Television is now saturated with self-doubting, affluent white male characters dealing with a world that no longer gives priority to their needs. The problem, as a trio of newish shows suggests, is that the old scripts for proving one’s vaunted manliness no longer function the way they once did—if they ever did. (Black, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreNew research has revealed that one in five boys aged 12-16 is either in or knows of a boy their age who is in a romantic relationship with an AI companion. (Mowbray, The Telegraph)
Read MoreAs AI video models become more powerful, YouTube is no longer solely relying on creators to label their AI videos — it will now automatically label videos on their behalf. The company announced on Wednesday that its internal systems will apply labels when it detects that “significant photorealistic AI” has been used. (Perez, TechCrunch)
Read MoreAcross the U.K. and the U.S., younger consumers are redirecting their discretionary income from nightlife to fitness. Gym-related spending among Gen Zers and millennials is rising as alcohol consumption continues to decline, according to a February report from Bank of America. (Rappaport, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreCanadians don’t think religious belief is about objective truth, and their religious beliefs demonstrate that reality. The new State of Theology in Canada Study surveyed more than 3,000 Canadians on 35 questions. (Earls, Lifeway Research)
Read MoreAmong 23-to-29-year-old men, support for Democrats increased by 14 percentage points. Among 18-to-22-year-old men, it fell by a percentage point—even while their approval of Trump declined somewhat. The women in that youngest age group, meanwhile, make up the single most liberal population: further left than the slightly older Gen Z women. (Hill, The Atlantic)
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