CT: Cigarettes Are Back, Wicked 2, and The Bible App

CT: Cigarettes Are Back, Wicked 2, and The Bible App

Celebrities are making cigarette smoking cool for a new generation, Wicked 2 is poised to blow the box office back to Kansas, and this year's runaway bestseller is the Bible.


Slang of the Week:
"Cracked"

In Other News:

The United States House of Representatives and Senate almost unanimously agreed to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which now awaits President Trump's signature. A new study from Gallup found that in 2025, 40% of 15- to 44-year-old women would leave the U.S. permanently if given the opportunity (a slight decrease from 44% in 2024). The Game Awards has announced its nominations for 2025, with the turn-based role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receiving 12 total nominations, more than any other game. Gaming company Valve has announced that it will release its own console, the "Steam Machine," which many expect to become a significant challenger to Xbox and PlayStation. The man who jumped the rope to embrace Ariana Grande at the Wicked: For Good movie premiere was sentenced to nine days in prison.

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CT: Chicken Banana, OpenClaw, and Bad Bunny

CT: Chicken Banana, OpenClaw, and Bad Bunny

The hills are alive with the sound of kids saying "chicken, banana," a new AI tool called OpenClaw has an iron grasp on data, and backlash took center stage after Bad Bunny's halftime show. Song of th...

12 Feb 11min

Ask Axis: "My 14-year-old is in the 'talking stage' with four girls. What should I do?"

Ask Axis: "My 14-year-old is in the 'talking stage' with four girls. What should I do?"

"Today's teens, especially those who are too young to drive, enter what they call "talking stages," which seem to be a substitute for dating. It's basically a stream of conciousness texting session wi...

10 Feb 12min

Roundtable: The Super Bowl, The Grammys, and Etsy Witches

Roundtable: The Super Bowl, The Grammys, and Etsy Witches

Three Big Conversations: The Grammys offered a chaotic celebration of modern music. - 8:08 "Etsy witches" are getting kicked off of Etsy. - 21:12 Sports betting looms large over Super Bowl LX this Su...

6 Feb 55min

CT: The Super Bowl, The Grammys, and Etsy Witches

CT: The Super Bowl, The Grammys, and Etsy Witches

The Grammys offered a chaotic celebration of modern music, "Etsy witches" are getting kicked off of Etsy, and sports betting looms large over Super Bowl LX this Sunday. Song of the Week: "Aperture" by...

5 Feb 9min

Pure Desire's Nick Stumbo on Healing Your Sexual Story

Pure Desire's Nick Stumbo on Healing Your Sexual Story

Nick Stumbo is the Executive Director of Pure Desire, an organization that exists to provide hope, freedom, and healing from compulsive sexual behavior and betrayal trauma through Jesus Christ. Their ...

3 Feb 49min

Roundtable: TikTok Censorship, The Rise of Sad Music, and Antisocial Media

Roundtable: TikTok Censorship, The Rise of Sad Music, and Antisocial Media

Three Big Conversations: TikTok has a new US owner, which users worry is muddying the platform's approach to censorship. - 10:16 Data shows that sad and angsty songs are ruling the streaming charts. ...

30 Jan 55min

CT: TikTok Censorship, Popular Sad Music, and Antisocial Media

CT: TikTok Censorship, Popular Sad Music, and Antisocial Media

TikTok has a new US owner, which users worry is muddying the platform's approach to censorship; data shows that sad and angsty songs are ruling the streaming charts, and it's official: our algorithms ...

29 Jan 8min

Jenna Mindel on Slang, Cultural Trends, and Discipling the Next Generation

Jenna Mindel on Slang, Cultural Trends, and Discipling the Next Generation

Jenna is a writer and content creator based in Orange County, California. She works at Axis as a content specialist. She is currently working on a Master's in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Talb...

27 Jan 50min

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