The way sex is portrayed on television and in film is inauthentic and is causing Gen Z viewers to switch off, according to Olivia Wilde. The director and actor, 41, said that the way Hollywood has depicted sex “hasn’t been particularly realistic” for quite some time. (Ledwith, The Times)
Read MoreConcerned parents will make their argument in court this week when the first of several high-profile social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, TikTok and YouTube goes to trial. These suits will test the proposition of whether social media causes psychological harm… (Nix, The Washington Post)
Read MoreData collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice. (Lauer, AP News)
Read MoreBritain’s top doctors and medical experts have declared a “public health emergency” over the effect screen time and harmful online content is having on children’s physical and mental wellbeing. (Wheeler, The Times)
Read MoreFor anyone fantasizing about Hollywood as some liberal bulwark, though, the 2024 election brought that idea to an abrupt halt. The industry’s era of progressive sincerity, and much of its wariness toward conservative-coded content, has evaporated. (Henry, The New York Times)
Read MoreThis is during a time of acute anxiety and curiosity about young men in America. Much ink has been spilled about their loneliness, their jawlines, their physical fitness and about being “performative males.” (O’Neill, The Washington Post)
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