Quarter-Life Crises and Mama’s Boys
"fresh off a long week at their marketing jobs, ripping shots"
Ishana Night Shyamalan — M’s 22-year-old daughter — makes directorial debut with The Watchers; Paris Jackson is starring in a movie directed by RZA; Hozier has the #1 song in America (largely because of Gen Z women on TikTok); and forget Coachella, Billie Eilish is headlining the ‘Fortnite’ main stage.
TORTURED POETS TAKE THE LOWER EAST SIDE, thecut
At a Tortured Poets Department album release party and costume contest hosted at Arlene’s Grocery last Friday night, “the women were largely clad in light-wash denim and various bodysuits, while the men seemed fresh off a long week at their marketing jobs, ripping shots before dancing it out with their boys and then quickly moving on to the next bar.”
THE NEW QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS, theatlantic
Over the last few years, running a marathon has become a milestone for a growing number of young adults. In 2019, only 15% of people who finished the New York City Marathon were in their 20s. By 2023, that share had grown to 19%.
GEN Z ARE MORE BULLISH ON EARLY RETIREMENT THAN MILLENNIALS, fortune
According to a recent YouGov survey, expectations around retirement are shifting, with millennials believing they’d need between $1 million and $2 million to quit working for good, while Gen Zers estimate they’d be able to comfortably live off $500,000 to $1 million. Further, 14% of Gen Z aims to retire in their forties, double the number of millennials expecting to do so.
FEDERAL WORKERS ARE FLEEING WASHINGTON. CAN COLLEGE STUDENTS REPLACE THEM?, politico
There’s been a “fraternity-style rush” of American universities establishing or expanding their presence in Washington, D.C., with at least 50 satellite campuses now in the city. “It’s become almost like a new thing for everyone to have,” said Don DeMaria, who runs the Washington program of the University of Georgia.
SNAP LEANS INTO ELECTION COVERAGE IN BID FOR POLITICAL ADS, bloomberg
In a new partnership between Snap and the political nonprofit Vote.org, young people will be able to register to vote, sign up for election reminders, and make a plan for Election Day from within the app. Notably, more than 80 million Americans of voting age use Snapchat every month, and the app registered 1.2 million people to vote in 2020.
TIKTOK’S CRACKDOWN ON OZEMPIC INFLUENCERS THREATENS WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG HYPE MACHINE, bof
The social media platform will ban most weight loss-related content — supplements, restrictive diets, before-and-after “transformations,” and, yes, Ozempic — from appearing on its app starting next month, according to new community guidelines published on its website this week. “This is 100% discrimination against people with obesity, people with type 2 diabetes, people with chronic conditions, people with health conditions,” said Dave Knapp, a creator with the TikTok handle @manonthemounjaro.
MAMA’S BOYS AND MARITAL STRIFE ARE NO JOKE IN TODAY’S CHINA, wapo
Ultrashort dramas featuring evil mothers-in-law have become wildly popular among Gen Z in China, quickly turning into a $5 billion industry for streaming giants — but it’s now facing scrutiny (and censorship) from the government, which has been focused on promoting positive values around marriage and childbearing in popular culture, as the country faces a demographic crisis and declining birth rates.
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