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The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts
by Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind
Published 24 Aug 2015

Becoming expert In the course of our research, and in conversations with professionals, we were frequently questioned about the ways in which young professionals might learn their trade in the coming years. According to our broad hypothesis, much of the routine and repetitive work of today’s aspiring professionals will be undertaken in new ways, for example, by para-professionals, offshoring, or online service. Are we not therefore depriving young professionals of the work upon which they currently cut their teeth? If we source much of the basic work in alternative ways, on what ground will young professionals take their early steps towards becoming expert? Maintaining a pipeline of experts This becoming-expert objection is clearly an important one.

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What are we training young professionals to become? This leads us to a more fundamental training issue. If the central arguments of this book are correct, or even just persuasive, they raise questions about the way in which we currently educate and train our aspiring and young professionals. If professional craftsmanship is fading and will be replaced over time by para-professionalism, knowledge engineering, communities of experience, embedded knowledge, and machine-generated expertise, then one vital question must be asked: what are we currently training large numbers of young professionals to become? Our concern is that our elaborate and sophisticated methods and institutions for the development of professionals are configured today to bring through a new generation of twentieth-century professionals, rather than a cohort of individuals and teams who are equipped to function in a technology-based Internet society in which online service will dominate over human service and ever more capable machines will carry out tasks that used to be the preserve of human professionals.

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In the course of our consulting work we have spoken to aspiring young professionals in many disciplines and invited their views. Commonly they have responded that they are able to grasp many of the tasks they undertake in the name of training after a handful of experiences, and that many months of repetition were unnecessary: ‘we get it after a couple of days; we don’t need to do this for a couple of years.’ In the context of professional organizations, this can be phrased in another way—we should not confuse training with exploitation. The commercial reality is that young professionals in these businesses undertake routine work because this is at the heart of the pyramidic model of profitability that requires the ‘leveraging’ (as is said) of junior professionals.

New York City Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

{map 4} Dumbo Mercifully shortened from “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass,” Dumbo epitomizes Brooklyn’s creative character. Trendy and innovative, the area is awash with cool art spaces and start-ups housed in converted warehouses, plus foodie mecca TimeOut Market. {map 5} East Village Once the heart of the city’s punk scene, the East Village is now the turf of young professionals who love the remnants of its grungy past. Weekends are spent combing the area’s thrift stores for a bargain and reveling in its top-notch nightlife. {map 2} Flatiron District The clue’s in the name: this is the home of the iconic Flatiron Building, which watches over workers hot-footing it to the office in this busy business hub.

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g Secret Speakeasies g Contents Google Map THE BACK ROOM Map 2; 102 Norfolk Street, Lower East Side; ///twig.agree.pets; http://backroomnyc.com When it comes to speakeasies, it doesn’t get much more authentic than The Back Room – this place has been in business ever since the Prohibition era, when it was the illicit haunt of movie stars and gangsters. These days, the clientele is mainly young professionals, but they still live their best Roaring Twenties lives with cocktails in teacups and beer bottles hidden in paper bags. Think low lighting and super romantic vibes, though be warned that it quickly gets packed on a Saturday night. Drink | Secret Speakeasies Le Boudoir does what a speakeasy should do: hides in plain sight (www.boudoirbk.com).

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g DRINK g Contents An evening of cocktails in the East Village Prohibition may be a thing of the past, but the reign of the speakeasy is far from over in NYC. Make a beeline for the East Village and you’ll find an array of secret, and not-so-secret, bars – some old, some new, some still a little seedy. You’ll discover a good dollop of 1920s history here too; this was gangster territory, after all. Come the evening, the streets here buzz with young professionals on the hunt for after-work drinks, but as the night goes on, the party starts to move underground – so keep an eye out for those secret staircases. Route map 1. Raise a glass at MAYAMEZCAL 304 East 6th Street, East Village; www.mayamezcal.com ///eating.spike.chef Sample Mexican fare and mezcal-based cocktails at this low-lit spot, featuring over 60 mezcal and tequilas. 2.

