Who Are the Millennials?
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What Gen Yers don’t know about themselves
Now that I'm not the CEO of Brazen Careerist, I don't have to be the national cheerleader for Generation Y. I fantasized about this moment for years: the moment when I'd write the post titled, 10 Things I Hate about Generation Y. But it's hard to hate people you hang out with all the time, and the truth is, I've spent the last ten years being a Gen Xer surrounded by Gen Yers. The pinnacle, I thought, was me spending my days fighting with Ryan Healy about work.
Are Today's Youth Really a Lost Generation? - Derek Thompson
The Associated Press and other news outlets have assigned the World War I tag line to the Millennial Generation. Is it deserved? Cynulliad Cymru They're calling us the "Lost Generation." Young people are struggling in record numbers to find work, leave home, and start a family, according to 2010 Census figures released today. The proximate cause is the Great Recession.
Study: Millennials Value 'Social Economy'
Anna Maria Virzi | May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments inShare112 McCann Worldgroup says brands must help young people share and narrate their lives.
Reaching Out to Generation Y and Managing Millennials
The biggest complaints I hear from Vistage CEO and Key groups about the Millennial Generation are generally variations on two themes, and are always delivered in an exasperated tone: “How do I get through to them?” and “How can I get them to understand what I need or what I want them to do?” Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, have always been motivated by having a stellar career — essentially, by successfully accumulating material and financial wealth. By any measure, they have succeeded in spades; Boomers are the wealthiest generation in history.
The Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009
This feature appears as a spread in our November 2009 issue of Paste. You can view the whole spread here. Thanks to photographer Josh Meister, hair/makeup artist Lani Martz, tattoo artist Bryan Reynolds from Ink & Dagger, and models Michael Saba and Allie Tsavdarides for pulling this off. 2000: The Emo The proto-hipster’s white belt and guyliner make for a soulful combination.
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The Martin Luther King Jr National Day of Service is a call for people to volunteer some free time and energy to give back. The Michigan Foreclosure Prevention Corps members chose from a variety of projects across the state to help their fellow man and communities. Below, two members recount their MLK National Day of Service experiences. Helping to Feed Volunteers at the Greater Lansing Food Bank By Katie Burns
Top 10 Generation Y Trends for 2012
Is the recession a reset button or a stop-consuming-now moment for Generation Y? What is the influence of Andy Warhol’s famous quote “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” in 2012? Why is baking cake important for millennials? Why are we all becoming Technoholics in the near future? In this Top 10 Generation Y Trends for 2012 article, I discuss 10 trends for 2012, concerning generarion Y. Find them below:
The Generations of Men: How the Cycles of History Shape Your Values, Your Idea of Manhood, and Your Future
As is the generation of leaves, so to of men: At one time the wind shakes the leaves to the ground but then the flourishing woods Gives birth, and the season of spring comes into existence; So it is with the generations of men, which alternately come forth and pass away. - Homer, The Illiad, Book Six If you’ve been following AoM for awhile now, you know that Kate and I love history. I studied classical history in college and Kate actually taught American history and Humanities at a community college here in town. And in running the Art of Manliness for the past five years, we’ve read hundreds of old writings while researching material for our posts and two books. Through our study and reading, something that we’ve both come to appreciate about history is just how right the author of Ecclesiastes was: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”