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Meg Josephson grew up as a people-pleaser. Raised in a home she describes as volatile, she remembers monitoring her father’s reactions, desperately trying to smooth tensions over. “Being a perfectionist and being kind of always on was very protective for me,” Josephson told Business Insider. “It was the one thing in my control to kind of keep my dad’s moods …

You know “main character syndrome?” The phenomenon/meme that posits that certain people go about life like they’re the stars of their own private TV show? Gen X, broadly speaking, is suffering from a perpetual case of whatever the opposite of that is. They’re the cool kids in the back of the classroom who act so chill that the teacher, the …

American Eagle’s Male-Geared Sydney Sweeney Ads Have Gen Z Women Scratching Their Heads  The Wall Street Journal Sydney Sweeney sparks latest meme stock rally as American Eagle jumps  CNBC White House slams outrage over Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ads, calls it ‘big reason’ Americans voted for Trump  Yahoo Home Stephen Colbert Mocks “Overreaction” to Sydney Sweeney American Eagle Ad  The Hollywood Reporter Source link

Sydney Sweeney’s latest campaign for American Eagle looks, on the surface, like a textbook win. The imagery is rich with sun-faded nostalgia, vintage muscle cars, classic denim, and a warm palette. It’s Americana with a high-gloss finish, tailor-made for TikTok’s aesthetic sensibilities. On paper, it follows all the rules of creating one of the best adverts of all time. But …

Apple’s next-generation software updates are just a couple of months away, but Apple isn’t done with last year’s releases just yet. Apple has released iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, watchOS 11.6, tvOS 18.6, and visionOS 2.6 to the public today, fixing an issue with sharing movies from the Photos app but mostly patching a long list of security …

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California endorsed progressive congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh Monday, calling the 26-year-old influencer “the absolute best that the Democratic party has to offer.”   “I’m thrilled to endorse Kat Abughazaleh,” Khanna said in a statement. “I look forward to working with Kat when she’s elected, so that together we can defeat Donald Trump’s inhumane agenda and …

A seismic generational shift is underway, and its epicenter is Generation Z. Born from 1997 onward, Gen Z is coming of age in a world where traditional milestones like landing a lifelong job, buying a house in your 20s, or chasing wealth for its own sake have become difficult, or borderline impossible, in the modern economy. Gen Z has responded …

The teaser trailer for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is here and it’s a different vibe than traditional Trek. The first live-action Star Trek project to focus on characters in their early 20s, Starfleet Academy features a largely Gen Z cast playing a class of cadets in San Francisco training for their debut space adventure. The show also stars Holly Hunter, …

If you handed a Gen Z-er a rotary phone, they might stare at it like it’s a medieval torture device. But tucked inside the confusing relics of the 1980s are surprisingly useful metaphors for the inner work we’re all trying to do—whether we’re untangling our anxious attachment, rewiring how we talk to ourselves, or finally figuring out how to set …

When Gen Alpha dreams about the future, fewer and fewer are imagining the white lab coat or briefcase wishes of their parents. Instead, they see ring lights and “Get Ready With Me” videos. In fact, the top two career aspirations among Gen Alpha across the U.S. are YouTuber and TikTok creator, according to a 2024 Whop survey. And many young …