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Writing in an Age of Permanent Exposure
Jazmine Gracia
Writing in an Age of Permanent Exposure
Jazmine Gracia
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Jazmine Gracia
The Notes App Generation
Penny Wei
The Notes App Generation
Penny Wei
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Penny Wei
Background Noise Culture: Why Everything Sounds the Same Now
Ejiose Ikuenobe
Background Noise Culture: Why Everything Sounds the Same Now
Ejiose Ikuenobe
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Ejiose Ikuenobe
When Euphoria Forgot What Made It Great
Amisha Ranjan
When Euphoria Forgot What Made It Great
Amisha Ranjan
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Amisha Ranjan
Olivia Rodrigo and the Present That Slips Away
Narey Silveira
Olivia Rodrigo and the Present That Slips Away
Narey Silveira
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Narey Silveira
The Loss of Musical Authenticity Amid TikTok’s Content Takeover
Sawsan Adel
The Loss of Musical Authenticity Amid TikTok’s Content Takeover
Sawsan Adel
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Sawsan Adel
When Shuffle Feels Like Fate
Jazmine Gracia
When Shuffle Feels Like Fate
Jazmine Gracia
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Jazmine Gracia
The Death of the Main Character
Jowanah Majeed
The Death of the Main Character
Jowanah Majeed
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Jowanah Majeed
The Great Font War
Huba Sulman
The Great Font War
Huba Sulman
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Huba Sulman
Exploring Art as Intertextual Practice
Lwando Mfundisi
Exploring Art as Intertextual Practice
Lwando Mfundisi
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Lwando Mfundisi
Afrobeats, Amapiano, and Gen Z’s Taste for Cultural Hybridity
Lwando Mfundisi
Afrobeats, Amapiano, and Gen Z’s Taste for Cultural Hybridity
Lwando Mfundisi
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Lwando Mfundisi
Gen Z Should Embrace Intersectionality & Mutual Aid
Zulfina Khudoyorova
Gen Z Should Embrace Intersectionality & Mutual Aid
Zulfina Khudoyorova
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Zulfina Khudoyorova
The Rise of Meta TV: A World Obsessed With Fame
Yérimen Mia Lares
The Rise of Meta TV: A World Obsessed With Fame
Yérimen Mia Lares
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Yérimen Mia Lares
Fan or Client? The Album Variant Epidemic
Yérimen Mia Lares
Fan or Client? The Album Variant Epidemic
Yérimen Mia Lares
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Yérimen Mia Lares
Girl Groups Are Back: How the K-Pop Machine is Bringing Back The Western Girl Group
Yérimen Mia Lares
Girl Groups Are Back: How the K-Pop Machine is Bringing Back The Western Girl Group
Yérimen Mia Lares
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Yérimen Mia Lares
The Art of Loving Olivia Dean
Simren Bindra
The Art of Loving Olivia Dean
Simren Bindra
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Simren Bindra
Jab Jab to Diablos Cojuelos
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Jab Jab to Diablos Cojuelos
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
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Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Let God Sort Em Out: A Review
Chanakya Pandya
Let God Sort Em Out: A Review
Chanakya Pandya
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Chanakya Pandya
‘Sorry, Baby’ Offers Gen-Z Lessons in Processing Trauma
Tina Ter-Akopyan
‘Sorry, Baby’ Offers Gen-Z Lessons in Processing Trauma
Tina Ter-Akopyan
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Tina Ter-Akopyan
Good Mood Tattoo Exemplifies How Women Are Moving Away from Traditional Tattoo Culture
Isabella Salinas
Good Mood Tattoo Exemplifies How Women Are Moving Away from Traditional Tattoo Culture
Isabella Salinas
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Isabella Salinas
The Culture Capturers: Morocco’s Young Artists Are Reshaping Cultural Identity
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
The Culture Capturers: Morocco’s Young Artists Are Reshaping Cultural Identity
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
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Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Where Is the Healthy Representation For Lesbians?
Tristan Leach
Where Is the Healthy Representation For Lesbians?
Tristan Leach
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Tristan Leach
The Politics of Superman, an American Hero
Isabella Salinas
The Politics of Superman, an American Hero
Isabella Salinas
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Isabella Salinas
SydCarmy and Subverting Romance
Isabella Salinas
SydCarmy and Subverting Romance
Isabella Salinas
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Isabella Salinas
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the Maddening Pursuit of Perfection
Caitlin Scialla
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the Maddening Pursuit of Perfection
Caitlin Scialla
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Caitlin Scialla
The Substack Times: The Rise and Pitfalls of the Platform
Tina Ter-Akopyan
The Substack Times: The Rise and Pitfalls of the Platform
