by Semira Arora (’25)
Trend Z provides social commentary on Gen Z movements, trends, and behaviors.
Trend Z: modern celebrity culture
by Semira Arora (’25) | March 31, 2023 Nowadays, when scrolling through Instagram, it’s becoming more difficult to differentiate who is a celebrity and who is an influencer. With the rise of social media, traditional celebrities are not the only ones with a platform to share their message. Unlike in the past where there was…
Trend Z: perception vs. peace
by Semira Arora (’25) | March 10, 2023 Congratulations! Your personality type is…exactly what you filled out for ninety questions. With the rise of personality questionnaires like the Myers-Briggs sixteen personalities test or the Enneagram test, many people find themselves mentioning different acronyms or numbers as introductions when meeting new people. While these tests may…
Trend Z: the evolution of self-care
by Semira Arora (’25) | February 3, 2023 As the cold, flabby sheet mask marinated my skin, I sat with my own thoughts for fifteen minutes. While staring at the ceiling, I came to a realization that I hated to admit. The face mask was in fact not solving my life problems. Nor was it…
Trend Z: authenticity on social media
by Semira Arora (’25) | November 18, 2022 In the past six months, the app BeReal has achieved virality and become one of the most popular apps for Gen Z. Alexis Barreyat and Kevin Perreau founded BeReal in December 2019 with the goal to be the “anti-social media”: a platform where users post an unedited…
Trend Z: the dark sides of dark academia
by Semira Arora (’25) | October 7, 2022 The romanticization of education is certainly not a new niche within media. Entertainment gave us Dead Poets Society as early as 1989 and more recently, Hermione from Harry Potter and other icons to emulate. This notion of aestheticizing studying and learning stems from an internet trend called…
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