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We look into teen culture every week to help parents and faith leaders have meaningful conversations with Gen Z.
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3 days ago
Bad Habits, Inflation Nation, and the Most Hated Man on the Internet
This week we talk about our new podcast, The Culture Translator Roundtable, how inflation is affecting teens, and "revenge porn".
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6 days ago
The Wren Eleanor Effect
This week we talk about why 40% of young people are using TikTok like google, why some parents are deleting posts of past children, and why Instagram is trying to be like TikTok, even though users just want it to be itself.
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Jul 22, 2022
Hot is the New Cool
This week we talk about the "Not Gonna Lie" app, the word "hot" becoming uncoupled from the idea of sexuality, and sexual consent with a caveat.
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Jul 15, 2022
We Need an American Girl Doll Who Loves Meme Accounts
This week we talk about American Girl Doll memes, the new James Webb telescope, and how TikTok influencers are not always following the rules of sponsorship disclosure.
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Jul 8, 2022
He’s a 10, But He Gatekeeps the Gentleminions
This week we talk about a popular meme exploring possible relationship dealbreakers, a TikTok trend from the opening weekend of "Minions: Rise of Gru", and the term 'gatekeeper'.
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Jul 1, 2022
Overturning Roe
This week we talk about celebrity singers criticising the Supreme Court, dangerous alternatives to clinical abortions, and research on the public opinion on abortion.
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Jun 24, 2022
A Jury of His Peers
This week we talk about a new low in American's belief in God, dissatisfaction in Google’s search engine, and a look into the life of a high school boy who was “canceled” by his peers because of his actions.
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Jun 17, 2022
You Know It's Not the Same as it Was
This week we talk about an AI ethics researcher from Google being put on leave for publicly expressing concerns over an AI project becoming sentient, a report saying how more people of all ages are avoiding the news, and Gen Z’s memes, featuring Catholicism.
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Jun 10, 2022
I Still Do
This week we talk about California schools starting later, Tish Harrison Warren's idea of normalizing some dissatisfaction and disappointment in marriage, and a new viral hack for “healthy” coke.
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Jun 3, 2022
Sextortion on the Rise
This week we talk about the new Obi-Wan Kenobi mini series, sextortion, and K-pop super group BTS meeting President Biden.
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May 27, 2022
A Sickness in the Air
In this week's Culture Translator, we only talk about one thing.
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
for the world to become good
and beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
and cut the world in two—
and see what worms are eating
at the rind.
- Langston Hughes
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May 20, 2022
Beau Bots
This week we talk about New A.I. Relationships, Algo-Speak, and Sports Illustrated's new Swimsuit Issue.
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May 13, 2022
Isn't It Romantic?
This week we talk about romanticizing your life, trends in bible reading, and the idea that where your children grow up might be one of the most important indicators of their earning potential and stability.
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May 6, 2022
A World Without Roe
This week we talk about Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, Roe V Wade, and a new short form video series called "Dark Room Faith".
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Apr 29, 2022
Too Much, Too Soon
This week we talk about Elon Musk buying Twitter, astrology, and how the onset of puberty continues to drop to an earlier age.
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Apr 22, 2022
Poison Pills
This week we talk about teens opting out of social media, Scamchella, and how drug use among teens is down, statistically, but overdose deaths are up.
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Apr 15, 2022
Stan Mail
This week we talk about Stan Mail, a unified theory of the teenage mental health crisis and ideas for how to more productively remind your kids to do things.
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Apr 8, 2022
Changing the Channel
This week we talk about the more authentic social media app, BeReal, the education crisis in the US, and a study that paid participants who normally watch Fox to watch CNN.
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Apr 1, 2022
Fake Skews
This week we talk about Disney's company values, Meta partnering with local media outlets to make TikTok look bad, and #spiritual.
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Mar 25, 2022
Beyond Consent
This week we talk about longer form Youtube content, beyond consent, and the addition of more mature content on Disney+.
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Mar 18, 2022
Tokking Points
This week we talk about TikTokers briefed by the White House, the evangelistic ad campaign He Gets Us, and Pixar'sTurning Red.
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Mar 11, 2022
You Don't Say
This week we talk about #Tourettes, the Parental Rights in Education Bill, and the fallout from two years of limited in-person schooling and pandemic restrictions.
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Mar 3, 2022
Gen Z Psychology 101
This week we dive into Big Sis Tok, Fake Breaking News, and Gen Z Psychology 101!
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Feb 25, 2022
Me, not an Empath
This week we here about The Pressure to Post, Make Memes, Not War and Me, not an Empath.
