Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch

What's Hot? 07/26/24

Trending Today on X (formerly Twitter) - 7/26/24
 1. #FridayFeeling
2. Obamas
3. Good Friday
4. #FridayVibes
5. Andrew Left
6. Jake Bates
7. #Ilovemycreditunion
8. Rays
9. #FursuitFriday
10. Happy Friyay
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 7/26/24
 1. Deadpool and Wolverine
2. Mayo Zambada
3. Jasper National Park
4. Park Fire
5. Padres
6. Angela Aguilar
7. U.S. women's soccer Olympics
8. Southwest assigned seats
9. Randy Arozarena
10. Corvette ZR1
Source: Google

Top Five on Apple Music - 7/26/24
 1. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
2. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
3. I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Waller) - Post Malone
4. Lies Lies Lies - Morgan Wallen
5. Pink Skies - Zach Bryan
Source: Apple Music

Top Box Office Movies - Weekend of 7/19/24
1. Twisters
2. Despicable Me 4
3. Inside Out 2
4. Longlegs
5. A Quiet Place: Day One
Source: Showtimes.com 

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 7/26/24
 1. Lady in the Lake - AppleTV+
2. Presumed Innocent - AppleTV+
3. The Bob Newhart Show - Prime Video
4. Those About to Die - Peacock
5. Time Bandits - AppleTV+
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 7/26/24
 1. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Go Claws Out While Eating Spicy Wings
2. Lil Yachty & Ian - Hate Me
3. YTB Fatt & Lil Durk - Conspiracy V2
4. mgk & Jelly Roll - Lonely Road
5. New Corvette ZR1 Unveiled. And It's Insane
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 TV Shows in the U.S. Today - 7/26/24
 1. Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
2. Cobra Kai
3. All American
4. Simone Biles Rising
5. Too Hot to Handle
Source: FlixPatrol

What's Hot? 07/12/24

Trending Today on X (formerly Twitter) - 7/12/24
 1. Red Hulk
2. Eminem
3. Winter Soldier
4. #FridayVibes
5. Good Friday
6. #FursuitFriday
7. Steve Rogers
8. Gene's Root Beer and Hot Dogs
9. Sam Wilson
10. Marvel
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 7/12/24
 1. The Shining
2. Biden press conference
3. Eminem
4. Free Slurpee Day
5. Steve Gleason
6. ESPYS 2024
7. Paul Skenes
8. CPI
9. Harrison Butker
10. Monte Kiffin
Source: Google

Top Five on Apple Music - 7/12/24
 1. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
2. Lies Lies Lies - Morgan Wallen
3. 28 - Zach Bryan
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
5. I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Waller) - Post Malone
Source: Apple Music

Top Box Office Movies - Weekend of 7/5/24
1. Despicable Me 4
2. Inside Out 2
3. A Quiet Place: Day One
4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
5. MaXXXine
Source: Showtimes.com 

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 7/12/24
 1. The Bear - Hulu
2. Presumed Innocent - AppleTV+
3. The Boys - Prime Video
4. Good Behavior - Max
5. Sunny - Apple TV+
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 7/12/24
 1. Katy Perry - Woman's World
2. College Football 25 Road to Glory
3. Sabrina Carpenter Talks Nonsense While Eating Spicy Wings
4. CANADA vs USA | USAB SHOWCASE | FULL HIGHLIGHTS
5. Ignition Teaser: A Name Forged in Flames
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 TV Shows in the U.S. Today - 7/12/24
 1. The Man with 1000 Kids
2. Receiver
3. Hannah Berner: We Ride at Dawn
4. Supacell
5. Worst Roommate Ever
Source: FlixPatrol

Which Adolescents Are at Risk of Depression Following Early Social Media Use?

The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress.

A new study that looked for relationships between early social media use and depression across adolescence and into young adulthood found that certain factors may make social media more risky or protective regarding depression. The findings, which are published in the Journal of Adolescence, suggest that social media use does not impact all adolescents in the same way, and an individualized approach is needed to determine the benefits and harms of social media on young people's mental health.