Tina Ter-Akopyan
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Tina Ter-Akopyan
Love Island Shouldn’t Have to Tell Fans to Cut the Misogyny
Isabella Salinas
Love Island Shouldn’t Have to Tell Fans to Cut the Misogyny
Isabella Salinas
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Isabella Salinas
Sinners Made Saints: Ryan Coogler’s Latest Film Rewrote the Narrative on Black Womanhood and Spirituality
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Sinners Made Saints: Ryan Coogler’s Latest Film Rewrote the Narrative on Black Womanhood and Spirituality
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
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Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Can Independent Theaters Save the Movie-Going Experience?
Tina Ter-Akopyan
Can Independent Theaters Save the Movie-Going Experience?
Tina Ter-Akopyan
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Tina Ter-Akopyan
AI and the Death of Creativity
Sofia Davis
AI and the Death of Creativity
Sofia Davis
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Sofia Davis
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Rebellion Is the Youth’s Favorite Drug
M.A. Fayed
Rebellion Is the Youth’s Favorite Drug
M.A. Fayed
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M.A. Fayed
True Crime Is Fun Until It Isn’t
Sawsan Adel
True Crime Is Fun Until It Isn’t
Sawsan Adel
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Sawsan Adel
The Power of Cringe
Naomi Harris
The Power of Cringe
Naomi Harris
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Naomi Harris
Why Every Generation Thinks the Next One Is Doomed
Jowanah Majeed
Why Every Generation Thinks the Next One Is Doomed
Jowanah Majeed
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Jowanah Majeed
Personality as Algorithm: Are We Becoming Predictable?
Huba Sulman
Personality as Algorithm: Are We Becoming Predictable?
Huba Sulman
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Huba Sulman
The Soft Launch of Adulthood
Fishya Setiana
The Soft Launch of Adulthood
Fishya Setiana
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Fishya Setiana
The Psychology of the Camera Roll
Ejiose Ikuenobe
The Psychology of the Camera Roll
Ejiose Ikuenobe
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Ejiose Ikuenobe
Why 2016 Won’t Let Us Go
Aariana Pinto
Why 2016 Won’t Let Us Go
Aariana Pinto
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Aariana Pinto
Gen Z’s Tanning Paradox
Mohamed Oubey Koraich
Gen Z’s Tanning Paradox
Mohamed Oubey Koraich
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Mohamed Oubey Koraich
How to Successfully LARP Your Way Into Anything
Bea Villanueva
How to Successfully LARP Your Way Into Anything
Bea Villanueva
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Bea Villanueva
Raw Is the New Beautiful
Sawsan Adel
Raw Is the New Beautiful
Sawsan Adel
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Sawsan Adel
The Art of Disappearing
Reyham Baesa
The Art of Disappearing
Reyham Baesa
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Reyham Baesa
Why Gen Z Doesn’t Google Anymore
Jowanah Majeed
Why Gen Z Doesn’t Google Anymore
Jowanah Majeed
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Jowanah Majeed
What Does It Really Mean to “Be Aesthetic”?
Riley Harker
What Does It Really Mean to “Be Aesthetic”?
Riley Harker
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Riley Harker
Struggle Is the New Flex
Laiba Mushtaq
Struggle Is the New Flex
Laiba Mushtaq
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Laiba Mushtaq
The Degree Was Never Meant to Do This Much
Laila Khan
The Degree Was Never Meant to Do This Much
Laila Khan
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Laila Khan
The Third Place Problem
Naomi Emuakpeje
The Third Place Problem
Naomi Emuakpeje
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Naomi Emuakpeje
Awareness Is Not Action
Jigar Swaminarayan
Awareness Is Not Action
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
The 24-Hour Hustle: How Hyper-Productivity Shapes Gen Z's Self-Worth
Arya Doshi
The 24-Hour Hustle: How Hyper-Productivity Shapes Gen Z's Self-Worth
Arya Doshi
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Arya Doshi
Is Beauty Truly Subjective?
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Is Beauty Truly Subjective?
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
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Regina Rodríguez Contreras
If You Want a Village, You Have to be a Villager
Jigar Swaminarayan
If You Want a Village, You Have to be a Villager
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
A New Age of Nostalgia: Why is Gen Z Stuck In the Past?
Riley Harker
A New Age of Nostalgia: Why is Gen Z Stuck In the Past?
Riley Harker
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Riley Harker
Is Empathy Taught or Innate?
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Is Empathy Taught or Innate?
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
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Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Three Minutes Until Warm
Simren Bindra
Three Minutes Until Warm
Simren Bindra
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Simren Bindra