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Feb 18, 2022
Remote Reiki
Uncharted, Is Deconstruction the Enemy?, and Remote Reiki.
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Feb 11, 2022
I Do, Already
Betting It All, I Do, Already and Class is Uncancelled.
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Feb 4, 2022
The Curriculum Wars
The Curriculum Wars, TikTok Wave Feminism, and Brick and Uproar.
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Dec 10, 2021
State of Emergency
A State of Emergency, High School Hero, Purity Culture The Sequel
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Nov 19, 2021
All Too Easy On Me
Taylor Swift and Adele, #MaskStringCutting, the Opioid Epidemic
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Nov 12, 2021
Popping the Filter Bubble
Astroworld Tragedy, Popping the Filter Bubble, and Shifting Values
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Nov 5, 2021
The Church of Social Justice
The great resignation, #witchtok, and the church of social justice.
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Oct 29, 2021
Ungoogle Me
The Movie Dune, The Song No Children, and Ungoogle Me
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Oct 22, 2021
Tics, Pronouns, and Walkouts
TikTok Tics, #pronounsday, Netflix Walkout, and Becoming What We Behold | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct
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Oct 15, 2021
Coaches, Couches, and Cancelation
Jon Gruden, Shelley Meyer, and Couch Guy get cancelled. | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Oct 8, 2021
Facebook’s Very Bad Week
Netflix’s squid game, Twitch data leaks, and Facebook's very bad week. | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Oct 1, 2021
When Gen Z Met Sally
Meg Ryan, Calling, Certified Lover Boy, TikTok Hits 1 Billion Users | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Sep 24, 2021
Can Healthy Social Media Exist?
#EatTheRich, Social Media, Nineties Country, #TrueCrimeTok | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Sep 17, 2021
The Roblox Underground
Famous Streamers, Instagram Toxicity, Roblox Underground, Twitter Jail | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Famous Streamers: bit.ly/3nFXdP6 | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Sep 10, 2021
It’s A Marvel
TikTok Screentime, 9/11 Documentaries, Spiderman: No Way Home, College Admissions | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Sep 3, 2021
The End of the Teen Idol?
Teen Celebrities, He’s All That, The D'Amelios, and Online Spaces | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Aug 28, 2021
OnlyFanning the Flames
OnlyFans, Milk Crate Challenge, Old Money Aesthetic, Hollowed Out | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Aug 20, 2021
No Emoji is Safe
Emojis ,#Rushtok, Gen Z Evangelism, Afghanistan | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Aug 13, 2021
Bible Curious
Depop Mode, Bible Curious, The Age of Chaos, The World to Come | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V | American Bible Society State of the Bible Report: bit.ly/3jLIdLW
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Aug 6, 2021
Going Antiviral
Honey, Going Antiviral, Pray Away, Moral Philosophy | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Jul 30, 2021
I, System
#didtok, Y2K Thrifting, phone worship, and Simone Biles | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Future Conversation Kit topics survey: bit.ly/3zVTf8M
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Jul 22, 2021
Sex Miseducation
Sex Miseducation, #narcissisticparent, Post-Cool World, Opioid Epidemic | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Slang of the Week survey: bit.ly/3jEqt6V
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Jul 16, 2021
Songs of the Summer
Photo-dumps, Swimwear, Code Red, Songs of the Summer
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Jul 9, 2021
Catfish Camera
Cuomo comes out, catfishing, watermelon, and 3 Big Questions.
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| Parent’s Guide to Teen Identity: bit.ly/3wuyuxT
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Jul 1, 2021
Vax On, Vax Off
Secret vaccinations, American friendship, the TikTok purge, and Britney Spears.
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Jun 25, 2021
How to Translate Niche Culture
Twitch streamers in hot water, sexuality at Christian colleges, modern loneliness, and niche culture.
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Jun 17, 2021
In Honor of Juneteenth
Apple app store safety, Chrissy Teigen’s apology, Billie Eilish’s new video, and Juneteenth.
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| Conversation Kit on Racism: bit.ly/3wNLkrO
| Parent’s Guide to Racism in the U.S.: bit.ly/3qgOX7z
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Jun 11, 2021
Glowing Up is Hard to Do
Loki, Ivy Leagues, #CoupleGoals, and Glow Ups
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Jun 4, 2021
What Teens Need From Parents
“Kickback” Parties, Pride Month, Teen Parenting, Memes and Messengers. | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Gospel Coalition Parenting List: thegospelcoalition.org/article/teens-need/
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May 28, 2021
Influencers Sweet and “Sour”
Student Bodies, #What I Eat In A Day, Detransitioners, and Olivia Rodrigo | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct
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May 14, 2021
Critical Race Theory
The achievement-resilience ratio, a place for pronouns, redeeming forgiveness, and Critical Race Theory.
