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CULTURE
Y2K is finally turning back the clock
Hollister via Abercrombie
Nostalgia is a powerful thing: The taste of a cold Capri-Sun can remind you of soccer practice when you were a kid, or the smell of secondhand smoke can remind you of the ride home. Lately, the nostalgic lens has pointed toward Y2K, and brands and advertisers are riding the wave of fond memories.
In the hands of marketing professionals, positive memories create an emotional connection with consumers. The recent vogue for all things aughts is no exception. In fashion:Hollister, which saw its sales surge 19% last quarter, has leaned into the trend, recently bringing back some of its Y2K-era clothing for a limited time.
Von Dutch trucker hats are “poised to make a comeback this fall,” per USA Today.
Handbag-maker Vera Bradley recently enlisted ’90s teen heartthrob Devon Sawa to star in a short film dripping with Y2K-ness.
And on the streets: To promote director Darren Aronofsky’s new film Caught Stealing, which is set in 1998, a team planted payphones around New York.
Why 2K?
While millennials might appreciate seeing their scrunchies and wallet chains go up in value, it’s actually Gen Z that’s driving the Y2K renaissance.
Younger generations often pick up pieces of the past, but data suggests that Gen Z is specifically yearning for a taste of the pre-digital age. According to a 2023 Harris Poll, 60% of Gen Z adults say they wish they could return to a time before everyone was “plugged in,” which is not something they ever actually experienced. The Y2K era, which helped bridge the pre-digital and digital ages, is a natural place for Gen Z to land, because they can experience the best of both worlds.
Nirvana unplugged: Social psychologist Clay Routledge wrote in a guest essay for the New York Times that Gen Zers are increasingly worried about their relationship with technology and that “mining the past” can help them better appreciate “offline living” in the future. So, put on a CD, grab your bucket hat, and step into an analog tomorrow.—BC
Hollister via Abercrombie
Nostalgia is a powerful thing: The taste of a cold Capri-Sun can remind you of soccer practice when you were a kid, or the smell of secondhand smoke can remind you of the ride home. Lately, the nostalgic lens has pointed toward Y2K, and brands and advertisers are riding the wave of fond memories.
In the hands of marketing professionals, positive memories create an emotional connection with consumers. The recent vogue for all things aughts is no exception. In fashion:Hollister, which saw its sales surge 19% last quarter, has leaned into the trend, recently bringing back some of its Y2K-era clothing for a limited time.
Von Dutch trucker hats are “poised to make a comeback this fall,” per USA Today.
Handbag-maker Vera Bradley recently enlisted ’90s teen heartthrob Devon Sawa to star in a short film dripping with Y2K-ness.
And on the streets: To promote director Darren Aronofsky’s new film Caught Stealing, which is set in 1998, a team planted payphones around New York.
Why 2K?
While millennials might appreciate seeing their scrunchies and wallet chains go up in value, it’s actually Gen Z that’s driving the Y2K renaissance.
Younger generations often pick up pieces of the past, but data suggests that Gen Z is specifically yearning for a taste of the pre-digital age. According to a 2023 Harris Poll, 60% of Gen Z adults say they wish they could return to a time before everyone was “plugged in,” which is not something they ever actually experienced. The Y2K era, which helped bridge the pre-digital and digital ages, is a natural place for Gen Z to land, because they can experience the best of both worlds.
Nirvana unplugged: Social psychologist Clay Routledge wrote in a guest essay for the New York Times that Gen Zers are increasingly worried about their relationship with technology and that “mining the past” can help them better appreciate “offline living” in the future. So, put on a CD, grab your bucket hat, and step into an analog tomorrow.—BC
Robert Reich
An extraordinary week for America
Friends,
It was an extraordinary week. The slumbering giant of America is awakening.
Americans forced Disney to put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. Over 6 million people watched Kimmel’s Tuesday monologue assailing Trump’s attempt to censor him. Another 26 million watched it on social media, including YouTube. (Kimmel’s usual television audience is about 1.42 million.)
Trump’s dictatorial narcissism revealed itself nearly as dramatically in the criminal indictment of former FBI director James Comey, coming immediately after Trump fired the U.S. attorney who refused to indict him.
As did Trump’s demand that prosecutors go after philanthropist George Soros, Senator Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and other perceived enemies.
At A Glance
How millennial tastes and basic ROI are shrinking roller coasters.
Disney World is mosquito-less, thanks to civil engineer Joe Potter.
How China makes sand—crucial for construction—by crushing rocks.
Long barred from playing, women would eventually make bowling popular.
Gas station sushi, experts say, is actually pretty safe to eat.
Earth is the only planet in our solar system with fire.
Seventeen of history's most peculiar heists.
See rate of burnout among major occupations.
"Jaws" creators generally regret how the work stigmatized sharks.
Ian Falconer's pig character "Olivia" was based on his niece.
What does the Rosetta Stone actually say?
The stories of the voice actors behind hit kids' show "Bluey."
The "butterfly effect" is the informal name for chaos theory.
Why firms that manage wealthy families' money have boomed since 2010.
The one-time fad of investing long-term in Beanie Babies.
