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British entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett. Photo: Getty Images
On Our Radar

The Diary of a CEO’s Steven Bartlett is hosting a speaking tour in Hong Kong

The British entrepreneur and podcast host is bringing his ‘Business & Life Speaking Tour’ to Hong Kong – here’s what you need to know.

Hong Kong

Can Hong Kong make rope skipping an Olympic sport?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Pierson Fodé, who stars in new Netflix romcom The Wrong Paris

Thai Celebrities

Meet Faye Peraya Malisorn, Thai beauty queen turned ‘girls’ love’ star

The actress shot to stardom with miniseries Blank, which depicts a lesbian age-gap relationship – and is queer in real life, too.

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Faye Peraya Malisorn is a Thai actress, businesswoman and ex-beauty queen. Photo: @faye/Instagram
Food and Drinks

What’s behind Asia’s new obsession with cafe parties?

As the region’s nightlife reinvents itself in a post-pandemic world, a new wave of social events – sober and sun-drenched – has emerged.

Fame and celebrity

Meet the Hollywood star parents of Vogue editor Chloe Malle

Malle made the controversial Pretty Baby starring Brooke Shields, while Bergen won awards for her role in sitcom Murphy Brown – she also once dated Donald Trump.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Emma Ishta, the actress who plays Adam’s girlfriend Kayleigh in TSITP

Ishta – who previously played Kirsten in Stitchers with Logan Paul – joins the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s hit show, so what is she like IRL?

Emma Ishta plays Kayleigh in Amazon Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photos: @emmaishta/Instagram, Prime Video
Gen Z

Bye, AirPods? Gen Z’s love affair with the retro charm of wired earphones

Apple’s AirPods launch in 2016 prompted Samsung and LG to create wireless earbuds of their own ... but now wired earphones are making a comeback.

Generation Alpha

Here’s why you should be getting your next investment tip from your tween

From the latest TikTok craze to the make-up your Gen Alpha child is into, the hottest new investment prospect may be right under your nose.

Internet Culture

Video | The ‘Gen Z stare’ explained

Expressionless, blank reactions among young people in various social situations became a point of contentious debate on TikTok and have spilled over to Chinese social media apps.

The ‘Gen Z stare’ explained
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On Our Radar

Hong Kong’s Restart! Beyond Gaming Exhibition offers pure nostalgia

If Little Fighter 2 or Atari push your nostalgia buttons, head to this free Hong Kong exhibition of retro gaming.

The Little Fighter Series Zone reveals original manuscripts by the game’s creator Marti Wong. Photo: Restart! Beyond Gaming Exhibition
TV shows and streaming video

How K-dramas are making shamanism cool for Gen Z and millennials

Forget horror, portraying shamanism in Korean dramas is now about relatable characters that offer emotional healing to the dead.

Gen Z

Video | Confused about life? Tarot readers offer spiritual guidance

One Post reporter visits two Hong Kong-based fortune-tellers to get some guidance on long-term future decisions

Preparing Gen Alpha for the future

Beyond education: how millennial parenting is influencing Gen Alpha

As millennials push against the traditional symbols of success, Prudential Hong Kong’s PruNextGen platform prepares families for the future.

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Prudential Hong Kong debuts NextGen Visionary Ventures, a five-day workshop for Gen Alpha participants.
Wellness

Why ‘micro-retirement’ career breaks are so attractive for Gen Zers

A rising workplace trend involves employees taking months-long career breaks while they are still young and active.

Instead of having retirement at the end of their continuous working life, more employees are choosing to deliberately insert interruptions. Photo: Shutterstock
Gen Z

From boomers to Beta, what do generational labels tell us about people?

Are Gen Z truly lazy? Will Gen Beta really suffer at the hands of AI? Experts talk about how generation labels do and don’t define us.

Wellness

No phones. Only real people. Welcome to The Offline Club

Over 2,000 people have attended The Offline Club’s London events in just a few months, mostly adults aged 20 to 35 eager to digitally detox.

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Fashion

Ankle socks or no-show socks? How stars and brands are experimenting

Miu Miu, Fendi and Simone Rocha have sheer socks and leg warmers, while Versace and Balenciaga have coloured tights recalling the 60s heyday of Twiggy and Mary Quant.

Ethereal sheer socks at Fendi’s spring/summer 2025 collection during Milan Fashion Week. Photo: AFP
Gen Z

Who buys Jellycat and Squishmallows toys? They’re older than you think

The soft toy industry’s most important consumers are not toddlers, but millennials and members of Generation Z. Experts examine why.

Generation Alpha

Language Matters | You may hate words like ‘skibidi’, but they define Gen Z and Gen Alpha

It would not be very demure of you to whine about Gen Z/Alpha slang like ‘rizz’ or ‘skibidi’ – these are words shaped by shared experiences.

Hong Kong stock market

In Hong Kong, young investors are chasing the US$1.8 trillion stock rally

An influx of young investors has overwhelmed some online trading platforms, leading some to opt for physical branches to open accounts to cash in on potential gains.

The flag for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing flies in Hong Kong. The city’s stock market has been on a tear in the past few days. Photo: Bloomberg
Tourism

How millennials are keeping the tradition of sending postcards alive

Postcards have been losing popularity for years. Millennials send more postcards than any other age group, and an online site is encouraging more people to send them – to strangers.

Postcards have been losing popularity for years, with travellers choosing to share photos online, but millennials are keeping the tradition of sending them alive, mailing more than any other section of the population, according to a British survey. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Here’s why Hong Kong’s Gen Z, millennial staff are quick to quit jobs

Over 40 per cent of workers from these two generations often think about leaving their job, but 80 per cent believe financial preparedness would help them cope better, survey shows.

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Icons and Influencers

Who was Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint-to-be?

Known as ‘God’s influencer’ before his tragic death from leukaemia at just 15, Acutis will be canonised as a saint in 2025

China jobs

China’s elder millennials quest afar, seeking ‘curse of 35’ cure

Youthful vigour is like a +5 character perk in the Chinese workforce, but veteran industry players who know their profession inside and out are the ones companies want to send abroad.

Job recruiters are relatively less interested in workers over the age of 35 in China. But this can work to other countries’ advantage. Photo: Bloomberg
Millionaires and billionaires

Rich parents to bequeath US$31 trillion to Gen X, millennials by 2033

Over a quarter of 4.4 million wealthy individuals, each with a net worth of more than US$5 million, could pass their US$88 trillion of assets to their children, Altrata says.

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Some 1.2 million wealthy individuals globally who will pass their fortunes over the next decade. Photo: Shutterstock
Royalty

Meet Olivia Henson, the bride of Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster

Hugh Grosvenor has long been considered ‘the most eligible bachelor in England’ for his aristocratic ties and astronomical wealth – so who is his new wife?

Fame and celebrity

Meet the UK’s richest millennial, Hugh Grosvenor – who’s getting married

King Charles’ godson Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, is about to marry his girlfriend Olivia Henson on June 7, at Chester Cathedral in the UK – so what do we know about him?

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