For the study, 488 adolescents living in the United States were surveyed once a year for 8 years (beginning in 2010 when the average age for participants was 13 years old). The investigators found 5 classes that differed in how self-reported social media use duration related to depressive symptoms. Although high amounts of reported social media use were often related to larger increases in depressive symptoms, this was not universal.

Social media use was related to increased depression for adolescents with greater parental hostility, peer bullying, anxiety, reactivity to stressors, and lower parental media monitoring. With many other characteristics and factors, social media use was related to less depression or was unrelated to depression.

"When thinking about whether social media may impact a particular teen, it's important to take a broad perspective. If the teen is already in a vulnerable position (being bullied or having hostile parents or parents who don't monitor their teen's media), then social media is much more likely to be harmful. This is especially true if there is more than 3+ hours of use a day," said corresponding author W. Justin Dyer, Ph.D., of Brigham Young University.

Source: MedicalXpress
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-adolescents-depression-early-social-media.html

What's Hot? 07/05/24

Trending Today on X (formerly Twitter) - 7/5/24
 1. Tiafoe
2. Natlan
3. #FridayVibes
4. Good Friday
5. #EngageThePresident
6. Fido Dido
7. #FursuitFriday
8. #NationalBikiniDay
9. #MyLoveMixUpTHep5
10. Filian
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 7/5/24
 1. Spain vs Germany
2. Keir Starmer
3. South Padre Island
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Andy Murray
6. Ryan Garcia
7. Declaration of Independence
8. Vanessa Hudgens
9. John Deere Classic
10. Portugal vs France
Source: Google

Top Five on Apple Music - 7/5/24
 1. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
2. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
3. I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Waller) - Post Malone
4. Pink Skies - Zach Bryan
5. Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter
Source: Apple Music

Top Box Office Movies - Weekend of 6/28/24
1. Inside Out 2
2. A Quiet Place: Day One
3. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
5. Kalki 2898 AD
Source: Showtimes.com 

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 7/5/24
 1. The Bear - Hulu
2. My Lady Jane - Prime Video
3. Presumed Innocent - AppleTV+
4. The Boys - Prime Video
5. Supacell - Netflix
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 7/5/24
 1. Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
2. ImDontai Reacts To Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us Music Video
3. ITS OVER DRAKE... Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" REACTION
4. Independence Day: An American Disaster
5. THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN FROM KENDRICK
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 TV Shows in the U.S. Today - 7/5/24
 1. The Man with 1000 Kids
2. Supacell
3. Worst Romance Ever
4. Spring
5. Suits
Source: FlixPatrol

What's Hot? 06/28/24

Trending Today on X (formerly Twitter) - 6/28/24
 1. Jill Biden
2. Grimes
3. Joe Biden
4. Kamala
5. President
6. Megan
7. Grants Pass
8. #FridayVibes
9. Newsom
10. Mr. Massie
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 6/28/24
 1. Indiana Fever
2. J.D. Vance
3. Sha'Carri Richardson
4. How is Princess Anne
5. USA vs Panama
6. RFK Jr
7. Kyle Filipowski
8. Gavin Newsom
9. NBA Draft Round 2
10. NATO
Source: Google

Top Five on Apple Music - 6/28/24
 1. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
2. Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter
3. I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Waller) - Post Malone
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
5. MILLION DOLLAR BABY - Tommy Richman
Source: Apple Music

Top Box Office Movies - Weekend of 6/21/24
1. Inside Out 2
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
3. The Bikeriders
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
5. The Garfield Movie
Source: Showtimes.com 

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 6/28/24
 1. Presumed Innocent - AppleTV+
2. The Bear - Hulu
3. Your Honor - Netflix
4. The Boys - Prime Video
5. Orphan Black: Echoes - Philo
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 6/28/24
 1. CNN Presidential Debate
2. LISA - ROCKSTAR
3. The Kid LAROI - GIRLS
4. (Jimin) 'Smeraldo Garden Marching Band
5. Lil Durk - Went Hollywood for a Year
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 TV Shows in the U.S. Today - 6/28/24
 1. Worst Romance Ever
2. America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
3. That '90s Show
4. Bridgerton
5. Your Honor
Source: FlixPatrol