Birkin Bags: From Necessity to Status
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Birkin Bags: From Necessity to Status
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
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Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Learning to Be Bored
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
Learning to Be Bored
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
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Piyasuda Singkalavnich
Belief in the Digital Age
Chanakya Pandya
Belief in the Digital Age
Chanakya Pandya
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Chanakya Pandya
Does Gen Z Have An Employability Problem?
Jigar Swaminarayan
Does Gen Z Have An Employability Problem?
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
Living on Edge: Gen-Z and the Rise of Anxiety
Simren Bindra
Living on Edge: Gen-Z and the Rise of Anxiety
Simren Bindra
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Simren Bindra
What Does Accountability Look Like — Online and IRL?
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
What Does Accountability Look Like — Online and IRL?
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
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Piyasuda Singkalavnich
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The Politics of Exhaustion
Mohamed Oubey Koraich
The Politics of Exhaustion
Mohamed Oubey Koraich
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Mohamed Oubey Koraich
Fleeting Institutions: The Rise of Online Communities
Kylah Dirig
Fleeting Institutions: The Rise of Online Communities
Kylah Dirig
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Kylah Dirig
The Ball Comes Home, but When Will They?
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
The Ball Comes Home, but When Will They?
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
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Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Is Gen Z Too Apathetic to Vote?
Valerie Gregorio
Is Gen Z Too Apathetic to Vote?
Valerie Gregorio
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Valerie Gregorio
Awareness Is Not Action
Jigar Swaminarayan
Awareness Is Not Action
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
The Aesthetics of Hate
Chanakya Pandya
The Aesthetics of Hate
Chanakya Pandya
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Chanakya Pandya
Two Epidemics, Two Americas
Sofia Davis
Two Epidemics, Two Americas
Sofia Davis
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Sofia Davis
If You Want a Village, You Have to be a Villager
Jigar Swaminarayan
If You Want a Village, You Have to be a Villager
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
Gen Z’s Role in the Democratic Party Civil War
Jigar Swaminarayan
Gen Z’s Role in the Democratic Party Civil War
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
A World-Wide Resistance Is an Answer to Oppression
Zulfina Khudoyorova
A World-Wide Resistance Is an Answer to Oppression
Zulfina Khudoyorova
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Zulfina Khudoyorova
The Progressive “Blue Wave” is Surging
Sofia Davis
The Progressive “Blue Wave” is Surging
Sofia Davis
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Sofia Davis
Does Gen Z Have An Employability Problem?
Jigar Swaminarayan
Does Gen Z Have An Employability Problem?
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
What Does Accountability Look Like — Online and IRL?
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
What Does Accountability Look Like — Online and IRL?
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
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Piyasuda Singkalavnich
Suicide Prevention is Political
Sofia Davis
Suicide Prevention is Political
Sofia Davis
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Sofia Davis
Does Gen-Z Want ‘Abundance’?
Jigar Swaminarayan
Does Gen-Z Want ‘Abundance’?
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
America’s Obsession with Dead Girls
Sofia Davis
America’s Obsession with Dead Girls
Sofia Davis
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Sofia Davis
Netanyahu & Nelk: The “Both Sides” Trap
Jigar Swaminarayan
Netanyahu & Nelk: The “Both Sides” Trap
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
America Has Always Been Obsessed with Controlling Women
Sofia Davis
America Has Always Been Obsessed with Controlling Women
Sofia Davis
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Sofia Davis
Donald Trump Doesn’t Care About His Base
Jigar Swaminarayan
Donald Trump Doesn’t Care About His Base
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
Unlearning Empire: How Gen-Z Challenges the Narratives on War with Iran
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Unlearning Empire: How Gen-Z Challenges the Narratives on War with Iran
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
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Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
The Breakdown: Iran's Role in U.S.-Israeli Strategy
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
The Breakdown: Iran's Role in U.S.-Israeli Strategy
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
