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Gen Z Micro Trends

... influence online. With more than of half of Trendsetting Zs (56% in U.S. and 54% in UK) saying they're passionate about reading, compared to 43% in the U.S. and 46% of UK who are passionate about technology, they want to get expert book recommendations and have merely modernized the way they obtain such. And given Zs' respectful nature, they admire and appreciate those who have proven to be experts in their field.  Shannon McClintock Miller Miller is an award-winning teacher and librarian who has ...

(Ana)logging Off

... with which they grew up and provides sensorial elements (consider the feel of an LP or the smell of a new book). Analog media projects a retro cool that modern equivalents just can’t beat. Listening to vinyl rather than Spotify, reading a paperback rather than a Kindle, or playing a board game rather than World of Warcraft touts a tastemaker aura with which online media just can’t compete.Today, having physical records, books, or games suggests that one has taken the time to track down ...

The Real Story

... offering cliff-hangers; while it used to cast carefully groomed child actors, it’s now seeking “real” teens who also happen to have acting skills. Even fantasy films are getting a realistic twist as Disney and Warner Bros. are set to release live-action versions of several classic animated tales over the next few years. The book industry is also taking note of the shift in genre. Along with novels like John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars that feature plausible, complicated story lines, publishers are ...

POP Trends

... February. The news followed the announcement that 68-year-old Charlotte Rampling would star in NARS Cosmetics’ new campaign.Ari Seth Cohen, the photographer and self-proclaimed “old lady expert” behind the blog Advanced Style, has parlayed his success into opportunities such as a photography book with Powerhouse Books, work for brands like Coach and Karen Walker, and a Kickstarter-funded documentary.NORMCORE Last spring we reported the growing demand for Debranded goods and blank-slate styles among ...

Justifying Fan Fic

... books, to be released beginning this fall in paperback and ebook form.Macmillan recently signed a three-book deal with Leisa Rayven, whose work began as Twilight fan fiction. Her original story, titled Diva Diaries, was downloaded over two million times, but has since been revised extensively and renamed Bad Romeo. It will be released in early 2015.After, a work of One Direction fan fiction by 25-year-old Anna Todd, will be released as a trilogy beginning this fall by Simon & Schuster. The story was ...

Culture Counseling

... As multitaskers, young people seek to both learn from and improve themselves by way of entertainment and pop culture. The ubiquity of pop culture in young consumers’ lives compels them to get something out of it beyond mere entertainment. Today’s consumers don’t just consume content; as multitaskers, they aim to learn from it, and better themselves by way of it. These individuals have come to regard the movies, books, art, music, celebrity gossip, and reality TV they love as sources of Culture ...

The Binge Method

... binge mindset now extends beyond the screen. We’re seeing binge behaviors applied to books, magazines, music, gaming, and even social media. Newly popular are speed-reading apps that promise users the ability to tear through their Kindle libraries and Pocket queues at four times their usual reading rates. Among audiophiles, unlimited and inexpensive access to artists’ full catalogues via Spotify is inspiring a new wave of binge listening that can improve one’s understanding of an artist’s ...