Trends tend to follow a pattern of quickly rising to popularity, and then falling off just as fast after a certain amount of time. Mobile games also seem to follow this process, and rely on the shortened attention spans of its users, and the constant need to fulfill boredom. Block Blast is the current fixation…
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Trends of 2024: The use of “Knee Surgery” and “Thanking Beyoncé”
Social media in 2024 is bursting with fresh slang, and students at Avonworth are diving headfirst into the chaos. From quirky gratitude expressions like “Thanking Beyoncé” to surreal phrases like “The Grinch knee surgery,” this year’s lingo is as creative as it is confusing. These phrases are not only reshaping the way students talk but…
2024 Trends: Categorizing Styles – Sporty, Coastal Grandmother, Clean Girl, and More
In 2024, the categorization of styles has been a consistent theme in fashion. There are specific categories and subcategories of styles, which can go as broad as “sporty” to as niche as “coastal grandmother.” Sometimes, these categories can overflow into different parts of people’s lives, for example, following a “clean girl morning routine” or having…
2024 Trends: Summer Olympics In France? It was Marchand, Everywhere
Around the globe, 2024 was a year of Olympic games in Paris… but at the beginning, many in France were not convinced at all by the games in Paris. Then, someone changed everyone’s mind. The 28 of July 2, days after the beginning of the games, France discovered a young swimmer who won the first…
2024: Spotify Wrapped
Towards the end of 2024, Spotify Wrapped became a huge part of many people’s lives online. It was the most anticipated event at the end of this year and Spotify users made predictions for their top artists and top songs. It seemed that almost every day TikTok users were posting that their Wrapped would be…
How rotted were the brains of the AHS students in 2024?
Recent headlines show that “brainrot” has been selected as the 2024 Word of the Year by the Oxford English Dictionary. “Brainrot” describes the feeling that people many experience as a result of consuming social media trends. So many trends, some with a clear meaning and some without, emerged this year and have become a part…
2024 Trends Story: Uggs and Slick-Back Hair
As we approach the end of 2024, it’s common to reflect on the past year and observe the changes and trends with in the past 12 months. One of the biggest trends in fall 2024 has been the reappearance of wearing Uggs and the popularity of slick-back hairstyles for girls. Ugg tasmans were very popular…
Trends of 2024: The Rise of the “Concert Outfit”
2024 was a year of many trends. From TikTok dances to cucumber salads and hear-me-out cakes, to Stanley cups, the world saw its fair share of Internet fascinations. However, one more notable trend was that of the “concert outfit”: A curated outfit chosen specifically for the concert, often focused on a specific theme related to…
The 2024 Trend ‘Hear Me Out’
This year has come with many interesting, confusing, funny, and downright dumb trends. Most trends usually only stay relevant for a few weeks unless it is good enough to stay for longer. After that, it just gets annoying, the demure trend would be a great example of this. The demure trend was where people would…
2024 Trends – Brands Get Odd: Who’s Behind the Content
In the present day, it seems that the majority of brands have taken to social media, establishing platforms to expand their brands. These accounts most commonly find success on apps like TikTok or Instagram, especially when they let younger members of the company, specifically those who are Generation Z, take charge of the account. Companies…