Millennials

Lewis Black Explains Why Millennials Want to Rub Their Fingers All Over Everything

Millennials are a large and powerful bunch, but they’re also very lazy: They’d rather swipe their sweaty hands on anything than lift an actual finger. That’s according to Lewis Black, who says brands are falling over themselves to attract their touchy-unfeely ways. Even he has sunk to a new low by joining Snapchat. On last…

The Best U.S. Cities for People 35 and Under

What do Americans under 35 look for in a place to live? According to Vocativ’s 2014 Livability Index: Good public transportation, great food, and excellent entertainment options. Portland nabbed the top spot in last year’s survey, but this year the winners are New York City (#1) and—surprise—a bunch of cities in Texas. How did your…

How Millennials Stack Up To The Generations Before Them

Are Millennials really so different than the generations of young adults that came before them? Some data forensics reveals what has — and hasn’t — actually changed about being a young adult in America. The Census has crunched its most recent data collected on 18-34 year olds today and compared it with the results of…

Is This the Single Most Important Statistic About Millennials?

The U.S. Council of Economic Advisers just released a fascinating report about Millennials, packed with statistics about their demographics and economic prospects. It charts a lot of differences between Gen X and Millennials, but there’s one statistic that reveals a true generation gap. What you can see in this simple pie chart comparison, above, is…

Here’s another way that statistics lie. You’ve probably heard that more young people than ever are living at home. But roughly half of young people “living with their parents” are actually living in college campus housing — which constitutes living with one’s parents, according to the Census. The upshot? Many Millennials “living at home” actually…

The Trapped Generation: Like Millennials, But With Real Problems

Think Millennials got it bad? You Gen Xers feeling the financial pinch? How are you Baby Boomers getting along these days? Well, you’re all a bunch of whiners. Just be thankful you weren’t part of the Trapped Generation. The June 20, 1965 Independent Press-Telegram in Long Beach, California ran an article about just how miserable…

How a group of self-entitled idiots ruined a luxury summer house

You don’t have to imagine what happens when 15 self-entitled imbeciles paid $2,666 each to rent a luxury summer home in East Hampton, Long Island, to party for the entire summer. Here’s what happened, according to a letter sent by the landlord, forwarded by one of said imbeciles to Jezebel. The idiot doesn’t even deny…