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In a recent Dazed piece, Serena Smith calls on young Brits to stop behaving like “overgrown, perpetually drunk babies” abroad. The essay responds to growing anti-tourism backlash, Barcelona’s water pistol protests, Amsterdam’s crackdown on pub crawls, and takes aim at the TikTok-fueled obsession with “hidden gems.” Her advice: Show respect, learn a... See more

Last week, The Cut reported on the rise of #MonkMode, a TikTok-fueled aesthetic and lifestyle shift where mostly young women romanticize monastic living (single beds, stone cells, quiet rituals) as a rejection of hustle culture and algorithmic optimization. While the hashtag originally targeted men seeking discipline, Gen Z women are reimagining it... See more

Parks officials said protocols differ depending on the consistency of the excrement. For solid poop, all swimmers are kicked out, and a net is used to scoop the material out of the water. Workers then add chlorine to the mix for at least 25 minutes before reopening the pool.

These NYC pools kept closing last summer after people pooped in them

The idea isn’t to stop caring about everything, she emphasized. Instead, “it’s more about taking the pressure off” when it comes to things that don’t truly matter, like maintaining a spotless house, and instead prioritizing what she needs to feel her best at this stage.

The “We Do Not Care” club, founded by influencer Melani Sanders, celebrates women who have stopped trying to please everyone.

It was never an all-you-can-eat-buffet that left you nauseous; it was an excellent, satisfying meal.

Information abundance creates attention scarcity! By 1997 (!) Michael Goldhaber was pushed this further with The Attention Economy and the Net arguing that attention was becoming the new currency of the digital age.

People speculate on ideas, personalities, etc. Why wouldn’t they? But when this happens, you end up with a system optimized for speed and virality rather than stability or accuracy.