which AI platform have you given my likeness to grandma? Old people are generating AI photobooks, photographs of ‘memories’ from decades ago, and fake family scenes that never happened. While it might be fun for grandma, Gen Zers who are more savvy about AI infrastructure are concerned about privacy and...
From cutting student loans to stopping small boats, Reform UK used its 2026 conference to tell Britain what its first 100 days in government could look like. But behind the pledges, protests and political drama, what did the conference actually mean for Gen Z? If there was one message Reform...
chow time, maggots One of the most notorious practical disasters ever in the history of psychological study. Fuck it, let’s do it again… but for Netflix. If you’ve studied either criminology or psychology in any capacity, you’ll no doubt have heard about the Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971. While teaching...
Tech giant Google has been fined £345 million by the Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) over misuse of location data following a six-year investigation. Google has been hit with a fine of £345 million by the Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) over mishandling of location data. The...
From Substack to explainer TikToks, everyone’s craving thought-provoking content. But is our hankering for brain food a reaction to AI or evidence of a deeper desire for fulfillment in the modern age? What is a ‘thinkfluencer’? Consider them the talking head in your pocket: a bastion of knowledge on often...
someone put on Mr. Brightside, please The UK music charts are full of old artists right now, featuring everyone from Oasis to Michael Jackson to The Goo Goo Dolls. It seems Gen Z is consuming youth culture from the twentieth century as if it were contemporary, leaving pop music in...
The value of personal attractiveness is established much younger than you might think. But what does this mean for girls growing up in an image-obsessed era? We check our appearance around 38 times per day. That pastime was once reserved for mirrors, and now extends to every reflective surface...
It seems everyone and everything is inflamed, but is that really such a bad thing? From cortisol to caffeine, the wellness world loves a scapegoat for stress. It’s easy to blame life’s problems on some controllable symptom that can be stifled with the right pill or lavish morning routine. The latest...
Records that were long withheld by the city now reveal that the officials knew about Ground Zero’s toxic air in the years following 9/11 and chose to mislead the public. On September 11th, 2001, Americans were initially met with confusion when the North tower was first hit. Minutes later, when...
The nation has confirmed that it possesses weapons in orbit, crossing a new threshold that could accelerate the global arms race in space. On September 14th, US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced that the country had officially deployed weapons into space. And yes, you read that right –...
Kane Parsons is A24’s youngest ever director at 20, turning his YouTube series ‘The Backrooms’ into a full blown mainstream horror movie for 2026.
Gout Gout is the fastest under 20 200m sprinter ever, breaking the world U20 record at just 18 years old.
Yara Shahidi has become one of Gen Z’s most recognisable activist voices, championing civic engagement, racial justice, and political education for young people.
Maxwell Frost became the first Gen Z member of US Congress at 25. He’s already organising around gun violence prevention, young voter engagement, and climate policy.
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