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Pearls are fallβs biggest beauty trend; βclown lipsβ are trending on TikTok; Megan Thee Stallion is launching a hot sauce with Popeyes (Hot Girl Meg, indeed); Chanel gets into resale with a one bag per person policy; and Crockpot is now making NFTs (who greenlit this idea?!).
DATING APPS WERE βGETTING OLD.β WHY NOT TRY SOMETHING OLDER?
The weekly newsletter Hot Singles (which lives β where else? β on Substack) proves a welcome alternative for young people who, in the words of one fan, βjust lack the will to live on the apps.β Dating Substacks > Hinge/Tinder/Bumble. nyt
β³ Tinder is releasing a new βPlus Oneβ feature to help users find a wedding date; theyβre also partnering with WeddingWire, a wedding planning resource company, to help single guests cover the costs of wedding season through a new Wedding Grant giveaway. techcrunch
WHY EVERYONE FROM NETFLIX TO PEPSI ARE TWEETING RED FLAG EMOJIS
The internet continues to mystify. nypost
β³ TikTok's new beauty trend is using lube as a makeup primer, according to Teen Vogue π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π© (Did I do the meme right?)
FOR MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z, THE AMERICAN DREAM MAY REQUIRE A MOVE
After having a βshould we hop in a car and be nomads for a year?β conversation just this morning, this piece really hits home (pun very much not intended). nbcnews
β³ βIt is devastatingβ: the millennials who would love to have kids β but canβt afford a family. Yeesh. I suspect this will only get worse with Gen Z. guardian
MEET THE MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z FOUNDERS DRESSING JILL BIDEN, OPENING NFT ART GALLERIES, AND RAISING MILLIONS IN FUNDING
The US saw 4.3 million new business applications in 2020βa 24.3% increase from 2019βand thereβs already 3.8 million so far this year. I suspect, like, 75% of them were founded by young people, and Business Insider compiled a list of the coolest ones. insider (paywall but genuinely worth it)
β³ Meet the 26-year-old Instagram influencer who wants to βhelp you get your money sh*t together!β fortune
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