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19 July 2023

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Barbenheimer Day is nigh. Sure, you might be able to go to the opening weekend in your Barbie clogs, nail polish, and gold necklace, clutching your can of pink lemonade, but where is our limited-edition Oppenheimer fedora? 

 

Scroll down to read more about critterposting, Skyrim rebellion, and the next Prime (maybe).

Stats to power your week

🥱 After quiet quitting, “lazy girl jobs” seems to be the latest TikTok workplace doing the rounds. And globally, 16-24 year old women are the most likely to be career-focused, to want to be successful, and to feel overworked. So maybe that two-hour lunch break is justified after all. GWI Core

 

🍽️ Another recent TikTok trend, the “girl dinner” (think an assortment of low-prep snacks, the more colorful the choices the better), inspired us to check out how the different genders think about food. Women are more likely to eat almost all savory snacks (especially pretzels), to have smoothies for breakfast, and to choose probiotic options. GWI Core Plus

 

🎓 The biggest attitudinal trend over the last 12 months in the USA is an increasing feeling of rebelliousness (+12%). But who exactly are the rebels these days? Well, we’ve found that the groups most likely to describe themselves that way include skateboarding viewers (34%), death metal listeners (32%), Skyrim players (30%), and Craigslist fans (29%). GWI USA

 

🔊 You might think the pandemic left everyone craving a sense of adventure, but that’s not always the case. Interest in adventure/extreme sports has dropped 16% year-on-year, and the fastest-growing reason to choose a vacation destination is to have a relaxing experience (+17%). For now, we just want to take it easy. GWI Core


🔋 While inflation has cooled slightly in the US, many are still looking for ways to save. Cutting back in tough times may mean less summer sun for some. 38% of US savers say they’d cut back on vacations if their savings start to run out, and baby boomers are 41% more likely to cut back on vacations than the average saver. GWI Zeitgeist

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What’s on our radar

Americans have fallen in love with soccer during the last decade. With the launch of Major League Cricket, can they be tempted by an even more quintessentially English sport? 

 

Music is one of the best places to keep tabs on AI’s breakneck development. In recent days an AI music app claims to have generated as many tracks as there are in Spotify’s entire catalog. 

 

Sony is about to make a big step forward for accessibility in gaming with the launch of its new controller. Remember: the group Americans most want to see improved DE&I efforts for is people with disabilities. 

 

Sometimes you just want to serve lemonade on a picnic blanket to other woodland creatures, as the new vogue for “critterposting” demonstrates. 

 

Parents recovering from the Prime energy drink frenzy should brace themselves: YouTube collective Sidemen have opened their first physical retail store. With MrBeast also launching his confectionary range in the UK, it might be a creator-led Christmas list this year. 

 

Worldcoin, a company from OpenAI founder Sam Altman hopes to provide biometric imaging by scanning people’s eyes, providing a new secure form of ID. Very MI5. Meanwhile his other company has inked new agreements with Shutterstock and the Associated Press.


Google’s Bard is now able to speak in over 40 languages with tone that can be adjusted for different contexts, and also has increased abilities to generate images and code. And a new study delves into how people use ChatGPT for search vs. search engines.

Chart of the week

From avocados to diapers

As we pointed out a few weeks ago, the oldest millennials are turning 40. But as Gen Z have taken their spot in the cultural spotlight, and the pandemic made many of them go through important life stages during lockdown, you might not have realized just how many millennials are parents now.


And for any millennials still hanging on to their youth, take a look at what’s considered “dad rock” now, you might just be surprised…

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