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Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Gen-Z’s Financial Guide to the Big Not-So-Beautiful Bill
Chanakya Pandya
Gen-Z’s Financial Guide to the Big Not-So-Beautiful Bill
Chanakya Pandya
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Chanakya Pandya
How Gen-Z Is Changing the Way Campaigns Win
Laynie Clark
How Gen-Z Is Changing the Way Campaigns Win
Laynie Clark
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Laynie Clark
Caught in the Crossfire: Migrant Workers and the Hidden Fallout of War
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Caught in the Crossfire: Migrant Workers and the Hidden Fallout of War
Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
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Nicolette Alexandra Brito-Cruz
Graduation, Protest, and the Politics We Can’t Ignore
Caitlin Scialla
Graduation, Protest, and the Politics We Can’t Ignore
Caitlin Scialla
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Caitlin Scialla
Zohran Mamdani Wins Over Gen-Z
Sophia Deocampo Sumaray
Zohran Mamdani Wins Over Gen-Z
Sophia Deocampo Sumaray
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Sophia Deocampo Sumaray
Don’t Fall for Media Propaganda — LA is not a “War Zone”
Oni Chaytor
Don’t Fall for Media Propaganda — LA is not a “War Zone”
Oni Chaytor
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Oni Chaytor
Fight for Your Right to Smile
Adaobi Nwatu
Fight for Your Right to Smile
Adaobi Nwatu
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Adaobi Nwatu
Gen-Z vs. The Gerontocracy
Jigar Swaminarayan
Gen-Z vs. The Gerontocracy
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
Reading Between the Lines (on Sesame Street)
Adaobi Nwatu
Reading Between the Lines (on Sesame Street)
Adaobi Nwatu
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Adaobi Nwatu
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Summer Is No Longer Carefree
Huba Sulman
Summer Is No Longer Carefree
Huba Sulman
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Huba Sulman
Crushing Despair in a Climate Apocalypse
Jigar Swaminarayan
Crushing Despair in a Climate Apocalypse
Jigar Swaminarayan
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Jigar Swaminarayan
Climate Doomscrolling Is Wrecking Gen Z
Jyosika S.
Climate Doomscrolling Is Wrecking Gen Z
Jyosika S.
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Jyosika S.
Stop Burning Yourself: The Environmental Impact of Extreme Consumerism
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Stop Burning Yourself: The Environmental Impact of Extreme Consumerism
Regina Rodríguez Contreras
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Regina Rodríguez Contreras
Freedom Isn’t a Freeway: Gen-Z’s Fight for Transit Justice
Simren Bindra
Freedom Isn’t a Freeway: Gen-Z’s Fight for Transit Justice
Simren Bindra
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Simren Bindra
Planting the Roots for a Sustainable Future: An Interview with TreePeople
Tina Ter-Akopyan
Planting the Roots for a Sustainable Future: An Interview with TreePeople
Tina Ter-Akopyan
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Tina Ter-Akopyan
The Countdown Generation: From Climate Anxiety to Career Purpose
Arya Doshi
The Countdown Generation: From Climate Anxiety to Career Purpose
Arya Doshi
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Arya Doshi
Farmcore: Romanticizing Farm Work and the Cowboy Aesthetic
Ella Meyer
Farmcore: Romanticizing Farm Work and the Cowboy Aesthetic
Ella Meyer
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Ella Meyer
From Shein to Green: Can Fashion Turn a New Leaf?
Arya Doshi
From Shein to Green: Can Fashion Turn a New Leaf?
Arya Doshi
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Arya Doshi
Shifting Climate Activism Toward Hope
Evan Michaeli
Shifting Climate Activism Toward Hope
Evan Michaeli
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Evan Michaeli
Research in Crisis: How Funding Cuts Threaten Science and Education
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
Research in Crisis: How Funding Cuts Threaten Science and Education
Piyasuda Singkalavnich
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Piyasuda Singkalavnich
ChatGPT vs. DeepSeek: The Space Race of AI?
Arya Doshi
ChatGPT vs. DeepSeek: The Space Race of AI?
Arya Doshi
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Arya Doshi
Fire Season: Climate Alarmism and California
Tristan Leach
Fire Season: Climate Alarmism and California
Tristan Leach
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Tristan Leach
ChatGPT: From Greatly Prized Tool to Guzzling Precious Tanks
Arya Doshi
ChatGPT: From Greatly Prized Tool to Guzzling Precious Tanks
Arya Doshi
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Arya Doshi
Turning Up the Heat</p>
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Turning Up the Heat
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Community Care and Climate Change: A Reading List on How We Keep Going
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Tunisia’s Wildfires: The Forest on the Shoulders
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COP27 and the Loss and Damage Fund: Behind the curtain of charity

