Echoes of the Past: Music and Culture's Cycles

Three Big Converserations:

1. The “Gen Z Stare” was a big topic of discussion on TikTok this week, as generations debated social expectations and faux pas - 22:12
2. What it is: James Gunn’s Superman is the genesis for a new DC universe, making $122 million domestically and $217 million worldwide in its opening weekend - 40:40
3. A recent update to xAI’s chatbot Grok resulted in the AI praising Hitler and sexually harassing others on X  - 57:08

Song of the Week: DAISIES - Justin Bieber - 0:24

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Elsewhere in culture: - 13:54

An AI-generated protest song called “Dust on the Wind” is trending on Spotify, the 2025 Emmy nominees were announced with the show Severance receiving a 27 different nominations, people online debated whether giving girlfriends the “princess treatment” was chivalrous or patronizing, more people started using the “Solid Snake method" of conversation which involves repeating the last word someone else says and adding a question mark, and Fortune explored why Gen Z men are still obsessed with Pokémon cards.

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