Once gatekept by a punk, and sometimes criminal, reputation, skating used to be reserved for the troublemaking kids who skipped class, robbed convenience stores, and learned to do graffiti. Proud hoodlums swarmed the skateparks, learning kickflips, practicing grinds, and praying one day they might actually land a 50/50. Looking up to the older kids at …
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How Millennials Pioneered Meme Culture and Made Online Humor What It Is Today
The average millennial looks at 20-30 memes every day. If you don’t believe that statistic from Forbes, then you must not be a doomscrolling, meme-loving, dark humor-fueled millennial. Known for eating avocado toast, drowning in student debt, and normalizing Sunday brunch, millennials have contributed far more to the modern social narrative than the participation trophy. …
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Ultra-Rich Influencers Are Everything Wrong With Influencer Culture, and Everything That Social Media Wants
One of the most sobering reminders about the importance of social media is just how many of the 0.001% are desperate to have a say over it. While Elon Musk and his takeover of Twitter may be the most high-profile and humiliating example of recent years, there are a number of very wealthy people who …
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How Gen Z are Rewriting the Corporate Jargon Lexicon
With bright eyes and bushy tails, fresh college grads leap into the workforce, hoping to land a cushy corporate job to line their pockets, pay off their student loans, and beef-up their future resume. Entry-level, cheaply-dressed, and full of ambition, these new additions to the workforce don’t realize they’re entering foreign lands and will soon …
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‘The Lion’ Meme Reveals How the New Internet Clout is All About Vulnerability
It’s hardly headline news that people overshare on the internet. Still, the innovations in the field never cease to entertain, and a trend this year has proven clout-worthy because of it. «The Lion» meme uses a black and white photo of a lion and draws on a tacky inspirational quote and the dumb countercultural movements …
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The Devolution of the Driver’s Copilot: Why Passenger Etiquette is a Lost Art
On a road trip, travelers can share once-in-a-lifetime experiences, deep conversations, and unforgettable travel moments with their partner, friends, or family. With the wind blowing in their hair, good tunes on the radio, and roadside snacks gathered in the center console, the world is their oyster. Drivers and passengers alike must share responsibility on the …
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Influencers Have Belittled Alpinism, Making the World’s Highest Peaks More Dangerous Than Ever
Alpinists once studied a mountain peak for several years before ever attempting to summit. Practicing ice pick falls, complicated rope knots, and quick-release oxygen mask techniques, becoming a true alpinist required more than just physical strength and route memorization, it demanded respect for Mother Nature herself. Good alpinists, like Nirmal Purja, Conrad Anker, and Will …
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‘The Office’ Spinoff ‘The Paper’ was Destined to Fail Even With Its Ties to One of the Most Popular Shows
It seems like everything on our screens is a spinoff, a prequel, or a franchise based on a consumer product. Critics and fans have been bemoaning the lack of original stories in Hollywood for what feels like a decade. Every time one of these shows or movies is announced, they’re met with a flurry of …
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‘Stating your number when leaving a voicemail’: 30+ ‘Cringe but correct’ takes Millennials 100% stand by
Every generation ends up getting roasted by the ones that come after them. It’s just the way the world works. Things that were once hallmarks of your generation become ‘cringe’ over time. There’s nothing you can do to stop it, except embrace the cringe. Who’s to say there’s anything wrong with being cringe? To my …
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Hollywood Keeps Tainting Cinematic Classics: How About Remaking the Underrated Films That Got Cheated with Bad Production?
Over the last few centuries, humans have invented hundreds of new ways to tell their stories, artistically sharing their tales with formats ranging from eBooks, puppet shows, podcasts, video games, comics, theater, television, and, predominately, movies. Obsessed with telling (and retelling) stories ever since the caveman days, humans are a fable-frenzied species who can never …
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