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
by Alan Ehrenhalt
Published 23 Apr 2012

The current population of the Nagle Street development, Liu estimates, is about 70 percent empty nesters and 30 percent young professional singles and couples. Almost no children live here. “The higher the price,” Liu says, “the more empty nesters,” who tend to ask about high-quality appliances, the amount of light streaming into the living room, elevator capability for future years, and sometimes smoking balconies for baby boom contemporaries who have not shed their tobacco habit. The young professional contingent places a higher priority on green features and energy savings. There are twenty-seven units to one acre of land in this particular development—the empty nesters who buy there are often cutting the amount of their living space in half.

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A closer look at the results shows that the most powerful demographic events of the past decade were the movement of African Americans out of central cities (180,000 of them in Chicago alone) and the settlement of immigrant groups in suburbs, often ones many miles distant from downtown. Central-city areas that gained affluent residents in the first part of the decade maintained that population in the recession years from 2007 to 2009. They also, according to a 2011 study by Brookings, suffered considerably less from increased unemployment than the suburbs did. Not many young professionals moved to new downtown condos in the recession years because few such residences were being built. But there is no reason to believe that the demographic trends prevailing prior to the construction bust will not resume once that bust is over. It is important to remember that demographic inversion is not a proxy for population growth; it can occur in cities that are growing, those whose numbers are flat, and even in those undergoing a modest decline in size.

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“It’s the combination of trendy nightspots and prime real estate,” The Washington Post explained a few years ago, “that has made Clarendon among the most chic places to live in the Washington area.” Washingtonian magazine reported that the “bar scene has become so hot, it’s even luring city-dwellers.” The revival of Clarendon was critical to a revival of the county as a whole. Thousands of young professionals decided they wanted to live near the big city, if not necessarily in the middle of it. Developers responded to that demand with an open-air “lifestyle” shopping center, seeking to emulate some of the qualities of the old walkable Clarendon shopping district, and with dozens of new condominium buildings lining the transit corridor that ran straight through Clarendon to the western end of the county.

Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone
by Eric Klinenberg
Published 1 Jan 2012

By the end of this seven-year study, we had conducted in-depth interviews with more than three hundred singletons of all social classes and life stages—though, it’s important to note, most people who live alone are financially secure enough to do it, which means our interviews, as well as the analysis I offer here, focus mainly on the experiences of the middle class. To supplement what we learned from these interviews, we also observed places where people live alone together, including residential buildings for affluent young professionals, single-room occupancy dwellings, and assisted living facilities for the elderly. We mined the archives for historical research, social surveys, and market studies about the lifestyles of singles and solo dwellers (since some studies lump them together, for some issues we had to do so as well); and we interviewed scores of others—including caregivers, government officials, architects, and artificial intelligence designers—who are concerned about the fate of the growing number of Americans who live on their own.

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But although it’s clear that for certain people, in certain conditions, living alone can lead to loneliness, unhappiness, sickness, or worse, it’s also clear that it need not have such disastrous effects. Today more and more people are seeking ways to flourish despite—or is it because of?—the solitude they can achieve at home: young professionals who can afford to have their own places and prefer domestic autonomy to having roommates; singles in their thirties and forties who refuse to compromise in their search for a partner, in no small part because they recognize and enjoy the benefits (personal, social, and sexual) of living alone; divorced men and women whose previous experiences in relationships ended the fantasy that romantic love is a reliable source of happiness and stability; elderly people who, following the death of a spouse, rebuild their lives through new friendships, social groups, and activities, and take pride in their ability to live alone.

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(Not all of them live alone, but leaving home is a necessary condition for doing so.)4 “The increase in this type of living arrangement has grown astonishingly since 1970,” observe demographers Elizabeth Fussell and Frank Furstenberg Jr., marking “a new sort of independence from family with significant social meaning.”5 This is an understatement. In recent decades a growing number of twenty- and thirtysomethings have come to view living alone as a key part of the transition to adulthood. In the large urban areas where it is most common, many young professionals see having one’s own home as a mark of distinction and view living with roommates or parents as undesirable at best. Living alone offers several advantages: It grants sexual freedom and facilitates experimentation. It gives time to mature, develop, and search for true romantic love. It liberates young adults from difficult roommates, including good friends who turn out to be better friends when they are not always in the next room.

