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Happy New Year, everyone 🪩 We shared the second instalment of the Playback Files and what we’re leaving behind in 2025 this week ⭐️ Now, with less than 24 hours to go before we welcome the new year (at least on this side of the world!), it’s time to highlight some of our favourites from the year. From books and albums to incredible content creators, it’s been a year full of inspiration 🤗 The second instalment of the Playback Files is here 💿 The 20-Something Files end-of-year music recap! We connected with other twenty-somethings from across the country (and beyond) to uncover the artists and songs that defined their 2025. 2026 is literally just around the corner, but before we step into the new year, I asked you guys and a few friends what they’re hoping to leave behind in 2025. From Italian brain rot and everything AI related to labubus. Swipe through to see what other 20-somethings are ready to move on from. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Hope you’re all having a lovely holiday season filled with good food, laughter, love and joy 🎅🌲♥️⭐️ In a heartfelt personal essay, Sandy Battulga reflects on the loss of her high school friend, Jamie, and the bond they shared through their admiration of Tyler, the Creator’s music. We finally made it to the last month of the year! I hope December is good to all of us and that it’s filled with all of our heart’s desires. A lot of us feel like we have to grind so hard and hustle in this last month of the year, but if you want to take it slow and reflect on things and just do you, that’s totally valid. Make the most of this last month of 2025, however you would like 💌✨🪐 One of the poster children of Gen Z ennui returns in a kinetic and physical record that recontextualizes and jettisons the work of her much-aligned third album. At its core, it’s a story of survival and an anthem for the metamorphosis we all go through in our late 20s. Happy Friday, friends! Reading is back and better than ever, especially the romance genre. Young women have been clearing off shelves at bookstores, looking for their next read, but it wasn’t always like this. Romance used to be a genre full of scandal. Why did that change? Star Galasyn investigates the rise and fall of the genre in recent years and shares insights as to why Gen Z is obsessed with the genre.