What's Hot? 06/21/24

Trending Today on X (formerly Twitter) - 6/21/24
 1. $PIKA
2. #FortnightBTS
3. Reggie Jackson
4. Metal Core
5. Good Friday
6. #FridayFeeling
7. #TSTTPD
8. #FursuitFriday
9. #NationalSelfieDay
10. Bybit
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 6/21/24
 1. Peso Pluma
2. Jessica Alba
3. Gracie Abrams
4. Donald Sutherland
5. Copa American 2024
6. Lakers
7. Spain vs Italy
8. Denmark vs England
9. Travis Scott
10. Alex Caruso
Source: Google

Top Five on Apple Music - 6/21/24
 1. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
2. Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter
3. I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Waller) - Post Malone
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
5. WHISKEY WHISKEY (feat. Morgan Wallen) - Moneybagg Yo
Source: Apple Music

Top Box Office Movies - Weekend of 6/14/24
1. Inside Out 2
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
4. The Garfield Movie
5. IF
Source: Showtimes.com 

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 6/21/24
 1. Presumed Innocent - AppleTV+
2. The Boys - Prime Video
3. House of the Dragon - Max
4. Bridgerton - Netflix
5. Your Honor - Netflix
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 6/21/24
 1. KAROL G - Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
2. Rod Wave - Lonely
3. Ariana Grande, Brandy, Monica - the boy is mine
4. RELOJ - Peso Pluma, Ivan Cornejo
5. Did Scientists Discover Alien Mega-Structures?
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 TV Shows in the U.S. Today - 6/21/24
 1. Bridgerton
2. Your Honor
3. America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
4. Dexter
5. Perfect Match
Source: FlixPatrol

Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Sites

The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay.

The U.S. Surgeon General announced Monday that he will push for warning labels on all social media platforms, stating that they may harm teens' mental health.

"The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency -- and social media has emerged as an important contributor," Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote in an essay published Monday in the New York Times. "Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media face double the risk of anxiety and depression symptoms, and the average daily use in this age group, as of the summer of 2023, was 4.8 hours. Additionally, nearly half of adolescents say social media makes them feel worse about their bodies."

"It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents," he added.

Still, such warning labels require Congressional approval, and no legislation on the issue has yet been introduced in either chamber.

In his essay, Murthy asserted that the dangers of social media are as significant as those seen with road accidents or contaminated food.

“Why is it that we have failed to respond to the harms of social media when they are no less urgent or widespread than those posed by unsafe cars, planes or food?” Murthy wrote. “These harms are not a failure of willpower and parenting; they are the consequence of unleashing powerful technology without adequate safety measures, transparency or accountability.”

Source: HealthDay
https://www.healthday.com/health-news/child-health/surgeon-general-calls-for-warning-labels-on-social-media-sites

What's Hot? 06/14/24

Trending Today on X (formerly Twitter) - 6/14/24
 1. #FlagDay
2. Happy Birthday President Trump
3. Good Friday
4. Paul Wall
5. Happy Birthday Mr. President
6. #FridayVibes
7. Normani
8. Old Glory
9. Don Toliver
10. Happy Friyay
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 6/14/24
 1. Jerry West
2. NBA
3. Celtics
4. Brigerton season 3 part 2
5. Boston Celtics
6. The Boys
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Florida Panthers
9. Mavs
10. Conor McGregor
Source: Google

Top Five on Apple Music - 6/14/24
 1. Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter
2. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
3. I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Waller) - Post Malone
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
5. Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter
Source: Apple Music

Top Box Office Movies - Weekend of 6/7/24
1. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2. The Garfield Movie
3. IF
4. The Watchers
5. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Source: Showtimes.com 

