The Culture Translator Roundtable

This week we are taking a deeper dive into Christianity's shrinking share in the religious landscape, the identity of young men and church altar calls. For more Axis resources, go to Axis.org.

 This week we are taking a deeper dive into a New York Times op-ed calling for a return to courtship, family set-ups, and paid match-makers,  how using tech to communicate can make our interactions more shallow, and the show "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners".  For more Axis resources, go to axis.org

This week we take a deeper dive into Notion templates, Twitch's announcement that they are banning streams featuring unlicensed gambling sites, and a new book on the Mappiness Project. For more Axis resources go to axis.org.

This week we are taking a deeper dive into Apple launching the ability to unsend text messages, the lingering stresses of the COVID 19 pandemic raising the prevelance of nightmares, and tips for how to spot a teen who may be headed for a mental health crisis. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org

This week we are taking a deeper dive into the Rings of Power taking over streaming, Mr. Beast's new burger joint, and some online communities rewarding posts about symptoms and sickness.  For more Axis resources go to axis.org.

This week we are taking a deeper dive into how Instagram's "Close Friends" feature is keeping people on the app, what makes a song or soundbyte go viral on TikTok, and a dark way some teens are alluding to not wanting to go back to school.  For more Axis resources go to axis.org.

This week we are taking a deeper dive into an influencer campaign to boycott Amazon, the growing #NoSleepovers movement among parents, and Snapchat's new set of parental controls giving parents new visibility into how their kids are using the app.  For more Axis resources go to axis.org

This week we are taking a deeper dive into TikTok moderators being trained to spot child abuse using already censored content, hashtags being used to evade these content moderators to get more views, and why teens where sweatshirts in the summer heat.  For more Axis resources go to axis.org.

This week we take a deeper dive into talking with your kids about inflation and household budgets and a new documentary about a man who created a website specifically for posting explicit pictures of people without their consent. For more Axis resources go to axis.org.

This week we are diving into why 40% of young people are using TikTok like google, why some parents are deleting posts of past children, and why Instagram is trying to be like TikTok, even though users just want it to be itself. For more resources, go to axis.org.

This week we are taking a deeper dive into a new app inviting anonymous comments on social media, referring to mundane activities and actions as "hot," and how even "enthusiastic consent" sometimes still leads to regret on college campuses.  For more Axis resources go to axis.org.

This week we take a closer look at how American Girl Dolls are being used as social commentary, how the most powerful telescope ever built could be shaping faith, and and how regulations on paid TikTok sponsorships aren't being enforced. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

This week the Axis team is taking a deeper dive into using memes to spark discussion on what matters in relationships, why teens are putting on suits to go see "Rise of Gru", and why Gen Z now sees the term 'gatekeeper' as an insult. For more Axis resources or to sign up for the free weekly Culture Translator email, go to axis.org.