Category: Generation Z

Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language

A new vocabulary — a little fun, a little dystopian — has emerged on the social video platform, as creators try to get around algorithms and strict content moderation. They call it algospeak.
Hector Bellerin, Soccer’s Most Stylish Man

Héctor Bellerín is a fullback for F.C. Barcelona. Off the field he’s a men’s wear influencer and fashion designer.
Campaigns Pay Influencers to Carry Their Messages, Skirting Political Ad Rules

Campaigns are using social media influencers as a way to reach young and diverse voters, a novel and mostly unregulated strategy. Some are even spreading the message through dating apps.
Bring Your Bellybutton to Work Day? The Crop Top Comes to the Office.

Young employees, many of them new to office jobs, are bringing a wardrobe staple usually reserved for the weekends into the workplace.
Have Kanye West Fans Had Enough?

Kanye West fans reckon with what to do next.
What the ‘Cool Kids’ Are Super Into

Perfectly Imperfect, a cult newsletter for downtown tastemakers, held a raucous party in Brooklyn.
A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to Find Their Voice

As beginner dissenters, they’re timid and scared. But they are experiencing a quiet political awakening, unhappy about censorship, repression and “zero Covid.”
Burned Out on Your Personal Brand

Younger workers embraced the idea of a personal brand as a way to get ahead, and carve out some power and security in their careers. But posting through it has its drawbacks.