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Nature’s Ultimate Enemy: Grass and Lawn Culture
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Challenges of A Zero-Carbon Future and Ways to Address Them
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Candy Canes and Climate Change: Sustainability During the Holiday Season
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I Hate Ozone Pollution
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Turning Up The Heat
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Looking Ahead While We Go Backwards:What’s Next After the US Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Combat Climate Change
Irish Padilla
Looking Ahead While We Go Backwards:What’s Next After the US Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Authority to Combat Climate Change
Irish Padilla

What happens to the Biden Administration’s ambitious plans to mitigate climate change after SCOTUS has limited the power of the EPA?

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Irish Padilla
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500 stranded melon-headed whales rescued in Philippine bay
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Lava flows from Mount Merapi
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Did We Forget About Climate Change?
Niamh Kelly
Did We Forget About Climate Change?
Niamh Kelly

How conversations about climate change have gone silent in the wake of war and rising gas prices.

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Niamh Kelly
NFTs: The New Frontier of Carbon Emissions
Lily Muscarella
NFTs: The New Frontier of Carbon Emissions
Lily Muscarella

Believe it or not, NFTs are an environmental concern.

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Lily Muscarella
Young People Driving Change at the Grassroots
Kehkashan Basu
Young People Driving Change at the Grassroots
Kehkashan Basu

How young people are using grassroots tactics to take their futures into their own hands.

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Kehkashan Basu
A Climate Conversation With Ronan Cray
Lauren Barton
A Climate Conversation With Ronan Cray
Lauren Barton

Gen Z faces climate change head on. What will the world do to mitigate the risks we face?

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Lauren Barton