Category: Entertainment

Online peddlers of misinformation have, for some reason, focused their energy and algorithms on one man this week: Elon Musk. In real life, Musk is […]

Everyone was watching the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul “fight,” but the young men you might think would be pulling for “their” guy didn’t seem […]

A cup of coffee at Starbucks has never been cheap, but this is ridiculous. Recently, Lifehacker senior technology editor Jake Peterson was looking for information […]

We have become a nation of squares. Young people drink less, use fewer drugs, have less sex, and generally don’t party as hard as previous […]

The time has come. You just Googled “last minute costume,” “low-effort costume,” and “laziest Halloween costume” and found me. I understand. You don’t have the […]

Are you already planning your resolutions for 2025? Not so fast—this tweet from The New York Post has been viewed more than 15 million times: […]

This week’s journey into the hidden world of young people includes a new drug cocktail, moldy food from Mr. Beast, Halloween trends and more. So […]

If you don’t like Halloween, we can’t be friends. I don’t care if you celebrate with a drunken costume party, pumpkin carving, door-to-door begging for […]

I am a Halloween connoisseur and have a Ph.D. in witchcraft, and I want to share my knowledge with you. These 12 Halloween Facts and […]

Before we begin, check out this tweet from US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: This tweet is currently unavailable. It may be downloading or has been […]

This week, young people create their own disasters with memes, convince their boyfriends to do interpretive dances, make a star out of their local judge […]

You can purchase this refurbished Phantom A9 e-scooter on sale for $269.99 right now with free shipping (Reg. $629). The scooter can travel at speeds […]

It’s the last day of Prime Big Deal Days , but it’s not too late to find great deals . If you’re late, you can […]

Earlier this week, US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a series of tweets suggesting that Hurricane Helen was either man-made or that its path was […]

This week, I’ll delve into the story of Mr. Beast, a 26-year-old internet celebrity who is almost universally known by young people but generally ignored […]

A recent post on Reddit’s r/interestasfuck and a Snopes article have resurfaced a long-running internet rumor about a pair of ancient porn films inspired by […]

Rumors have been circulating online for months that pop star Justin Bieber was working on a song about the infamous “freak parties” hosted by arrested […]

Our sister site Mashable has identified an interesting trend that’s been going on for the past few years: companies are “letting” Gen Zers do their […]

The 2024 presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took place just a week ago. Long after the rest of this has been forgotten, […]

This week I’m studying Nikocado Avocado, a YouTuber who has fooled the whole world. I’m also looking at what happens when brain-rotting slang gets into […]

If you’re like me, you turned on the first game of the new NFL season this week and immediately screamed, “This is off to a […]

This week’s What Young People Are Doing report looks at what happens when the film industry announces a Minecraft movie, the media industry notices a […]

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has long said she worked at McDonald’s while she was in college. While not the centerpiece of her “Elect Me” campaign, […]

School is almost back and young people’s collective energy seems more focused on new backpacks and water bottles (North Face and Stanley are cool brands, […]

This week in the world of youth, gamers are watching a Chinese video that is shaking up the industry; people eat cucumbers; and everyone is […]

I’m going to look back one last time at the 2024 Olympics to set the record straight for Australian b-girl Rachel “RayGun” Gunn. Not to […]

This week, young people are using nitrous oxide to make delicious whipped cream, taking pride in not consuming enough, and for some reason hanging out […]

So you want to get away from jury duty. Sure, you can wear a T-shirt that says “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” or loudly proclaim that […]

The November presidential election may seem like a century away, but it’s never too early to come up with a voting plan, especially in light […]

If this were a normal election season, I would look at the most controversial claims from each side, examine where they come from, and separate […]

See how I open my weekly column explaining youth trends to older people? Very attentive. Very modest. I tell people who Reagan, the Olympic Destroyer, […]

The triumph, heartbreak and baguettes of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad culminated in spectacular Olympic fashion this weekend as the literal torch was passed […]

The Paris Olympics are nearing the finish line, and like a great marathon runner, the games end strongly . I don’t know if today was […]

We have reached the home stretch of the Olympic Games. The closing ceremony is this Sunday and I will be sad, but I am also […]

If you’ve been following sports on social media over the last week or so, I’m sure you’ve seen photos and videos of Canadian athlete Tyler […]

The Paris Olympics are in the middle part, during which athletics reigned supreme. There is no purer, simpler expression of sport than this: we see […]

This week we look at how young people view two long-standing American traditions that occur every four years: the presidential election and the Summer Olympics. […]

I would watch the Olympics all day, every day, all year if I could, but the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris can’t go on forever. […]

The 2024 Paris Olympics concluded its first week with the women’s gymnastics all-around competition, an event that is always one of the most popular events […]

Big news on day five of the Olympics: The Seine has been declared safe for swimming. In the world of table tennis, athletes from North […]