Bow-pocalypse and Wabi Sabi
monday long read!
Welcome back to After School Monday Edition, a not-so-brief trends debrief for paid subscribers. 🫶
In today’s issue:
Chalamet mania
Having-a-life-core
Kidult escapism
Why both Meta and Netflix are dabbling in experiential retail
The Japan Effect is taking over TikTok
AI-generated chart hits
Viral cheating pens
Young women no longer want a “man in finance”
Cookies are the new cupcakes
Beatbox and Buzzballz
Drybar for acne
And so much more, plus everything I’m buying, reading, and listening to. But first, my favorite TikTok of the week:
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I don’t think Gen Z is turning to dumbphones and landlines at the rate that headlines suggest — after all, 87% of U.S. teens own an iPhone — but it does seem as though they’re seeking out offline experiences unlike ever before.