In Love with Social Media (No, Seriously)
Categories: Connect
Oxytocin is a chemical that heightens feelings of love in the human brain. Recent studies and experiments have shown that using Twitter and other forms of social media actually release the chemical, making humans feel happier and relaxed, the more they interact with friends online.
5 ways your brand can earn my loyalty
Categories: Shop
Word on the street is that Gen Y isn’t loyal to brands. Well, that’s simply not true. We’re loyal to the brands that are loyal to us – those that show genuine interest in their consumers and connect in a meaningful way. Gen Y needs more than sales and coupons. Here are five ways brands can earn our loyalty.
3 ways to dress like a Millennial woman
Categories: Create
In part two of a series on androgynous fashion tips, clothes horse Evan Roberts gives Gen Y some innovative tips for dressing like you mean it in our era, where the lines of style are as blurred as gender roles.
Why Millennials love Mad Men
Categories: Create
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Mad Men is a television drama like no other, with opportunities like no other. People of every age adore the characters, and it is understandable why older generations would want to see or relive some of their earlier years; nostalgia is a powerful drug. But why would Millennials be interested in a show set in a time when our parents were mere children, if they were even born at all?
Beer Pong and Gen Y: A match made in heaven
Categories: Drug Week
Beer pong, the king of drinking games, is the defining aspect of Gen Y’s party life. It speaks to our generation’s love of excess and competition, even though the game is generally dominated by frat boys. Still, girls can enjoy triangular formations of red, plastic cups too.
My body is a temple
Categories: Drug Week
I can’t stand having drugs in my body, and I’m not just talking about the hard stuff. I will suffer through a headache if it means avoiding even a baby aspirin. My generation is one that follows our passions based on what feels right to us. Well, not taking drugs is what feels right to me.
I guess I’m ‘above the influence’
Categories: Drug Week
My drug week confessions aren’t nearly as juicy as most others, but here it goes: I’ve never smoked pot, and the hardest drug that’s ever been in my system was the hydrocodone the doctor prescribed after I got my wisdom teeth pulled. It’s just a choice, and it’s my choice.
Caffeine and energy drinks, the ninja drugs
Categories: Drug Week
To say Gen Y is addicted to caffeine is an outrageous understatement. That’s like saying Wile E. Coyote kind of wants to catch Roadrunner if it’s manageable and doesn’t cut into his lunch date with Yosemite Sam. No, Millennials are full-out lunatics for caffeine. Not only do we consume tons of coffee and soda, but have come into the world of energy drinks, energy shots, and, so help me God, energy pills.
Hollywood’s highs and lows: Drug use in films
Categories: Drug Week
Filmmakers have thrown themselves right into the vortex of the national drug debate, and the use of drugs that appear in movies primarily targeted at Gen Y varies so greatly it makes you spin in circles until you think you’re on an acid trip.
Amsterdam has museums?
Categories: Drug Week
Usually when I have to have a connecting flight, I get upset, but Amsterdam is different. I love my connections there, and I always make sure that I have at least eight hours so I can enjoy the sights (museums, the Amstel brewery and all Amsterdam has to offer). The problem is that I never see the sights.
