The rise of the Black cowboy in fashion; Dartmouth's basketball team unionizes; America's TikTok addiction.
Finite Scroll #3
Hey, buds. Welcome to another week of this newsletter. I truly hope you all gain something valuable enough to keep opening my emails and clicking on some links.
Okay, here's what I've been reading or bookmarking about tech, social, culture, and all things extremely online. ✨
You can read any/all of these today, over the weekend, or treat them as orphaned tabs you open in the background, only to come back to close in a few days. 🤳
- We're already using A.I. more than we realize
- Engagement at work among elder millennials and Gen Zers is in 'dramatic decline,' new Gallup poll says
- Want to Reach Gen Z? Prioritize Young Voices
- America's TikTok Addiction Isn't Just China's Fault
- Why is New York Times campaign coverage so bad? Because that's what the publisher wants.
- The Right Is Trying to Make Bud Light Happen All Over Again With a Doritos Boycott
- Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, shaking up college sports
- RuPaul Reveals His Traumatic Origin Story in New Memoir
- Sports gambling was a gateway drug
- From Louis Vuitton to Gap, the Black cowboy is fashion's latest muse
- Airbnb has a new label to denote its top (and worst) listings
- New Balance Signs With CAA
- Inside the World of TikTok Spammers and A.I. Tools That Enable Them
- Why Are Pants So Big (Again)?
- Microsoft engineer warns company's A.I. tool creates violent, sexual images, ignores copyrights
- LeBron James Spins Out 'The Shop' to Become Consumer Brand
- The Urgent Case for People Magic
- Library Fees? No Problem. Just Show Us Your Cat Photos.
- Mushroom leather goes mainstream
- Beware the 'Sheinification' of Fashion
- The British Museum tries and fails to get down with the girlies
- Journalism is in freefall. These writers aren't giving up: 'We can go out swinging.'
- Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn 5-star safety rating in Europe
- Hailey Bieber is a bona fide beauty macher
- Elon Musk's X has already backed off its new anti-trans hate policy
- Why Tech Job Interviews Became Such a Nightmare
- It's Time to Give Up on Email
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