Results for: 'gen-z'

Life

The rise of the upmarket greasy spoon

Norman’s Cafe in London, the one that started it all, has led to new-age caffs cropping up around the country. Are they caricaturing working class culture or a giving a welcome spin on classic British food?

Life

The best sex and relationship stories of 2023

It’s been a big year for sex, from relationship hard launches to the “whoring twenties” and inflationships. Not to mention break-up sex and erotic hypnosis. Do we have your attention? Go on, you know you want to…

Music

Beabadoobee: the bubble grunge internet sensation

A 20-year-old star of the social media age, Beabadoobee is part of the first gener­ation to have near-instant access to endless socio-cultural archives, using them to create a look that is as much Smashing Pumpkins as it is Lizzie McGuire. She is yesterday, today and, probably, tomorrow. She is MEGA.

Competitive sobriety: the new drunk

As people trade booze-filled nights for earlier bedtimes and “alcohol free” spirits, we question this sobering exchange of intoxication for wellness.

Culture

How to build a viral TikTok star

Unsigned and unheard of musicians are signing record deals off the back of perplexing 15-second clips gone viral. TikTok Europe’s head of music partnerships lifts the lid.

Culture

What makes the ultimate heartthrob?

From Marlon Brando and Leonardo DiCaprio to Timothée Chalamet and Pedro Pascal, the objects of our collective infatuation can often reflect our shifting culture and sexuality right back at us.

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Style

Supersonic youth: who said subcultures were dead?

We’ve trawled the depths of TikTok, the nichest corners of the internet, London’s sweatiest clubs and local shopping centres to find out what all the cool kids are wearing. From mall rats and happy campers to medieval mystics and Depop drama queens, here’s where the youth are now pledging their sartorial allegiances...

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