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Jan 18, 2019

“Not Every Kid-Bond Matures”

“The possibility of successful passage through the institutions of society is what makes a person follow a normative rather than deviant life course… On the other hand, if the institutions aren’t processing enough people into the proper form — if too many can’t or won’t do…

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Aug 13, 2018

“Young Men Are Playing Video Games Instead of Getting Jobs. That’s OK. (For Now.)”

“Since 2000, men in their 20s without a bachelor’s degree are working considerably less and spending far more time engaged in leisure activities, which overwhelmingly means playing video…

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Mar 4, 2018

“Millennials aren’t coddled — they just reject abuse as a management tactic”

“there’s no doubt younger workers are changing the interpersonal dynamics of the modern workplace, much as they’ve already done in high schools and universities. And I have news for you, my fellow…

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Dec 22, 2017

“Why Millennial Pink Refuses to Go Away”

“For one thing, with Millennial Pink, gone is the girly-girl baggage; now it’s androgynous. (Interestingly, back in 1918, the trade publication Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department published an article saying, “The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and…

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Oct 6, 2017

“Which Generation is Most Distracted by Their Phones?”

“if you want to characterize a large group of people, you want to have something to compare them to. And when you compare technology use among young people and middle-aged people, you discover something that, in hindsight, should seem…

Jess Brooks in Grabbag and Chills

Sep 13, 2017

“How millennials should deal with baby boomers at work”

“Restraint, millennials on Twitter agree, is indispensable, even when boomers aren’t showing any. Older colleagues may drop comments such as, “I have children your age!” Under no circumstance should you point out that you have parents…

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Feb 9, 2017

“The Way Forward for Hipster Food”

“what Craig tapped into was something much larger: a creeping dislike of the fakery inherent in the craft-food movement and a suspicion of so-called hipsters. As their company grew, the Masts made a fetish (or — is it too hopeful to think? — a joke) of the…

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Jan 27, 2017

“What Would Cool Jesus Do?”

“The book on Hillsong, however — the other book, lowercase b — is that they’re the real article: the world’s first genuinely cool church. “The music! The lights! The crowds!” begins an incredulous woman narrating a CNN segment on Hillsong NYC in smarmy CNNese. “It looks like a…

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Oct 19, 2016

“THE MILLENNIAL WHOOP: A GLORIOUS OBSESSION WITH THE MELODIC ALTERNATION BETWEEN THE FIFTH AND THE THIRD”

“A singer usually belts these notes with an “Oh” phoneme, often in a “Wa-oh-wa-oh” pattern. And it is in so many pop songs it’s criminal.

Jess Brooks in Grabbag and Chills

May 20, 2016

“Study Reveals Most People Don’t Feel Like an Adult Until the Age of 29”

“Fly Research conducted the study to discover what variables people associated with adulthood, reports the Independent. The No. 1 reason for feeling like an adult is home ownership, while the biggest…