The Edit: Hello, Gen Z!

Plus: Why you procrastinate. View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Thursday, March 28, 2019 [NYTimes.com »]( Hello, Gen Z! [Lindsey Underwood] Lindsey Underwood Editor of The Edit It’s hard not to cringe when I see stories that try to describe my generation. The defining features of millennials have been repeated so often, I won’t insult you by listing them. So when my colleague Lauretta Charlton, The Times’s Race/Related editor, approached me about a project on Gen Z, I was a little hesitant. How could we possibly represent this generation that we aren’t a part of? It’s the most diverse generation the U.S. has ever seen. How could we show that? That’s why we turned to you. We asked people born between the mid ’90s and the late 2000s to send a self-portrait, tell us how they identify and answer one question: “How are you different from your friends?” Who better to explain to the world how Gen Z looks, feels and talks like than actual members of Gen Z? In the end, more than 3,500 Gen Z-ers (sorry) responded. We narrowed the submissions down to 995, which you can see here. Thank you to everyone who submitted! We hope you like the result and will share it with your friends. Find it at [nytimes.com/genz](. (Look for yourself, many of you were selected!) Lindsey HOW ARE WE DOING? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [the edit@nytimes.com](mailto:theedit@nytimes.com?subject=The%20Edit%20Newsletter%20Feedback). LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here](. 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Attacked.]( By MEGAN SPECIA AND TARIRO MZEZEWA The number of female solo travelers has skyrocketed, but amid Instagram-worthy escapades are tales of violence and death, raising questions about how the world is greeting women who travel alone. [In an episode of “Give Me Five,” censors covered Chinese pop star Jiang Yaojia’s pink hair with a ladybug cap, as seen in a Taiwan-based media broadcast, CTi News.](  [No Earrings, Tattoos or Cleavage: Inside China’s War on Fun]( By LI YUAN The Communist Party wants to instill the people with “core socialist values.” That means winnowing out content that extols individualism or hedonism.  [The Captionfluencers]( By RUTH LA FERLA Instagram, known for photos that inspire envy and ire, has also become home to those who write their hearts out. ADVERTISEMENT NEED HELP? Review our [newsletter help page]( or [contact us]( for assistance. Upcoming Events in NYC, Boston and Charlottesville, Va. Ashley Graham on Entrepreneurship, Body Positivity and Female Empowerment March 31st, 2019 @ The New School Moderated by Joanna Nikas, Editor for The New York Times Fashion & Style section + Surfacing section Ashley Graham is an American model, designer, author and body activist whose influence has reshaped the fashion and media industries and redefined traditional beauty standards. A business-savvy entrepreneur, Graham designed her own size inclusive lingerie, clothing and swimwear line, hosts her wildly successful podcast "Pretty Big Deal," and published her first book in 2017, titled A NEW MODEL: What Confidence, Beauty & Power Really Look Like. [Click here for more information.]( Alexis Ohanian on Tech and Innovation April 17th, 2019 @ University of Virginia Moderated by Sapna Maheshwari, business reporter covering advertising for The New York Times Alexis Ohanian is the co-founder of Reddit, which is now the 3rd largest website in the U.S., and Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital firm he co-founded that has over $500M under management. He's invested in and advised over two hundred tech startups and was a partner at Y Combinator; created & hosted a show called Small Empires about tech startups & their communities; and in 2013 wrote a national bestselling book, Without Their Permission. [Click here for more information.]( The Race Is On: Top Runners Talk Competition April 13th, 2019 @ the Calderwood Pavilion in Boston. Moderated by Times journalist Lindsay Crouse (a 2:57 marathoner) Something extraordinary is happening among American female athletes: we are faster than ever. Whether it’s professional runners or subelites balancing training with families and jobs, American distance runners are now consistently the best in the world. How did we get here? Days before the Boston Marathon, discuss this with some of the best distance runners in the country: Des Linden, who took first place in last year’s race; Sarah Sellers, who finished second in last year’s race; Shalane Flanagan, winner of the 2017 New York City Marathon — the first American to win in 40 years; Paralympian athlete and five-time Boston Marathon winner Tatyana McFadden; Sarah Crouch; Lindsay Flanagan; Sara Hall; and Jordan Hasay.  To buy tickets, go to: [Timesevents.nytimes.com/bostonrunning]( Use code STUDENT for $10 off the ticket price Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The Edit newsletter. 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