (SALA)
    • Marcus BöschUnderstanding TikTok
    • Cy CanterelWriter
    • Nicolas CevallosCreative Destruction
    • Nikita Walia & Elliot VredenburgU.N.N.A.M.E.D.
    • David SeniorHead of Library & Archives, SFMOMA · w/ Andrew McClintock

    Plus more — full contributor list in the print issue.

    Audience
    40%
    Tech Leaders & Operators
    Product leaders, designers, and founders at venture-backed companies. $150K–500K+ household income. Early adopters who influence platform and tool adoption.
    30%
    Collectors & Cultural Consumers
    Contemporary art buyers with $5K–500K+ annual art spend. $200K+ household income. High discretionary spending on design, travel, and cultural experiences.
    30%
    Cultural Producers & Tastemakers
    Artists, writers, curators, critics. Drive cultural legitimacy and trend adoption. What they align with becomes what others seek out.

    You're reaching people with purchasing power and people with influence power — where cultural capital meets capital.

    Partnership Models
    Custom
    QR-Powered
    Digital Experience
    "Every Article Is an App" — your product becomes the digital experience behind the QR code. 15,000 culturally engaged readers scan directly into your platform.
    Product integration on a print featureCustom QR → digital experienceContent rights + "as featured in Culture Slop"
    $5,000
    Entry
    Print Ad
    The simplest way to put your brand in front of 15,000 culturally engaged readers across four cities.
    Full-page interior placement11×17, full color, hi-brite newsprintSF · LA · NYC · Tokyo distribution
    $20,000
    Featured
    Season Partner
    Your brand woven into the full Culture Slop ecosystem — print, events, digital, and press.
    Back Cover or Inside Front Cover placementLogo on all event signage + printed materials"Season Partner" on event comms + pressDigital presenter on aligned contentSocial coverage + content rights
    $50,000
    Exclusive
    Intimate Access
    Your brand doesn't just sponsor culture — it's in the room where it happens.
    Private artist studio visit + fireside chat (15–20 guests)Curated dinner: 30–40 guestsFull-page print ad placementBranded digital feature integrationProfessional video + photo documentationContent rights + category exclusivity
    Custom
    Bespoke
    Co-Created Experience
    Custom activation designed with our creative team — artist collab, multi-city experiential series, branded content, or a custom digital + print experience.
    Artist collab / limited edition launchMulti-city experiential seriesCustom digital + print activationDedicated project managementPerformance metrics + reporting
    About
    Created by Andrew McClintock, a California-based curator and founder.
    Previously Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of SFAQ, an international art and culture magazine that grew to 50,000 circulation across 41 issues with editions in SF, New York, LA, and Mexico City.
    Co-Founder & CEO of On Approval, a VC-backed art platform with enterprise clients including Louis Vuitton, Vista Equity Partners, and Rolex.
    Founder of Ever Gold [Projects], a contemporary art gallery that presented 300+ exhibitions and public events since 2009.
    Brands We've Worked With
    Louis VuittonCartierRolexRestoration HardwareArt BaselGuggenheimFriezeMetaVista EquitySFMOMADavid ZwirnerGenslerGagosianLevi'sAdobe
    Press
    ForbesThe New York TimesBloombergMonocleHypebeastArtforumArchitectural DigestCool Hunting
    Culture Slop
    Let's talk.
    Andrew McClintock · Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
    Book a Meeting →andrew@thecultureslop.com+1 415-254-1573
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