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 6/14/24
 1. Presumed Innocent - AppleTV+
2. The Acolyte - Disney+
3. Your Honor - Netflix
4. Dark Matter - AppleTV+
5. House of the Dragon - Max
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 6/14/24
 1. KEY KEY FT OZUNA - TENGO UN PLAN REMIX
2. Ranking EVERY Main I've Ever Had
3. Animated Short: The Embers of Glamoth
4. Dragon Ball Sparking is Easy
5. I Played Sparking Zero Early
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 TV Shows in the U.S. Today - 6/14/24
 1. Brigerton
2. Perfect Match
3. Your Honor
4. Sweet Tooth
5. Eric
Source: FlixPatrol

Study Shows More Than Just Social Media Use May be Causing Depression in Young Adults

The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress.

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of depression in adolescents and young adults—and a simultaneous uptick in the inclusion of technology and social media in everyday life. However, it is unclear how exactly social media use and depression are associated and relate to other behaviors, such as physical activity, green space exposure, cannabis use, and eveningness (the tendency to stay up late).

In a study published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, a team of researchers led by experts at Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigated the association among social media use, depression, and other health-related behaviors of young adults over time.

"Research shows that when social media use is high, depression is also high. But the question is—is that because social media caused that person to be depressed? Or is it because people who are depressed tend to also use social media more and spend less time exercising and being in green spaces? That is what we wanted to understand," says Carol Vidal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., the first author of the study, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

In their study, 376 young adults in Canada (82.4% women) were asked to complete three online questionnaires between May 2021 and January 2022. At each point, participants self-reported depressive symptoms based on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)—a nine-item scale that is commonly used to measure depression—as well as social media use, greenspace exposure, physical activity, and cannabis use.

The researchers found that most study participants had at least mild depressive symptoms. Findings showed that participants who had higher social media use tended to be more depressed, and people who were more depressed also tended to use social media more. However, researchers found that social media use did not cause an increase or decrease in depressive symptom levels over time.

"We found that if you tended to be a person who was depressed, you were a person also spending more time on social media," explains Vidal.

Researchers also found that higher levels of social media use and higher levels of depressive symptoms were associated with lower levels of green space exposure. In addition, cannabis use and higher eveningness were also associated with higher depressive levels.

Source: MedicalXpress
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-social-media-depression-young-adults.html

What's Hot? 06/07/24

Trending Today on X (formerly Twitter) - 6/7/24
 1. $Emyc
2. #NationalDonutDay
3. BRANDY
4. Dolly
5. Dr. Phil
6. #JoyPit
7. Kaytranada
8. #PowerBookII
9. $GME
10. #FursuitFriday
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 6/7/24
 1. NBA Finals
2. GME
3. Porzingis
4. SpaceX
5. DHunger Games
6. National Donut Day 2024
7. H5N2 avian influenza
8. GameStop stock
9. Pat Sajak
10. Hallie Biden
Source: Google

Top Five on Apple Music - 6/7/24
 1. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
2. I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Waller) - Post Malone
3. Million Dollar Baby - Tommy Richman
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey
5. Houdini - Eminem
Source: Apple Music

Top Box Office Movies - Weekend of 5/31/24
1. The Garfield Movie
2. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
3. IF
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
5. The Fall Guy
Source: Showtimes.com 

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 6/7/24
 1. The Acolyte - Disney+
2. Eric - Netflix
3. Hacks - Max
4. Mayor of Kingstown - Paramount+
5. Under the Bridge - Hulu
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 6/7/24
 1. Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
2. Falling In Reverse - "All My Life (feat. Jelly Roll)"
3. Billie Eilish - CHIHIRO
4. Tom Hanks asked if he is worried about another Trump presidency
5. SpaceX's Starship Literally Melted!
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 TV Shows in the U.S. Today - 6/7/24
 1. Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult
2. Eric
3. Jo Koy: Live from Brooklyn
4. Your Honor
5. Sweet Tooth
Source: FlixPatrol