Copenhagen Like a Local
by DK

Bring a friend and hone your crafty skills here alongside moustachioed woodworkers and kooky ceramicists. g Danish Design g Contents Google Map HAY HOUSE Map 1; Østergade 61, Indre By; ///snappy.riot.monk; www.hay.dk You’ll find all the usual markers of stylish Scandi design in this emporium, but they’ve had a bit of a playful makeover. Follow young professionals and influencers into the store and you’ll discover funky wall clocks, oddly shaped vases, spiral candles and pastel-coloured storage crates – perfect for giving your apartment a little lift. » Don’t leave without soaking up the view of Amagertorv – arguably Copenhagen’s prettiest square – from the top floor.

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g NIGHTLIFE g Contents Jazz Bars and Cafés La Fontaine Palæ Jazzhus Montmartre Christiania Jazz Club Cafe Hvide Lam Bevar’s Charlie Scott’s Bar g Jazz Bars and Cafés g Contents Google Map LA FONTAINE Map 1; Strædet 11, Indre By; ///tiger.slurs.boarding; www.lafontaine.dk Looking for an expertly crafted evening of live jazz? Follow music bods and stylish young professionals to the city’s oldest jazz bar. As a veritable cathedral of the genre, La Fontaine has witnessed some legendary performances and draws a solid crowd every night (be prepared, it can get cramped). Come during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, in the summer months, to see the space at its most lively.

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g Jazz Bars and Cafés g Contents Google Map BEVAR’S Map 3; Ravnsborggade 10B, Nørrebro; ///merchant.talents.zealous; www.bevars.dk Bevar’s is the type of place that stays buzzing all day and night. Students dash here in the morning, clutching their laptops and eager for coffee, while a relaxed crowd of young professionals saunter over in the evening. Wine freely flowing, they linger for the live jazz – which varies between up-beat bebop to easy listening, with the occasional experimental act thrown in for good measure. g Jazz Bars and Cafés g Contents Google Map CHARLIE SCOTT’S BAR Map 1; Skindergade 43, Indre By; ///texted.clearing.examine; www.charliescotts.dk Out-of-towners often discover this place by chance – either the cheers of football fans watching the game on the big screen or the sounds of a live jazz combo draws them in.

Chicago Like a Local
by DK

Nights here start with good food and end with locals belting out the classics at karaoke bars. {map 1} Fulton Market Once the beating heart of the meatpacking industry, this clutch of industrial-chic buildings now hosts the city’s finest restaurants (mainly concentrated on Restaurant Row). Young professionals flock here after work, while foodies religiously stake out new openings. {map 2} Gold Coast Chicago’s polished and professional are usually found in these parts, making the most of the luxe apartments and top-notch designer stores. {map 4} Humboldt Park Latin restaurants, dive bars, and hip boutiques entertain long-standing Puerto Rican families and cool creatives in this leafy West Side patch.

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g EAT g Contents Special Occasion ROSE MARY EVER VIRTUE MI TOCAYA ANTOJERIA CABRA PARACHUTE ALINEA ANDROS TAVERNA g Special Occasion g Contents Google Map ROSE MARY Map 2; 932 West Fulton Market, West Loop; ///pushes.dairy.cotton; www.rosemarychicago.com Chicago is packed with acclaimed restaurants, but Top Chef TV show champ Joe Flamm’s solo venture remains one of the hottest tickets in town. It’s a favorite among young professionals and industry insiders, who come here as often as they can snag a seat. Managed to book? Congrats. Feel free to fawn over your delicious Mediterranean meal and smugly clink a glass of regional wine – you made it. g Special Occasion g Contents Google Map EVER Map 2; 1340 North Fulton Street, Fulton Market; ///both.closet.video; www.ever-restaurant.com There’s a reason why everyone’s obsessed with Ever.

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g Special Occasion g Contents Google Map ANDROS TAVERNA Map 3; 2542 North Milwaukee Avenue, Logan Square; ///rice.hers.vouch; www.androstaverna.com Greektown might attract the dolma-driven denizens, but for a real taste of the Mediterranean, this breezy newcomer has them beat by a country mile. Here, fashionable young professionals with shirt-sleeves at a relaxed half-mast feast on surprisingly affordable meze platters while popping a bottle (or two) of wine to celebrate. g EAT g Contents Sweet Treats Need a frosty ice-cream cone to beat the summer heat? Or a slice of oven-fresh pie to offset the winter chill?

