Visits: 24 It’s not easy to do your job when everyone around you is having a good time. I hugged my father goodbye in Dublin and boarded a plane for New York. My best friend from college was with me. …
Why Are More Men Getting Perms?
Visits: 24 The modern men’s perm is loud for a hairstyle so soft. On TikTok, the hashtag #menperm, referring to one of the latest hair trends to be born from the app, has garnered more than 20.7 million views. Those …
Millennials Pay for a Dose of ’90s Nostalgia
Visits: 27 At the second annual 90s Con, aging millennials traveled from across the United States to connect with the stars of their youth. HARTFORD, Conn. — The stars were out at 9:30 a.m. in the Connecticut Convention Center. The …
At Camp Naru, Nobody Is ‘an Outlier’
Visits: 23 On Camp Naru’s sprawling 640-acre campus, each day started with conversations about the Korean American experience. Campers then participated in activities like taekwondo and cooking authentic Korean dishes. Chloe Kim, the Korean American snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold …
The Magic of Your First Car
Visits: 21 The ability to get behind the wheel of a car for the first time and go anywhere is a distinct American rite of passage. For many young people, their first car grants them a freedom to explore their …
In This Nigerian Market, Young Women Find a Place of Their Own
Visits: 26 At the bustling Yaba Market in Lagos, Nigeria, there is something for everyone. Chatter rises from the traders, whose stalls sprawl over miles of cracked gray concrete and packed earth. They might be selling baskets of fresh fruit, …
Redefining the ‘New’ in Lunar New Year
Visits: 67 Hands jostled around a large metal basin, plastic gloves crinkling as they massaged pounds of julienned radish, green onion and a spicy, fragrant paste of red pepper flakes, brined shrimp, ginger and garlic. “This goes so much faster …
Young Knitters Discover a Decades-Old Wool Festival
Visits: 19 The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, long home to 4-H clubs and livestock hawkers, is drawing new attendees. RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Wearing a ruffled bonnet that framed her face, a sweater with poufy bobble-stitched sleeves and …
‘Why Is Everyone Wearing Suits?’: #GentleMinions Has Moviegoers Dressing Up
Visits: 21 A TikTok trend around the release of “Minions: The Rise of Gru” has young people around the globe suiting up for the cinema. Normally when Carson Paskill heads to the movie theater, he opts for a comfortable outfit …
Strangers’ Things
Visits: 30 Pornography is the most common form of sexual experience available online — so common, perhaps, that a market for rarer intimacies has emerged. Bottles of influencer bath water sell for $30 a jar. Some cam models have scaled …