CT: The Summer I Turned Pretty, News on TikTok, and Cultural Blandness

CT: The Summer I Turned Pretty, News on TikTok, and Cultural Blandness

The Summer I Turned Pretty is back for its 3rd season and is taking over Amazon Prime, what it means that 40% of 18 to 29-year-olds get their news from TikTok, and why it feels like most people aren't paying attention to the same parts of culture this summer.

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Elsewhere in culture:

Gen Alpha now drives almost half of household spending, at least in the US. Vodka seltzer company High Noon recently issued a recall after some of their vodka products were mistakenly labeled as Celsius energy drinks. The first half of Wednesday Season 2 officially dropped on Netflix this week. The phrase "you need to nerd out" is being used as a new social media flex, helping to make obsessive, niche fandom cool again. "Clanker," originally a Star Wars diss for droids, is now trending as a meme insult for AI and robots.

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Ask Axis: "I'm worried about my grandkids' phone use. What should I do?"

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CT: The 20 Biggest Cultural Events of 2025, PART 2: Top 10

CT: The 20 Biggest Cultural Events of 2025, PART 2: Top 10

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Mike and Becky McNamee on Leading with Kindness as Grandparents

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CT: The 20 Biggest Cultural Events of 2025: Top 20-11

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Roundtable: The 20 Biggest Cultural Events of 2025, PART 1: Top 20-11

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Ask Axis: "My 8th grader seems overly materialistic. Will this change?"

Ask Axis: "My 8th grader seems overly materialistic. Will this change?"

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