For Some Culture Executives, a Housing Perk Is Rolled Back Amid sensitivity over income inequality in their ranks as well as post-pandemic financial strains, several cultural organizations have reduced the housing benefit they provided former directors.

Funko Pop, From Premier Pop Culture To Discount Store Junk submitted by /u/Winter-Equivalent567

Paris Makes ‘Summer Terraces’ a Permanent Part of Cafe Culture The neighbors may complain about the noise, but outdoor spaces that bloomed under a pandemic program are now a permanent and vibrant fixture of city life.

The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Is ‘Zepotha’ a Real Movie? It’s too damn hot to do anything interesting, so all the young people are staying inside and scum saving in Baldur’s Gate 3, talking about scary movies that don’t actually exist, visiting the planet of the bass, and not walking around with their labia minora hanging out of their dresses. Read more…

Ex-athletes defend NU athletics culture in letter More than 1,000 former Northwestern athletes have sent an open letter condemning hazing “in any form,” while also defending an athletics culture they say is not represented or defined by allegations that surfaced against some of the school’s programs.

Tesla’s ‘ultra hardcore’ work culture — as told by its employees Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesEver wonder what it’s like to work at Tesla, the biggest, most exciting car company in the world? Elon Musk is known for setting lofty goals and expecting nothing short of perfection from his workers. He often urges his employees to go “super hardcore” or “ultra hardcore” — an ethos he recently brought to X…

American Cars Are At The Heart Of Hip Hop Culture While there are a lot of rappers who collect European luxury cars and exotics, the real heart of hip hop is in American iron. From Impalas to Caprices, American cars have been favored by some of rap’s biggest names since day one. Here are some of the most influential hip-hop artists and rappers, and their unsung,… Read more…

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Therapy Culture Has Undermined Our Maturity How an epidemic of immaturity swept our land.

Car Culture Is Ruining America (Not Enough Hooters Locations) We’ve talked a lot about how America’s garbage infrastructure is negatively impacting our lives, but we’ve never really covered the fact that all of these places for cars have been taking up valuable real estate that could be used for Hooters locations. I know what you’re thinking: “Andy, there are already 430+ Hooters Read more…

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White Sox push back on ‘no rules’ culture claim White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and manager Pedro Grifol on Monday refuted statements by former reliever Keynan Middleton, saying the culture is “heading in the right direction.”

Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.

‘No rules’: Ex-White Sox pitcher rips club’s culture Keynan Middleton, who was traded from the White Sox to the Yankees on Aug. 1, was critical of Chicago’s culture. “I don’t know how you police the culture if there are no rules or guidelines to follow because everyone is doing their own thing,” he said.

The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Did Lizzo Do, Anyway? The world’s younger people are entering August by pretending to fly like fairies, enjoying a video of a policeman being injured, and showing off their weird Barbies. Read more…

‘Lost’ Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture submitted by /u/WhatIsAName88

The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Are You ‘Kenough’? It is undoubtedly Barbie’s world, and we all (just barely) live in it. The movie has completely dominated the frothier side of the cultural conversation since it was released last week, crushing movie rival Oppenheimer and earning rave reviews and (to date) more than $530 million. Read more…

Harris: Washington culture a priority before name New Commanders owner Josh Harris on Friday issued a set of priorities aimed at distancing the franchise from what transpired under Dan Snyder.

The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is Skibidi Toilet? This week’s Out-of-Touch guide covers a kidnapping that might not have happened, singing heads coming out of toilets, and people eating borax for their health. So make yourself a girl dinner and get comfortable. Read more…

From quarterback to culture: What will Josh Harris need to fix with the Commanders? The Harris group’s Commanders bid was approved, but the new owners will have a lot of work to do.