Who Can Begrudge Gen Z Nostalgia For an Era Before They Were Born?

Gen Z Leans Hard into Nostalgia to Spur Music and Content Discovery: Study

The heart-tugging pull of nostalgia tugs hardest on Gen Z, according to a study involving three generations of consumers in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. “Then is Now: A Study on Modern Nostalgia” surveyed 1,800 people, evenly divided among the U.S., U.K. and Australia and among Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z consumers. The study []

25 Million Young Adults Are Making a Genius Financial Move That Would Have Embarrassed Their Parents

Once a source of embarrassment, multigenerational living is being embraced by Gen Z and Millennials as the ultimate financial loophole.

K-pop reunion wave gains momentum as nostalgia becomes driving market force

A growing number of K-pop acts from the past are reuniting years after their disbandment, as an expanding market of older fans creates new demand for nostalgia-driven projects. Groups including I.O.I, Secret and SeeYa have recently returned with reunion activities, joining a trend that industry officials say is being fueled by fans who had followed the artists as teenagers and now have greater purchasing power as adults. Among the latest examples is Secret, which released the special EP “Secret

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Navigating Gen Z’s always-on money habits

South Africa’s Generation Z is redefining the concept of financial wellness. Aged between 14 and 29, Gen Zs are the first generation to grow up as true digital natives; they never knew a world without the internet or mobile technology. Growing up in a hyper-connected world, they have discarded traditional, paper-heavy banking methods in favour []

Noah Wyle, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio still captivating audiences well into their 50s

From Noah Wyle in The Pitt to Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us, these Gen X actors born between 1965 and 1980 only get better with age.

5 Sci-Fi Movies from 1991 That Every 80s Kid Can Quote Line-by-Line

There is something about the movies of our youth that is just special. They’re the movies that we find ourselves going back to over and over when we’re looking for a comfort watch and they’re often the films that help define our preferences and fandoms as we age. Pretty much every pop culture collector has []

5 Best Sega Genesis Games Of All Time, Ranked

Some of the best retro video games of all time were on the Sega Genesis. We've ranked the five greatest games that graced the classic console.

Is American Express Stock a Millionaire Maker?

Millennial and Gen Z spenders are keeping this longtime industry stalwart fresh for a bright future.

Bon Jovi’s Babies! Ozzy’s Offspring! See the Kids of These Iconic ‘70s and ‘80s Rockers

See the little ones — and now not-so-little ones — that made these rock stars dads!

It’s Dinosaurs vs. Ninjas in the New Anime ‘Jurassic Shadows’

From the director of 'The Apothecary Diaries' comes a new anime about teens with prehistoric attitude fighting to save the world from evil dinos. Y'know, the usual.

Pinball Pivots To Millennial Nostalgia And Gives Sonic A $10,000 Machine Of His Own

The first Sonic pinball machine is pricey but looks totally worth it

These Black Actresses Over 40 Look Better Than Ever!

From Nia Long to Tracee Ellis Ross and more, these are our Hollywood faves that truly age backwards!

The future looks bright for Creamline’s brand-new recruits

THE Creamline Cool Smashers knew they were not getting any younger. So the first order of business for the 11-time league champion in the PVL on Tour was to embrace the youth movement. And that the proud franchise did as they broke in their brand new recruits in that impressive 25-18, 25-23, 16-25, 25-19 victory []

Millennials and Gen Z Are Aging Faster Than Previous Generations, and Scientists Say It May Fuel Rising Cancer Rates

A new Nature Medicine study finds millennials and Gen Z are biologically aging faster than previous generations, linked to higher early-onset cancer risk. Here is what the data shows.

8 Skyrim Features Players Still Miss in Modern RPGs More Than a Decade Later

Skyrim revolutionized the gaming world when it first came out. Even today, there are many features on it that players still miss over a decade later.

Raven-Symone and Adrienne Bailon to Reunite for ‘Cheetah Girls: Next Gen’

Raven-Symoné and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton are proving that “Amigas Cheetahs” are truly friends for life. Disney completely surprised millennials on Wednesday, July 8, when the network announced a brand-new music-driven film called The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen. A new cast of talented young actresses, including Leah Sava’ Jeffries, Carmen Sanchez, Kaileen Chang and Sophie Lennon, are []

Blast from the past as GIMP 0.54 is revived in Flatpak form

Retro-computing fun for the nostalgic with first (and last) release to use Motif instead of GTK

Classic car exhibition brings the bling to Estepona marina this weekend

Classic car fans and design buffs can look forward to an exciting display of vintage vehicles on the Costa del []

Gothic 1 Remake review - the classic RPG returns with countless subtle improvements

Old-timey German RPG Gothic had a few spiritual successors, but most were offshoots from the same studio. Thanks to pre-digital distribution limits of 2001, it was obscure in North America, which of course means it never existed. It didn't even have Mario in. But Gothic was also special. Gothic 1 Remake (whose refreshingly honest, direct name honours us) chose a path made of tightropes: to be neither a perfect recreation or a wholly new entity wearing its skin, but to modernise and improve while still bringing that distinct and contrary design into an era preoccupied with the safe, infinite, frictionless paste of Content. The result is a huge vindication for everyone who took on that challenge (minus the bloodsuckers who canned them), and a game that reuses a map I've played through several times, but still got repeatedly lost in. And I want to get lost in it again. Read more

The 130 Best Pet Names for Your Boyfriend

Whether you’re retiring “babe” or looking for something more original, these nicknames deliver.

The ‘gulp’ moment my daughter exposed my tech dependence, and how Gen Z might be the lost generation – Lizzie Marvelly

The ‘gulp’ moment my daughter exposed my tech dependence, and how Gen Z might be the lost generation – Lizzie Marvelly

They started playing L.A. Municipal softball 50 years ago. They're still at it

As the original Doc Feeney's All Stars roster crosses into their 70s, a new generation is stepping up to the plate to keep a half-century of brotherhood — and the memory of a fallen teammate — alive.

‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Director Michael Dougherty Confirms Desire to Use Biollante 

As the MonsterVerse rolled on over the last decade, one creature’s name recurrently echoed from the collective mouths of kaiju

Lithuanian expert warns Circassian culture is on the brink of extinction

Lithuanian expert warns Circassian culture is on the brink of extinction

The business behind Chili’s viral comeback

TikTok trends, affordable meals, and Gen Z hype transformed an old-school chain into one of casual dining’s biggest comeback stories. Follow Fast Company‘s Gen Z reporter, Isa Luzarraga, as she dives into the business behind Chili’s viral comeback.