A Guide to Children’s Culture for Out-of-Touch Adults: Cave Diving Memes
This week I’ll explain why Generations A and Z eat rotten meat, make fun of cave explorers, brag about their emergency contacts, and have a […]
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This week I’ll explain why Generations A and Z eat rotten meat, make fun of cave explorers, brag about their emergency contacts, and have a […]
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The problem with Netflix’s algorithmic recommendations is that they create an entertainment echo chamber in which viewer tastes are confirmed rather than challenged. Right now, […]
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Legendary Smashing Pumpkins frontman Bill Corgan and confrontational comedian Bill Burr look alike – they both have shaved heads, stubble beards, blue eyes and similar […]
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The biggest event this week was the Super Bowl. Although the game was a snorefest reminiscent of the lopsided Super Bowl losses of yesteryear, the […]
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Fans of Apple TV+’s The Breakup , your day is about to get better: Apple has released eight chapters of You, You Are, the fictional […]
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The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will meet in Super Bowl LIX this Sunday, February 9, 2025. This year’s game will be televised by […]
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The 95th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto, an ice-covered, rocky sphere orbiting about 3.7 billion miles from the Sun, is less than two weeks […]
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On this week’s journey into the cultural zeitgeist of people too young to rent cars, I explain why everyone is arguing about robot abuse, take […]
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The weeks of pre-Super Bowl hype have begun, and with them the annual American tradition of calling the NFL rigged. Local drunks, AM sports show […]
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Now that we’re a week into Donald Trump’s second presidency (has it really been that long?), let’s take a look at how the country’s younger […]
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According to a 2022 YouGov poll , 39% of Americans believe they have some form of paranormal ability. About a quarter of this group think […]
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This week, youth culture is in a state of upheaval. When the social network TikTok went offline and then quickly came back online, Gen Z […]
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On January 7, a deadly combination of drought and unusually strong winds sparked a series of wildfires in Los Angeles. The fires then ignited a […]
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If early reports are any indication of future results, 2025 will be a bad year. It’s only been two weeks and kids are already leaving […]
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The most downloaded podcast on Spotify is no longer The Joe Rogan Experience . Rogan’s long-running show has given way to “Tapes of Telepathy,” a […]
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This week, young people are calling each other “healers”, vowing to show up on the beach with a full bikini bush and play an online […]
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When I bought tickets to Anime NYC, I was afraid that my daughters’ first convention would be overwhelmingly chaotic. I started my own competition tradition […]
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If you’re wondering how young people are celebrating the holiday season this year, let me tell you: They’re singing Christmas carols to each other with […]
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Inspired by a New York Post article that Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” this Christmas, the silliest corners of the social media world […]
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Every year there is so much excitement surrounding New Year’s that it can be difficult for the holiday to live up to expectations. Whether you’re […]
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This week, an update to Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses introduced the ability to replace the regular AI voice with a celebrity voice. If you’ve ever […]
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Nobody wants it to be aliens more than I do. Even if they plan to force us to work in diamond mines in space, I […]
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This week’s look at youth culture is like Uber Eats roulette: there are a lot of different things to enjoy, but none of them fit […]
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Even if you’re not the type to dress up and go out to ring in the new year, there’s still something to celebrate on January […]
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It’s Hollywood’s most glamorous night (or late afternoon for those on the West Coast), and this year there’s another option for those looking to tune […]
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To say that Luigi Mangione has captured the public imagination is an understatement: when an Ivy League-educated upper-class man allegedly murders the CEO of a […]
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This week, youth culture offers us both a hero and a villain. Oddly enough, the online world named accused murderer UnitedHealthcare CEO Luigi Mangione first […]
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The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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The season of joy is upon us, and we all need as much holiday magic as the world can provide right now. Whether you’re an […]
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This week I’m looking at two fictional characters created by the Internet’s collective unconscious. The first is “Robert Thibodeau,” a serial killer who terrorizes Facebook […]
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This week we’re taking a deep dive into the common internet phrase “nothing’s happening” and what it means when young people say it. There’s also […]
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Cyber Monday is technically over, but there are still plenty of deals that still match Black Friday prices. If you’re interested in tech deals, you […]
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Black Friday may be over, but Cyber Monday sales have just begun. There are already plenty of deals on tech products at record low prices […]
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If you wait until Friday, November 29th to start your Black Friday shopping, you’re cutting yourself short (and probably stressing yourself out). The start ofBlack […]
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At least once every winter, someone will tell you how to wear a hat in cold weather because you lose 60% (or some other arbitrary […]
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Typically, Hulu subscribers pay $9.99 a month for the privilege of interruptible (okay, they call it ad- supported ) streaming. In the spirit of Black […]
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This week, we take a look at Kendrick Lamar’s surprise new album, delve into the world of banned words in class, find out what “juggling” […]
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