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Sports Clubbing

... continue to engage in as they get older. Sports Clubbing lets them, particularly older Ys, maintain an aspect of their youth and feel a sense of community similar to what they experienced during their school years, but it isn’t looked down upon in the same way as typical nightlife. Even if young adults get extremely rowdy partying around sports, it’s considered an appropriate outlet for binge drinking because they’re doing so in relation to a purposeful, communal event. Sports, unlike many other ...

Breaking Bad

... with his mom, a teenage girl brings another girl to the school dance, and a mom breastfeeds openly, viewing all of these scenes as part of what makes the world wonderful. 2017: Normalized Adoption As part of its ongoing efforts to show modern, non-traditional families, IKEA released a spot with a single mom who adopts a child. In "Coming Home," a mother travels across the world to meet her new son and when there, she shows him an album with pictures she's printed of his new home. 2018: Celebrated ...

Dollars And Sense

... young, “thin file” borrowers (i.e., those lacking the credit history typically required by traditional financial institutions) with investors. The company’s applicant assessment criteria is based not on credit history (or lack thereof), but rather available data that is predictive of a person’s future earnings ability, including where they went to school, what they studied, and how they performed academically. PAVE Marketplace lending platform Pave gives young entrepreneurs with big ideas in need ...

The FUND-amentals

... to recoup money spent or possibly make a profit, whereas experiences are fleeting and have a less tangible financial return. For example, renting out one’s clothing on Instagram or upselling fidget spinners at school can bring in a tidy sum (see The Monetization Generation). Zs are inspired by the countless number of entrepreneurs, both those who are older and their own age, who have found ways to make money that didn’t previously exist, and they realize that they, too, have access, tools, and ...

POP Trends

... The Little Mermaid all slated for release. Perhaps most highly anticipated is Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book, which will star recent Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o.SPORTS STORIESKevin Costner, the undisputed king of the American sports film, revived the genre this spring with Draft Day and will be seen again on the playing field in this fall’s McFarland. Then there’s the hotly anticipated When The Game Stands Tall, a high school football story that may capture the Friday Night Lights audience, as well as ...

Gender Trends

... name reflects its increased emphasis on community orientation, and the space itself has been given a modern, upscale update. While old-school barber chairs still dominate, the shop’s new SoHo location features white metal decor, custom-built cabinets, a spacious waiting room, and a patio and garden where clients can wait their turn (the salon doesn’t take appointments). An expansive apothecary, a mainstay of the traditional barbershop, provides a selection of grooming products from brands including ...

Digital Trends

... and school bullying—but also his colorful nods to current popular culture, with odes to and spoofs of celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber. Recognizing that both his talent and his story may have an even bigger audience than that on YouTube, NBC is developing Losin’ It, a single-camera comedy based on Dawson’s real-life experiences. The Big C creator Darlene Hunt will be writing the script based on a story she co-wrote with Dawson and his producing partner, Lauren ...

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TODAYS YOU(TH)

... A quantitative overview of how Gen Z and Millennials identify today. IT’S HARDER TODAYCompared to previous generations, do you think the following are easier, harder, or the same for young people today? Paying for college | Buying a house | Saving | Planning for retirement | Managing finances | Work/life balance | Career | Marriage | Parenthood | Buying a car | School/education | Dating | Being involved in politics | Friendships Paying for college | Buying a house | Saving ...

The (school) System

... | Technological literacy (i.e., how to build computers, create AIs) | Cybersecurity | Civics/government | Something else | None of the above Fixing Social IssuesIf you had the power to change K-12 school systems, what social issues should we fix first?Please rank order your top 3 options. Unbiased education (i.e., ensuring history is taught with an objective non-political lens) | Racism | Equity (i.e., being fair and impartial) | Removing culture wars (eg., democrats vs. republicans) | Disability ...