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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 15, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Grey Battle

    Gen Z is turning hobbies into work – and missing the point (opens the original)

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    Hobbymaxxing is born from an innocent desire for an enriching life offline and outside of work. But Gen Z’s hobbying obsession may have evolved too far. Photo / Denis Kalichenko ‘Hobbymaxxing’ blurs the line between leisure and labour. Bao Le, 18, pole dances, trains at the gym, runs, practices calisthenics, boulders, plays the piano along with the violin and guitar, DJs, sews, crochets, makes handcrafts, draws, paints, designs nails, plays chess and Sudoku, reads and also researches as a hobby.

  2. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Grey Battle

    Sex advice for seniors finds an eager online audience as well as angry trolls (opens the original)

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    Suzanne Noble records an episode of Sex Advice for Seniors in her home in London. Photo / Tori Ferenc, The Washington Post Older influencers are finding big audiences on social media with frank discussions about the joys and complications of sex after 60. There is a short burst of bouncy jazz before Suzanne Noble welcomes listeners to her podcast, Sex Advice for Seniors. She and co-host Peter Marriott repeat “Welcome, welcome, welcome,” to each other, laughing. Then they offer their ages – both

  3. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Grey Battle

    Fat jokes are back. The target? Ourselves (opens the original)

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    “Fat Sunday” content with her friends at the Bread Club in Dallas. The phrase is used as a hashtag for social media content depicting a decadent food crawl. Photo / 123rf Phrases such as “big back” and “fat Sunday” have gone mainstream. Is it self-deprecating humour or something more harmful? Cindy Noir, 30, scrolled through TikTok. Videos of thin people calling themselves a “big back” or taking a “fat Sunday” piled up. Some creators donned fat suits; others used the new terms to make self-depre

  4. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Grey Battle

    Why Zara’s new wide-leg trousers are being dubbed ‘death pants’ (opens the original)

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    At 5 foot 8, Ghislaine Engel has always struggled to find pants with a long enough inseam. So when the 29-year-old content creator came across Zara’s “Flowy Wide Leg Pants” in an Amsterdam store, she recalls exclaiming, “‘Oh my God, they’re the perfect pants!’” The US$45.90 ($78.45) pants are made entirely of polyester. They come in six different colours, and Engel chose brown to style with a matching striped brown-and-white T-shirt. She first wore the pants on a trip to Antwerp. Engel says she

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