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| Unbelievable? podcast episode on Critical Race Theory: youtu.be/KbzPDoEgO_s
| CRT interview with Dr. Neil Shenvi on Relatable: youtu.be/Kie9r89naF0
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May 7, 2021
Influencers Are Not Your Friends
Embracing the cheug, the rise of parasocial relationships, Billie can’t win, and The Mitchells vs. The Machines.
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Apr 29, 2021
The Snapchat Heard Round the SCOTUS
From Snapchat to SCOTUS, Willow Smith gets candid, TikTokTarot, and New Atheism isn’t woke enough.
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Apr 23, 2021
The Bigg Chill Brouhaha
Audio Apps, Roblox, Demi Lovato, and Money Management
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Apr 16, 2021
Our Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Abraham Piper, OnlyFans, Axis Membership
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Apr 9, 2021
Are the Kardashians Gaslighting America?
Post-pandemic parties, the prank industrial complex, Khloe’s photoflop, and comic book identity politics.
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Apr 2, 2021
Nas That Innocent
Addison Rae, Church Membership, #EveryonesInvited, Lil Nas X | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Support the Culture Translator: bit.ly/3kNnyar
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Mar 26, 2021
Shrimp Tales
Digital Branding, Cinnamon Toast Shrimp, Kidstagram, Racialization | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Help crowdfund the Culture Translator: bit.ly/3kNnyar
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Mar 19, 2021
$1400 Will Buy a Lot of Squishmallows
Squishmallow, Bank Account: $1400, Cardi B vs Candace Owens, Caught in 4k | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Parent’s Guide to Talking About Pornography | Help crowdfund the Culture Translator: bit.ly/3kNnyar
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Mar 12, 2021
The Human Stock Market
Content Creators for Sale, Mental Health Professionals, Sports Gambling, and Deepfakes. | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Support the Culture Translator: bit.ly/3kNnyar | 15 Tips to Discern Deep Fakery: https://nr.tn/30zr2UK
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Mar 5, 2021
You Can’t Believe Your Eyes
The original Problematic Fave, Tom Cruise deepfakes, #CancelP*rn, and canceling Dr. Seuss.
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Feb 26, 2021
Are You Raising a Sin Concealer or a Sin Confessor?
How Gen Z tips, LGBTQ+ stats, the loneliness pandemic, and confession.
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Feb 19, 2021
Cracking Up is Hard to Do
TikTok meets Tinder, pandemic tech crackup, Gen Z knows everything, and the anti-institutional teen.
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Feb 12, 2021
The Cat Lawyer Is All of Us
Framing Britney Spears, TikTok pasta, cat lawyer, data collection.
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| Parent’s Guide to A Doubting Teen: bit.ly/3tS18cj
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Feb 5, 2021
Halftime Weeknd
Halftime Weeknd, WallStreetBets, lockdown suicide “surge,” and Fake Famous.
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Jan 29, 2021
Curtains for “Cry-Face”
Tempest in a Tee Shirt, Your Laugh is Cringe, Bright Hair, Fate: The Winx Saga | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | LGBTQ+ PG: bit.ly/3r1dNqV | Join the Axis Legacy Club: axis.org/donate
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Jan 22, 2021
This Is Your Life on AI
#FinTok, Life in WandaVision, FYP and Your Teen, Spotify’s Top 10 Songs | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Join the Axis Legacy Club: axis.org/donate
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Jan 15, 2021
When Family Ties Don't Bind
#NoseJobCheck, When Family Ties Don’t Bind, Trolling the Trolls on Omegle, #SeaShantyTok | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Join the Axis Legacy Club: axis.org/donate
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Jan 8, 2021
Bean Dad Gets Canned
Bean Dad Gets Canned, Helen Keller Hoax, Twitch Bans, Soul | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Join the Axis Legacy Club: axis.org/donate
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Dec 25, 2020
A Christmas Like the First One
Brand Comedy, Wonder Woman, Facebook, and Christmas | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Donate: bit.ly/2KAjjB9 | Axis Survey: bit.ly/3oY8Ez0
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Dec 18, 2020
Instagram Makes the Naughty List
Perez Hilton, Instagram, Cyberpunk 2077, Evermore | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Donate: bit.ly/2KAjjB9 | Taylor Swift’s Evermore: info.axis.org/blog/review-taylor-swifts-evermore
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Dec 11, 2020
The Kid LAROI and Cuffing Season
TikTok Top 100, the dark(er) side of P*rnhub, poison in the microphone, and the challenges of “cuffing season.”
