The midlife crisis is coming for millennials lol
This piece from Alex Abad-Santos hit a bit close to home for this millennial, who is now pushing 40. What does it mean for a generation hitting traditional milestones later — if at all — to enter midlife? Is it really a crisis, or an opportunity?
Is the decline of reading poisoning our politics?
Earlier this year, an interesting theory started bouncing around the internet: As video supplants text, are we reverting to a culture where information and traditions are primarily transmitted orally? Eric Levitz goes deep on what’s happening to reading, including asking the crucial question: Is something really wrong here, or am I just getting old?
How Gen Z found religion
Enough with the aging millennials. What are younger people up to? Apparently, they’re in church! In this episode of Explain It to Me, Jonquilyn Hill looks at why some young adults are returning to religion or even becoming religious for the first time.
📹 Why this red state made preschool free
What about the youngest Americans of all? As a longtime education reporter, I was vaguely aware that Oklahoma had a free pre-K program. But I didn’t realize it was the nation’s oldest. This video looks at how that came to be.