Gen Z food culture keeps getting stranger. New data from Tastewise shows younger consumers are embracing breakfast soup, protein cold foam coffee, customizable Malatang bowls, and nostalgic comfort foods in what may be the internet’s weirdest food trend cycle yet.
This past weekend at the box office, we saw an indie horror movie and an A24 horror movie, i.e., both beat a _Star Wars_ movie at the box office. Each of them was directed by a young up-and-comer, and each of them also got their start on YouTube.
For the first time since before COVID, it feels like there's a buzz across Los Angeles, as executives and studio heads log back on to look at the…
A Kafkaesque political metamorphosis is unfolding across India as millions of disaffected Gen Z’ers are turning into cockroaches – that is, members of the new Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The party, an online protest movement created by a 30-year old recent graduate from Boston University, was inspired by India’s Chief Justice **Surya…
When I was first introduced to the concept of _The Hunger Games_ at the end of 2011, I thought it was another cautionary tale against glamorising thinness for teenage girls. My godmother said I’d really like it and I was flattered that she thought I was skinny enough to be worth worrying about.
Then the trailer dropped. Then they announced Taylor Swift was going to feature on the soundtrack.…
Palantir CEO warns that AI could decimate jobs, while Gen Z workers protest by sabotaging AI rollouts in a bid to protect their careers.
When it comes to young people, every generation is different from the one that precedes it. It makes sense. Every group grows up in different economic, cultural, and technological circumstances, so _of course_ they’re going to have different tastes and values. It’s also natural for younger generations to rebel against their parents and create their own unique identities.
These days, however,…
Technically speaking, Duke University professor Aaron Dinin _teaches_ entrepreneurship. But more accurately, he teaches _young people_ to have a _healthier relationship_ with __failure __, and he does this through various oddball challenges—everything fromsolving a 1000-piece puzzle in six minutes to trying to _beat a nine-year-old at selling cookies_.
In one recent video, Dinin's students…
It's a tale as old as time: tension caused by generational differences. From Baby Boomers to the up-and-coming Gen Alpha, every generation seems to have a little bit of beef with the others—especially Gen Z.
Gen Z has claimed that Boomers are "angry". And Gen Zers are no longer subscribing to work burnout culture that Millennials did. And now, Gen Z has decided to come for Gen X.
One…
It was groovy, baby. Chase Hofer woke up one day and decided to hire an _Austin Powers_ impersonator to just, well, come over. And that he did, creating a brilliantly funny and equally awkward exchange between two guys just hanging in an apartment. (Albeit one of them was dressed head to toe as the infamous English ladies' man.)
For those unfamiliar with the _Austin Powers_ franchise,…
_Baby boomers_ often find themselves the butt of the joke these days. Deserved or not, they have to absorb some serious criticism from Gen Xers down to Gen Alpha kids. Notoriously, the generation takes heat from younger generations who think that their _me-first mentality_helped create a world where the climate is getting warmer, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer and…
Those of us who lived life on Earth before the internet and GPS have memories that today's young people will never have. Stopping at a gas station to pick up a local road map. Keeping a road atlas the size of a textbook under the passenger seat. The agony of having to try to refold a map in the clunky confines of your car.
It's easy to forget what life was like before cell phones fit in your…
Childhood has changed. Even kids who grow up today with a minimal diet of screen time and iPads will have a far different experience in today's modern world than those who grew up before the internet. Childhood was simpler for Boomers and Gen Xers, in many ways. Not always better, but there was definitely something special about its simplicity. Some parts of it no longer exist.
Where the…
Young people today, am I right? Specifically, I'm talking about _Gen Z_, the age group known for their brutal TikTok roasts (_mostly of Millennials_) and their attitude towards _workplace_ professionalism that’s just a tad, shall we say, more _casual_ than previous generations. While this attitude might be jarring at times, it also can be delightfully refreshing.
**Just ask the…