Missouriâs own Chappell Roan is on the cover of Rolling Stone; Madonnaâs son David Banda made his NYFW model debut at Off-White; Ella Emhoff wore an âI Love NYâ shirt on the runway at Coach; and for my New York readers, Iâll be announcing my first event to paid subscribers later this week, so stay tuned! There may or may not be a marching band.
KAMALA HARRIS HAS A SECRET WEAPON FOR ENERGIZING GEN Z, msnbc
In a new NBC News poll, 31% of voters under 30 listed inflation and the cost of living as their top issue. âAbout 7 in 10 young voters said that debt has caused them to delay at least one major life milestone,â reports NBC News, with homeownership the most commonly delayed milestone. The vice president could be the first YIMBY president, a strategy that could seriously mobilize young voters.
THE 'VIBECESSION' IS ENDING AS THE U.S. ECONOMY NAILS A SOFT LANDING, ECONOMISTS SAY, cnbc
Evidence suggests that the so-called vibecession, or that prolonged period of negative sentiment about the economy, appears to be ending, according to Michael Pearce, deputy chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. This tracks with the McKinsey study we talked about yesterday that found consumer optimism is up among Gen Z and millennial consumers, regardless of their income.
MORE GEN. Z AND MILLENNIALS SAY THEY FEEL MOST LIKE THEMSELVES âONLINEâ THAN âOFFLINEâ, newconsumer
More Gen Z and Millennial consumers say they âfeel most like themselvesâ online, rather than offline; Gen X and older generations are the opposite. Whatâs especially interesting is that Dan Frommer ran this same survey question in 2022, in the midst of a massive global pandemic, and now two years later, the numbers are pretty much the same.
IPAD KIDS SPEAK UP, vox
Fiona, a Brooklyn 11-year-old, described the amount of time she spends on her phone as âvery concerning,â but she said her screen time is nothing compared to the behavior of her 5-year-old sister, Margot, who she says is basically chained to her iPad. âItâs holding her captive,â Fiona says.
DOES THE MINECRAFT MOVIE REALLY LOOK THAT BAD? ONLY A 10-YEAR-OLD CAN TELL US, theguardian
âI think it looks pants,â says 10-year-old Arlo. (Pants means âbad.â) âMinecraft isnât at its peak in popularity anymore. Why are they making a film about it now? I donât think it will do well.â The movie stars Jack Black â the worldâs highest-paid childrenâs entertainer (somehow!), making him likely one of the biggest Gen Alpha icons (again: somehow!) â and the trailer racked up an astounding 1 million dislikes on YouTube within 72 hours.
9/11 USED TO BE OFF LIMITS. NOW GEN Z HAS TURNED IT INTO A MEME, rollingstone
To be on social media in 2024 is to be swimming in jokes and memes about 9/11. âBeing terminally online is wild [because] someone mentioned 9/11 in my class today and I genuinely forgot that not everyone thinks itâs funny now,â tweeted Olivia, a 21-year-old college student, who explained to Rolling Stone: âI had this moment of realization within myself that this should be having an impact on me and it weirdly isnât,â adding that âfor our generation, itâs very almost casual.â
WHEREâS THE BEEF?, airmail
Protein is not a fad â our bodies need it to survive â but proteinmaxxing very much is and the backlash has begun. In the last week, Airmailâs Linda Wells wrote about the âhigh-protein crazeâ thatâs become âa rallying cryâ among discerning young women, Fast Company reported on the âThe Young Female Meatfluencers of Tiktok,â and just yesterday, WSJ published the headline âDear Men, Youâre Eating Too Much Meat.â
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"pants" has me rolling - im fs stealing that lmao
As a Missourian itâs so interesting to see how that aesthetic is being translated by Chappell and her team. Right now it seems to be limited to camo? I would be so interested to hear your thoughts on what else could be considered âmissouricoreâ bc I know youâve mentioned youâre also from the region.
What I think of, inevitably, as embodying the Midwest/Greene County Walmart aesthetic is those dark wash flares with jewels on the pockets. Which is convenient bc thatâs cute again!