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What is the βGen Z stareβ and is it a real problem?
Millennial TikTok users are taking to the platform to express their grievances about the conversation-halting deadpan look they receive while interacting with young people. Is this a real thing, and if so, what does it mean? Itβs just another day on TikTok, and young people are being dragged for their apparent βlack of social skillsβ. Millennials are calling out what theyβve dubbed the βGen Z stareβ β the blank faced, deer-in-headlights...
when AI becomes conscious + why men should decenter women
asked chatGPT to make a self portrait
Hey hey hey
Welcome back to another juicy Tuesday newsletter. Itβs a pleasure to have you with us! Thereβs a lot of ground to cover today, so whether your interest is in culture, tech, health, or politics - thereβs something for you here.
From Gen Zβs unique travel habits to what weβre missing with the βdecenter menβ movement, the internetβs new βfibremaxxingβ trend, the...
How a ban on smartphones is transforming Dutch schools
As global leaders become more concerned about the impact of smartphones on childrenβs development, many have moved to ban their use in schools. Nearly two years into its own ban, the Dutch government is measuring the results. Itβs no secret that smartphones are addictive, even to adults. The constant buzz of notifications tempts us out of the current moment, out of productivity, and social media apps steal time weβd otherwise...
Why has eyelid surgery suddenly become so popular?
Statistics from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reveal that eyelid surgery (officially known as blepharoplasty) is now the most sought after procedure in the US. Why do people want to cut skin from their eyelids? For decades, breast augmentations and liposuction were the two most popular aesthetic procedures sought by patients in the United States. In recent years though, more and more people are headed to aesthetic surgeons...
Iris Van Herpen debuts βliving dressβ at Paris Couture Week
The Dutch designerβs latest collection Sympoiesis featured a glowing βlive dressβ grown with 125 million bioluminescent algae, blurring the lines between nature, fashion, and technology. The world of couture has a long-standing reputation for pushing the boundaries of what can be done with fashion. From incorporating unique sewing techniques, creating breathtaking structures, and incorporating novel materials, each new fashion week sees designers deliver on innovative creations that impress and allure. Dutch designer...
the return of drake + ICE agents in disguise
filling you in on everything you missed
Whatβs gooooood, family!
Itβs that time of week again - a lovely Tuesday in London, I should add - and weβre back with another fantastic (and thicc) newsletter touching on all the news, insights, research, and stories from the last week you wonβt want to miss.
From learning to relinquish control in life, why ICE agents should be forced to show their faces, how...
Gen Z is radically transforming the events space
Welcome to the latest edition of The Gen Zer. This weekβs newsletter is an exploration of how the events sector is being transformed by a new generation with new and novel demands. From niche interests to activity-based meet ups, affordable alternatives and silent eventsβ¦ the scene may never be the same (and thatβs a good thing!). Over the last five years, event organisers went from being forced to move their operations...
the rise of βsoft biohackingβ + how gen z fell out of love with instagram
do you really want to live forever? and ever? and ever?
Hello everyone and welcome back to another newsletter!
Itβs been a warm start to the week in London and although the heat has made activating our brain cells a little more challenging, weβre here to serve up all the latest news in culture, tech, style, beauty, the environment and more.
From βpoverty pornβ to plummeting media literacy rates, what Gen...
Why one third of Tuvaluβs population hopes to relocate to Australia
An unprecedented visa scheme between Tuvalu and Australia is garnering a huge response. Signed in 2023, the βneighbourlyβ agreement allows Tuvaluans to live, work, and study in Australia β though most are moving against their will. Three years ago at the worldβs largest annual climate meeting COP27, Tuvaluβs foreign minister Simon Kofe announced that the country was making moves to preserve its culture in the metaverse. Standing behind a podium on...
How festival organisers are preparing for overcrowding this summer
With Glastonbury about to kick off β and dozens of other major event on the agenda for this summer β festival organisers across the UK have made crowd control measures their top priority. Festival season has arrived. It brings a series of some of the most exciting musical lineups and fun-filled weekends of the summer, and with it, hundreds of thousands of people who flock to once-empty fields to dance,...