Dating culture has become selfish. How do we fix it?


by Mashable

Mashable— Why is dating so hard? Why does dating culture feel so selfish? Here's what's wrong with dating app culture and what needs to change.

The Federalist—Can We Fix A Culture Hostile To Raising Children?. Tim Carney's latest book, Family Unfriendly, documents all of the ways in which our laws and culture are discouraging family formation — but the problem may be much deeper.

Fast Company—Elon Musk's Tesla earnings call has become a cultural event. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Love him or hate him, Elon Musk attracts as much attention as any CEO in memory. The latest example: this week’s Tesla earnings call, an obligatory event that at times seemed to be anticipated as a borderline cultural happening. Of course, a public company with a whopping market cap like Tesla’s will draw plenty of investor interest in its latest numbers. Of course, there were the usual...

The Guardian—Monopoly: the Movie? Pop culture has become a series of lukewarm adverts – and it’s all so very dull. From films about Play-Doh and Barbie to the Shrek ‘experience’, consumer capitalism has run out of ideasWhen it was announced last week that Margot Robbie will follow up the success of Barbie with a film based on Monopoly, my heart sank, did not pass go, and did not collect £200. Robbie’s production company will partner with Hasbro, just as the Barbie film was an initiative from rival toy company Mattel. Barbie was criticised for being little more than a 114-minute toy ad, but it did so well at...