In The NEWS
New York City gunman had CTE, medical examiner finds.
The 27-year-old shooter who killed four people this summer in the NFL headquarters building was found to have low-stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy. CTE is a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma, which causes symptoms including memory loss, confusion, and aggression. The disease is commonly associated with football (which the shooter played in high school) and can only be diagnosed after death.
Supreme Court approves emergency request to withhold $4B in foreign aid.
The high court, in a 6-3 decision, temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that required the Trump administration to spend more than $4B in foreign aid appropriated by Congress before the funds expire Sept. 30. The conservative majority said enforcing the order would likely cause greater harm to Trump's foreign policy than to aid recipients. The liberal justices dissented, arguing the issue merited a full briefing or oral arguments.
UN delegates walk out on Netanyahu's speech.
Dozens of delegates left the UN's New York headquarters yesterday before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address. Speaking to a half-empty hall, Netanyahu directed his remarks to hostages held by Hamas, citing that Israel had put speakers around Gaza and took over phones to broadcast his words. He vowed to continue Israel's military campaign and admonished countries—including France and the UK—that recently moved to recognize Palestinian statehood.
Immigration officers detain Iowa school superintendent.
The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, Ian Roberts, was detained Friday for being in the US illegally. A final order of removal was issued against him last year and he had no work authorization. Roberts was found in possession of a loaded gun, a hunting knife, and $3K in cash after fleeing from immigration officers during a traffic stop. Roberts, who was born in Guyana and had entered the US in 1999 on a student visa, had led the Des Moines school district since 2023.
Anthropic to triple international workforce.
The San Francisco-based AI startup's Claude chatbot now serves over 300,000 enterprise customers. Nearly 80% of usage comes from outside the United States, with per-person adoption in South Korea, Australia, and Singapore surpassing the US. The $183B company is opening its first Asia office in Tokyo, hiring for over 100 roles across Europe, and recruiting leadership in nations including India and New Zealand.
The Netherlands returns looted fossils to Indonesia.
The Dutch government agreed to return over 28,000 fossils to Indonesia, after a commission ruled they were wrongfully removed during the late 19th century. Local communities, for whom the fossils held spiritual and economic value, were coerced into revealing sites to Dutch settlers. The soon-to-be-repatriated Dubois Collection, housed in a Dutch natural history museum, includes a skull fragment considered the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus, an ancestor of modern humans.
'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50.
Originally a 1975 film adaptation of a stage musical, "Rocky Horror Picture Show" follows a stranded couple who stumble into the mansion of a flamboyant scientist and his eccentric guests. The film initially flopped, earning roughly $1M ($6M today) before being pulled from theaters. It has since become a cult classic, earning around $160M worldwide, and remains the longest-running theatrical release in history.
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Wealth - Politicians - Success - Happiness
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- If politicians really cared about the people, they would vote themselves term limits...
- If politicians really cared about the people, they would eliminate ALL WEALTHY BASED TAX SHELTERS...
- If politicians really cared about the people, they would tax LARGE NON-PROFITS LIKE HARVARD UNIVERSITY...
I became interested in politics in 1966 and none of these items have ever been discussed by politicians on with side for over FIFTY YEARS almost SIXTY YEARS.
This leads me to believe it will never happen, and if it never happens then the MIDDLE CLASS will never be any better off than they always have been due to salary increases counterbalanced by inflation and economic growth.
However, there are several people who have managed to crawl out of the middle class and become wealthy like:
- Actors/Actresses
- Musicians
- Athletes
- Writers/Artists
- Entrepreneurs
- Visionaries
What is interesting about these exceptions is that they only represent TEN PERCENT OR LESS of the current population.
Trying to get ahead unless you possess some of these unique skills is like SPITTING IN THE WIND...
The best strategy is to focus on yourself, accept where you are, don't be influenced by greed or jealousy, eliminate debt, carve out your unique future and save as much as you can for retirement...
You will not become WEALTHY, but you will have a successful life, and if you can eliminate all the outside influences and sales techniques, you will have a relatively stress free and happy life.
Don't wait until you have retired to come to this realization.
What Is Space-Time? Breaking Down Einstein's Big Idea
Oftentimes, we think of space as an endless, mostly empty vacuum, a silent backdrop where planets, stars, and galaxies play out their dance. We also think of time as something separate, a steady ticking that carries us from one moment to another, from past to the present, and into the future.
However, modern physics demonstrates that these two ideas are not so easily kept separate from each other. In fact, space and time are woven into a single fabric: space-time. Albert Einstein's special relativity revealed that space and time adjust themselves depending on how you move.
Space-time is not just a backdrop where celestial objects are the main players. It's real, dynamic, and it shapes our universe. Imagine it as an invisible construction that holds everything in place. It guides how objects in the universe move and how the events unfold.
Space-time is not just a backdrop where celestial objects are the main players. It's real, dynamic, and it shapes our universe. Imagine it as an invisible construction that holds everything in place. It guides how objects in the universe move and how the events unfold.
Without space-time, one could not talk about where or when. Let's explore how Einstein's ideas reshaped our understanding of reality and why they remain some of the most profound ideas in science.
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