How ‘Everything Everywhere’ Helps Heal the Generation

When I was 13, I wanted to be accepted into a psychiatric hospital. I was devastated with Debilitating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), forced to write every single letter against a flat, from perfection to hell. He was making fun of my seventh grade mojo. Perfectionism also shattered my sleep schedule. I spent countless hours on …

Elizabeth Alexander on ‘The Trayvon Generation’

Subscriber: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | sewer | How to Listen Elizabeth Alexander’s new book, “Trayvon Belt” grew out of something widely discussed post of the same name Written for The New Yorker in 2020, the book explores themes of race, class, and justice and their intersections with art. In this week’s podcast, Alexander discusses …

How Major Sports Leagues Are Trying to Influence Player Generation

The NFL teamed up with player Ninja. Major League Baseball hires influencers to produce TikTok content for the World Series under the hashtag #mlbcreatorclass. The NBA established the professional NBA 2K esports league and tied it to individual franchises. Request! Charlotte Hornets help fund Hornets Venom GT The leagues’ marketers share a philosophy: Meet young …

Generation Z Pop Stars Left Their Mark in 2021. Beware of Millennial Forebears.

On August 30, the archetypal millennial Drake unveiled the cover of his new album: “Certified Child in LoveDesigned by British art provocateur Damien Hirsch, it depicts 12 emoji women of varying skin tones, all of whom are probably pregnant by (emoji?) Drake. Like the cover of Drake’s 2016 album, “viewingShowing him “perched sullenly atop Toronto’s …

Uruguay Prepares for the End of the Gold Generation

Slowly, suddenly, a shadow creeps over Uruguay’s place in the sun. The last two World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Brazil have been heavy defeats, and a rematch against Argentina on Friday in Montevideo and a visit to Bolivia on Tuesday brought some respite. Uruguay is fifth in the South American qualifiers entering these games, …

‘Always Jane’ Is Part of New Generation Trans Documentaries

In the first episode of the “Always Jane” documentary series, Jane Noury, a high school student in suburban New Jersey, is hanging out with her friends, thinking about college—perhaps the School of Visual Arts? – and it works at local Panera. He dreams of becoming a director. Towards the end of Episode 1, Jane also …

Jillian Mercado on ‘Generation Q’ and the Importance of Joyful Stories

This interview contains minor spoilers for Episode 9 of Season 2 of “The L Word: Generation Q”. Aired for five years, “The L Word” brought lesbian romances, dramas, and multiple sex scenes to the small screen. (exactly one hundred and eleven, but who is counting?) But the 34-year-old actress and model Jillian Mercado, who played …