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Dec 4, 2020
The Heart is a Lonely (Bounty) Hunter
Mandalorian+Fortnite, searching for God knows what, TikTok shot, and mind vs. body.
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Nov 27, 2020
It’s What’s for Dinner
Charli D’Amelio, embarrassing TikToks, Thanksgiving, Permission to Struggle | Free Culture Translator Newsletter: axis.org/ct | Giving Tuesday!: axis.org/givingtuesday
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Nov 20, 2020
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Advent in a Pandemic
Animal Crossing, Harry Styles, Parler Games, Holidays during a Pandemic. | Free Culture Translator Newsletter: axis.org/ct | Parenting Pivot LIVE!: bit.ly/3eXS3aT
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Nov 13, 2020
Young Adults Are DTRing
United in Despair, Ballot Count Memes, Young Adults Are DTRing, LGBT Christians and the Church | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Parenting Pivot LIVE!: bit.ly/3eXS3aT | Axis Conversation Kits: https://bit.ly/3pnZCMG
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Nov 6, 2020
"Z" You at the Polls
Tuesday Night Fever, United States of Self-Care, The Dispensary Is Open, Positions | Free Culture Translator newsletter: axis.org/ct | Search “Axis One” in the app store to download our app! | Axis Membership: Axis.org
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Oct 30, 2020
The Phanto
Fortnitemares, lessons from the pandemic, the TikTok election, and The Queen’s Gambit.
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Oct 23, 2020
From Victims to (More Than) Conquerors
#makeJesusviral, a theology of strength, teenagers feeling old, and Twitch ministry.
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Oct 16, 2020
How It Started vs. How It’s Going
This week’s big meme, sweet dreams for quaran-teens, Zoomtopia, and Gen Z’s sudden love for Fleetwood Mac.
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Oct 9, 2020
You May Now Unmute Yourself
Rules of the Digital Classroom, Conway vs. Conway, POV TikTok, and Facebook banning QAnon.
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Oct 2, 2020
YouTube Becomes a Battleground State
Among Us, Youtube Battleground State, Youth Voter Registration, The Art of Conversation
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Sep 25, 2020
The Kids Have Left the Candy Store 🍬
Video Game Money, iPhone Home Screen, Screen-Time Audits, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Sep 18, 2020
The Social Dilemma
TikTok, Social Media Fake News, Keeping the Faith, and The Social Dilemma
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Sep 11, 2020
America Runs on Charli
America Runs on Charli, TikTok Fails Its Users, Singing the Screentime Blues, The Cost of Unity
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Sep 4, 2020
How to Succeed at Home Learning Without Really Trying
#newteacherchallenge, Cyberbullying, School starts again, MTV’s Video Music Awards
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Aug 28, 2020
Does This Text Make Me Look Angry?
Punctuation intimidation, AI moderation, social media censorship, and handling anxiety.
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Aug 21, 2020
Kanye Wants to Create “Jesus Tok”
Corporate battle royale, pasta takes a dark turn, Instagram as a political PowerPoint, and Jesus Tok.
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Aug 14, 2020
Is This Really Good News?
New song by Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion, vaping and COVID, #InfluencerChallenge, and TikTok evangelism.
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Aug 7, 2020
Lip-Sync Heaven
TikTok ban, the Content Authenticity Initiative, seven ways to misery, and National Book Lovers Day.
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| Thought patterns article: bit.ly/33DAZTJ
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Jul 31, 2020
Getting into Good Trouble
Microsoft Family Safety, Teenager Therapy, TikTok pregnancy, and getting into good trouble.
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Jul 24, 2020
“You’re voting for WHO????”
Body image, Instagram Reels, Normalcy in uncertain times, and teen politics.
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Jul 17, 2020
Are We a People of Hope?
The New Fake ID, Lil Nas X, Roblox, and hope during dark times.
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Jul 10, 2020
TikTok May Be on the Clock ⏰
“Whats Poppin,” the “TicTokalypse,” Our Kids Online, and safety schools.
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Jul 2, 2020
How to Pray by Coach K
Kanye’s big week, Hamilton comes home, “Kids, Race and Unity,” and Coach K’s prayer.
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Jun 26, 2020
Gen Z Is Speaking (or Singing) Loud and Clear
#BullyMillennials, video game news, “I Just Wanna Live,” and summer streaming.
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