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grentperez: the gen Z crooner who started on YouTube at 13 – and now sings to millions

With weapons-grade melisma and sweet bossa nova beats, the 24-year-old from western Sydney has built a career that can be charted over 463 YouTube videos (and counting)

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2025

Don’t be fooled, Gen Z – working in an office isn’t glamorous, whatever TikTok tells you

LET’S UNPACK THAT: A new social media trend is setting up the white-collar 9-to-5 as some kind of aspirational lifestyle aesthetic. Helen Coffey warns the next generation of workers that they are likely to be sorely disappointed by the reality of the corporate grind

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

The ‘sneakerina’ is trending. But how do you style them?

Fashion loves a hybrid - but are ‘sneakerinas’ a step too far?

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

‘Incel’ TikTok accounts rebranding to avoid social media bans, study finds

While social media platform does not allow hateful material, advocates of ‘incel’ ideology now produce content via ‘socially palatable’ terms, according to new paper

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025

10-3-2-1: are these numbers the secret to a better night's sleep?

The latest trend for curing insomnia and getting a better night’s sleep is this four-step hack. Here’s how to do it

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025

As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

IN FOCUS: In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025

Labour group tells MPs they must be on YouTube and TikTok

Group asks influencers and popular figures to help party’s backbenchers engage audiences and challenge narratives

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025

TikTok trainspotter Francis Bourgeois ‘eyed up’ to replace Jeremy Clarkson on Amazon’s Grand Tour

Bourgeois counts the Prince and Princess of Wales among his fans

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025

Will banning teens from social media or smartphones help curb misogyny? Experts disagree

The hit Netflix series Adolescence has fueled discussion about banning social media and smartphones for children. But experts warn a ban won’t work.

Euronews · Mar 30, 2025

Gen Z and young millennials are so terrified of layoffs and the spiralling economy they’re copying Steve Jobs and adopting a work uniform

After getting fired for dressing inappropriately, young workers are now ditching the crop tops and “office siren” looks in exchange for a Steve Jobs–style uniform.

Fortune · Mar 30, 2025