After School by Casey Lewis
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an examination of youth culture
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Rare Aesthetics and Bubble Girls • "especially to terminally online Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids, this is all they’ve got"
Rare Aesthetics and Bubble Girls
"especially to terminally online Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids, this is all they’ve got"
afterschool.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Rare Aesthetics and Bubble Girls • "especially to terminally online Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids, this is all they’ve got"
Swiftie Island and Romantasy Fever • “my boyfriend is a werewolf?!”
Swiftie Island and Romantasy Fever
“my boyfriend is a werewolf?!”
afterschool.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Swiftie Island and Romantasy Fever • “my boyfriend is a werewolf?!”
Swag Gaps and Leaning Out • "the kids are brilliant, outgoing, sensitive, funny, adorable, kind"
Swag Gaps and Leaning Out
"the kids are brilliant, outgoing, sensitive, funny, adorable, kind"
afterschool.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Swag Gaps and Leaning Out • "the kids are brilliant, outgoing, sensitive, funny, adorable, kind"
ChadLites and Poetcore • "vanishingly few ways to be online that don’t involve you becoming a billboard"
ChadLites and Poetcore
"vanishingly few ways to be online that don’t involve you becoming a billboard"
afterschool.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ChadLites and Poetcore • "vanishingly few ways to be online that don’t involve you becoming a billboard"
What Gen Z Wants For Christmas 2025, According to TikTok • here are the top 15 gifts this year
What Gen Z Wants For Christmas 2025, According to TikTok
here are the top 15 gifts this year
afterschool.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What Gen Z Wants For Christmas 2025, According to TikTok • here are the top 15 gifts this year
Asocial Worlds and Cooked Metaverses • “$5 will get you 400 robux"
Asocial Worlds and Cooked Metaverses
“$5 will get you 400 robux"
afterschool.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Asocial Worlds and Cooked Metaverses • “$5 will get you 400 robux"
School Agony and Baby Slop • "snake pits of sanctimony, judgment, and flexing"
School Agony and Baby Slop
"snake pits of sanctimony, judgment, and flexing"
afterschool.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
School Agony and Baby Slop • "snake pits of sanctimony, judgment, and flexing"
Listening Ages and Fun Money • plus: what gen z listened to this year
Listening Ages and Fun Money
plus: what gen z listened to this year
afterschool.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Listening Ages and Fun Money • plus: what gen z listened to this year
Livestream Dates and Internet Fairylands • plus: calling all gen alpha parents...!
Livestream Dates and Internet Fairylands
plus: calling all gen alpha parents...!
afterschool.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Livestream Dates and Internet Fairylands • plus: calling all gen alpha parents...!
Mallmaxxing and Brainrot Parades • plus: everything gen z bought on black friday
Mallmaxxing and Brainrot Parades
plus: everything gen z bought on black friday
afterschool.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Mallmaxxing and Brainrot Parades • plus: everything gen z bought on black friday
Muting Sprees and Clanker Clubs • "i'm losing the memories i had with these bots"
Muting Sprees and Clanker Clubs
"i'm losing the memories i had with these bots"
afterschool.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Muting Sprees and Clanker Clubs • "i'm losing the memories i had with these bots"
Bow-pocalypse and Wabi Sabi • monday long read!
Bow-pocalypse and Wabi Sabi
monday long read!
afterschool.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Bow-pocalypse and Wabi Sabi • monday long read!
Labubu Futures and Network Panic • “i don’t care how much it costs, but i do not want it to look like it cost a lot”
Labubu Futures and Network Panic
“i don’t care how much it costs, but i do not want it to look like it cost a lot”
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Labubu Futures and Network Panic • “i don’t care how much it costs, but i do not want it to look like it cost a lot”
Digital Restraint and Status Quietude • "there’s no MTV to turn on"
Digital Restraint and Status Quietude
"there’s no MTV to turn on"
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Digital Restraint and Status Quietude • "there’s no MTV to turn on"
DarkFics and Zoomer Doomism • sweet romantasy baby
DarkFics and Zoomer Doomism
sweet romantasy baby
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
DarkFics and Zoomer Doomism • sweet romantasy baby
Dino Hunts and Paleolithic Brains • "the dream of 2016 is alive"
Dino Hunts and Paleolithic Brains
"the dream of 2016 is alive"
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dino Hunts and Paleolithic Brains • "the dream of 2016 is alive"
Quarter Zips and Flow States • “May I meet you?”
Quarter Zips and Flow States
“May I meet you?”
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Quarter Zips and Flow States • “May I meet you?”
Beige World and Divine Interventions • plus: a raya recession indicator
Beige World and Divine Interventions
plus: a raya recession indicator
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Beige World and Divine Interventions • plus: a raya recession indicator
TikTok Tears and Manifestationcore • "i wasn’t just behind academically but behind aesthetically"
TikTok Tears and Manifestationcore
"i wasn’t just behind academically but behind aesthetically"
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
TikTok Tears and Manifestationcore • "i wasn’t just behind academically but behind aesthetically"
Nuance Destruction and AI Meat Grinders • plus: Congressman Jack
Nuance Destruction and AI Meat Grinders
plus: Congressman Jack
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Nuance Destruction and AI Meat Grinders • plus: Congressman Jack
Beast Land and Christiancore • “we don’t always just make art for numbers”
Beast Land and Christiancore
“we don’t always just make art for numbers”
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Beast Land and Christiancore • “we don’t always just make art for numbers”
Disco Lips and Employment Ennui • plus: cuffing season is a canceled
Disco Lips and Employment Ennui
plus: cuffing season is a canceled
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Disco Lips and Employment Ennui • plus: cuffing season is a canceled
Bearista Cups and Kiddo Skincare • "we’re living in capitalism’s final boss level"
Bearista Cups and Kiddo Skincare
"we’re living in capitalism’s final boss level"
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Bearista Cups and Kiddo Skincare • "we’re living in capitalism’s final boss level"
Hopeful Naïfs and Cigfluencers • "game day really is a national holiday"
Hopeful Naïfs and Cigfluencers
"game day really is a national holiday"
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hopeful Naïfs and Cigfluencers • "game day really is a national holiday"
Opulent Nostalgia and Influencerization Creep • "it feels like we’re the cool kids"
Opulent Nostalgia and Influencerization Creep
"it feels like we’re the cool kids"
afterschool.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Opulent Nostalgia and Influencerization Creep • "it feels like we’re the cool kids"