All posts tagged: Millennial

The heartbreaking reason why millennial women thought Adam in Girls was the perfect boyfriend

The heartbreaking reason why millennial women thought Adam in Girls was the perfect boyfriend

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Picture the perfect boyfriend. Is he almost twice your height? Does he have aggressive tendencies both in and out of the bedroom? Is he emotionally and psychologically unpredictable? Is he noncommittal and averse to wearing condoms? Does he send you d*ck pics only to follow them up with an apology because they were for someone else? Hopefully, the answer to these questions is “no”. But for a legion of millennial women, it was the opposite, as Lena Dunham reminded us in a recent interview with The New York Times when speaking about the character of Adam (played by Adam Driver), whom she created in her cult HBO series, Girls. “It’s like the girl in the horror movie where you’re like, ‘Don’t go down the …

Mexico’s new top diplomat: A gay millennial and expert on U.S.

Mexico’s new top diplomat: A gay millennial and expert on U.S.

Published by Sam Flores

MEXICO CITY — The junior Mexican diplomat, part of an official delegation to Washington, was caught in an undiplomatic moment: munching on peanuts piled on a napkin as he sat with political heavyweights including Mexican Cabinet secretaries and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The 2019 image of the peanut-chomping envoy quickly went viral, begetting a biting social-media hashtag: #LordCacahuates (Lord Peanuts). It was the kind of protocol-busting moment that could derail a career. One wag wrote on X that the young diplomat had “behaved like a drunk in a dive bar under the stunned gaze of Nancy Pelosi.” But Roberto Velasco Álvarez survived Peanutgate — with a flourish. Last week, the Mexican Senate confirmed President Claudia Sheinbaum’s nomination of Velasco as the new secretary of foreign relations, Mexico’s equivalent of secretary of State. Velasco, who is 38 but looks even younger, replaced Juan Ramón de la Fuente, 74, a veteran diplomat and academic who stepped down, he said, for health reasons. This was a cultural, as well as generational, changing of the guard. Velasco, a millennial who came …

The Laguna Beach Cast Goes Back, Back to the Beginning

The Laguna Beach Cast Goes Back, Back to the Beginning

Published by Sam Flores

When I mentioned to Cavallari that I had attended the New York stop of her live podcast tour last year, her insistence that it was her worst appearance of that run was more clinical than self-deprecating. She also thought, to my considerable surprise, that Laguna Beach was boring, crediting its success to its timing, editing, music, and scenery. “Of course, now we’re living in this TikTok, social media world and everything is so fast-paced,” she said. “But really, when you break it down, a whole lot didn’t happen.” Like Conrad, though, Cavallari is cognizant of the show’s role in her current career as the proprietor of a business tied to her name and image. Uncommon James, her jewelry and skin-care company, relaunched her signature black choker from her Laguna Beach days in commemoration of the reunion. Plus, she didn’t mind having a chance to set the record straight about Cabo. “I thought I handled it exceptionally well for being an intoxicated 17-year-old with her ex-boyfriend yelling in her face,” Cavallari said. “And so I stand …

11 Things Gen Z Does That Their Gen X & Millennial Parents Find Deeply Embarrassing For Them

11 Things Gen Z Does That Their Gen X & Millennial Parents Find Deeply Embarrassing For Them

Published by Jenni Sidey

Every generation develops its own way of communicating, presenting itself, and making sense of the world. What comes naturally to one often appears exaggerated or confusing to others. That gap becomes most obvious when different age groups are looking at the same behavior through completely different lenses. Gen Z has grown up in a fully online environment, where identity is constantly evolving. Gen X and millennials came up in a more transitional space, which shapes how they interpret those same behaviors. When those perspectives collide, certain habits stand out immediately, and not always in a flattering way. These are 11 things Gen Z does that their Gen X & millennial parents find deeply embarrassing for them 1. Treating everyday experiences like they need a full narrative Sharing a moment often turns into explaining its meaning, sometimes in a way that feels overly detailed. A simple experience can come with added context about why it matters, how it felt, and what it represents. For Gen X and millennials, this level of narration can feel unnecessary when …

A ‘Hannah Montana’ themed Airbnb is now available for rent to fulfill Millennial dreams

A ‘Hannah Montana’ themed Airbnb is now available for rent to fulfill Millennial dreams

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more “Sweet niblets!” Fans of the hit Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana” now have a rock star opportunity to live like Miley Stewart, as the iconic Malibu beach house that helped make Miley Cyrus a household name is coming to Airbnb this spring. In honor of the show’s 20th anniversary, marked by a Disney+ special this week, Airbnb and Disney are teaming up to turn the oceanfront property used for the Stewart family’s exterior shots into a fully immersive rental experience, packed with nods to the series’ memorable moments. The stays are free, though travelers must cover their own transportation to California. The booking period, which kicked off Thursday at 9 a.m. ET, has sold out. Lucky fans who snagged a booking will stay in a …

