Why is teen girl culture disappearing?

Meaningful tween-focused pop culture seems to be slowly going extinct.

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• Fly by Jing raised $12mm in their Series B.The brand’s existing investor Prelude Growth Partners funded the round alongside Pendulum. The new cash is aimed to continue significant growth by propelling product into Kroger, Albertsons and other national grocery retailers, in addition to the existing 4,000+ doors the brand is already in, including Whole Foods Market, Wegmans, Target, and Costco. They also made two executive level hires with new CFO/COO Matt Dunaj (formerly of Follow Your Heart) and Chief Commercial Officer Jason Parasco (formerly of Sovos/Raos) joining the team.

• The case against diagnosing strangers through social media. Social media influencers are more likely to face scrutiny than the public figures of the past'; in offering their followers glimpses of their everyday lives, it fosters the sense that we know them intimately. This can make us feel entitled to know every aspect of their lives – not just the public persona, but the more vulnerable, or authentic, version of themselves, too.