People In Their 30s And 40s Say These 6 Mindshifts Help When Money Stress Keeps You Up At Night | David Geller

People In Their 30s And 40s Say These 6 Mindshifts Help When Money Stress Keeps You Up At Night | David Geller

Published by Jenni Sidey

Millennials and Gen-Zers in their 30s and 40s are stressed about money and have a ton of anxiety over personal finance. Why? It’s a product of the world they’ve grown up in. They saw their parents struggle during the Great Recession. They’re constantly exposed to toxic political messaging, and saving money seems impossible. They’re comparing themselves to peers on social media who seem to have it all but are hiding the credit card debt they incur to finance their glamorous vacations and lifestyles. On top of all that, they’re stuck with an average of $28,650 in student debt. It’s enough to give anyone anxiety around spending, saving, and making money. If you’re struggling, I have good news: I’ve seen firsthand that the following mindshifts can help you reduce your financial anxieties. People in their 30s and 40s say these 6 shifts help when money stress keeps you up at night: Mindshift #1: Track what’s triggering your 3 a.m. money panic Getty Images / Unsplash+ The 24-hour news cycle can be overwhelming. If listening to stock …

I Took The ‘Struggling Millennial’ Test And 7 Signs Hit A Little Too Close To Home

I Took The ‘Struggling Millennial’ Test And 7 Signs Hit A Little Too Close To Home

Published by Jenni Sidey

Millennials are a strange bunch. On paper, we don’t have much to complain about. Yes, 9/11 happened. The War on Terror. The 2008 crash. The slow death of the planet. The internet is melting everyone’s brains. But honestly? I think those things happened to everyone else, too. So what really makes millennials so very millennial? At first, the idea of a ‘struggling millennial’ test sounds like a joke, the kind of Internet quiz you take for a quick laugh, but as I started making this list, a few of the signs felt a little too familiar. Somewhere between student loans, unstable career paths, and the strange pressure of adulthood that never quite looks like what we were promised, the test began to feel less like satire and more like an uncomfortable mirror. I took the struggling millennial test, and seven signs hit a little too close to home: 1. Struggling millennials rent until they buy a plot of land for their trailer Our version of the house with the white picket fence turned out to …

The Death of Millennial Feminism

The Death of Millennial Feminism

Published by Daniella Wilson

Lindy West is the most successful feminist writer of her (and my) generation. In her pomp at Jezebel, she mastered both viral takedowns—sorry, Love Actually—and confessional writing. She embraced adjectives that were meant to demean her: loud, fat, shrill. When Lindy shouted, women listened. That background is what makes the publication of her new memoir, Adult Braces, such a cultural moment. Adult Braces is many things: a paean to the varied landscapes of America, an advert for #vanlife, a reminder to be grateful that your partner hasn’t talked you into a throuple with a much thinner woman. It is also the tombstone for Millennial Feminism—that swirling brew of Media Twitter, blog snark, the Great Awokening, whaling on Lena Dunham, fat positivity, and boring straight people identifying as queer through accounting tricks. To read Lindy West is to gaze backwards in time, to an era when it was acceptable to write “welp!” in copy. West lived the millennial writer’s dream. She rose from blogging for the Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger to a similar job at the …

The rise and fall of Lucy and Yak: how the millennial favourite fell foul of the internet

The rise and fall of Lucy and Yak: how the millennial favourite fell foul of the internet

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more I am a Caucasian woman in her late thirties who works in media and resides in a creative seaside town. That’s probably all the information you need to glean that I have at least two pairs of Lucy & Yak dungarees. (And three pairs of their trousers. And two floor-length skirts. And a boiler suit.) I’m not alone; the vast majority of the women and non-binary people I know have similar collections in the brand’s distinctive colour palette and range of bold prints. Lucy & Yak is a legitimate success story – an initially small, British company that became an almost overnight sensation after launching in 2017. It was founded by Lucy Greenwood and Chris Renwick, two northerners who dreamt up the idea of …

Millennial Boss Will Never Hire A Boomer Again

Millennial Boss Will Never Hire A Boomer Again

Published by Jenni Sidey

Millennial boss Sara Holcomb admitted she’s never hiring a boomer again because they are “too old to work” and don’t understand technology. While it’s possible the new hire wasn’t qualified, her sweeping generalizations about an entire generation were ageist. If you’ve worked in a corporate setting, or really any workplace environment, you’ve definitely been around a “bad employee.” From poor customer service to bad attitudes, there are many things that can lead to a “bad employee” label. Instead of simply chalking up a new hire as the wrong fit, however, Holcomb made her displeasure a generational issue, sharing her experience onboarding a new “boomer employee” whom she said was “unqualified” simply because of her age. A millennial boss said she’s never hiring a boomer again because they don’t understand technology.  “I hired this 65-year-old lady,” Holcomb said, “and I told her several times that we’re closed on Friday. If she has any questions she needs to discuss with me, she needs to call my cell phone.”  Holcomb explained that she had just finished a shower on her day off …