The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work
by Richard Florida
Published 22 Apr 2010

Greater Ottawa boasts large concentrations of communications equipment, information technology, business services, and education and knowledge creation industries. It is a classic postindustrial city, like D.C., offering a high quality of life. In the rankings for the Canadian edition of Who’s Your City?, it placed first for young professionals, first for families with children, first for retirees, second for young singles (after Calgary), and second for empty-nesters (after Toronto).5 College towns are miniversions of government boomtowns. With their economies bolstered by large universities, high levels of state funding, and jobs markets with high concentrations of “meds and eds”—that is, stable medical and education jobs—college towns have considerable resilience.

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With a rate of 17.8 percent, the little-known blue-collar town of Elkhart, Indiana, had one of the highest rates of unemployment in the entire country.13 Detroit and places like it have reached an inflection point. I’d certainly expect them to shrink more quickly in the next several years than they have in the past few. But many people will stay—those with close family ties nearby or personal connections to the area; young professionals and creative types looking to take advantage of the city’s old industrial buildings and cheap real estate; as well as those whose houses are underwater or whose meager means make it impossible to relocate. Still, as population dips even lower, the struggle to provide services and prevent blight across an ever-emptier landscape will only intensify.

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The landscape is postapocalyptic—with a small area of secured “Renaissance” towers, casinos, and stadiums ringed by abandoned lots and burned-out buildings. Not only did middle-class and immigrant families leave for the suburbs in search of lower crime and better schools, Detroit lost many of its young professionals, its gay community, and its creative class to older suburbs such as Ferndale and Royal Oak. So does Detroit have anything at all to work with? Of course it does. The metropolitan area is home to 4.2 million people, making it the nation’s eleventh largest. It has a world-class airport that is logistically well placed.

The Global Citizen: A Guide to Creating an International Life and Career
by Elizabeth Kruempelmann
Published 14 Jul 2002

If your skills are in high demand in the worldwide job market, then you’ll probably have an easier time getting hired by an international company regardless of your experience. Exceptions aside, if you want to work in an international company that 218 CHAPTER SEVEN will send you overseas, you increase your chances of success by having some overseas experience. Students and young professionals have many opportunities to do internships, volunteer abroad, participate in training programs, teach, or do other types of shortterm work. And that’s exactly what this chapter is about: showing you how to get basic experience to put you in a better position for a job overseas. Professionals or career changers who have been out of school for a while will find this catch-22 situation particularly difficult, especially if internships, volunteer programs, or teaching stints abroad are simply not options because you need to keep earning a salary to support yourself and your family.

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If you don’t fall into one of these categories, you’re facing catch-22 #1 again. If you can’t find a company that is willing to send you abroad, here are a few alternatives to finding or creating international work. • Arrange a Work Permit through an Exchange Organization The easiest way for students, grads, and young professionals to get around the work permit issue, while simultaneously gaining that coveted first experience overseas, is to work, intern, volunteer, or teach through an organized workexchange program like the ones you’ll read about later in this chapter. Exchange organizations were created to facilitate academic and work exchanges across borders.

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What Is a Work-Abroad Program? One of the easiest ways to get a work permit and find a job abroad is through a work-abroad program arranged through a university or an exchange organization. Work-abroad programs are geared mostly toward undergrad and graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals; however, there are also many overseas teaching and volunteer programs for people of all ages. A work program or work exchange prearranges or helps you secure most (or all) of the following so you don’t have to: work and residency permits, accommodations, language courses, and an internship or job.

Retrofitting Suburbia, Updated Edition: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs
by Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson
Published 23 Mar 2011

Ambitious new public transit networks are being proposed, constructed, and integrated into rapidly redeveloping suburban contexts. Archaic zoning ordinances are being thoroughly overhauled to permit higher-density, mixed-use development, especially near new transit stations. New flats and townhouses are attracting young professionals, empty-nesters, single-parent families, and elders, people who historically have had limited housing choices in suburban areas and are projected to comprise up to 85% of new U.S. households in the next quarter century. Green parks are replacing parking lots, increasing permeable surface area even as densities increase.

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And again, if we look to history, the population of Morningside Heights diversified over time as the buildings aged and their markets differentiated. As its inhabitants and buildings mature, Addison Circle’s wide, tree-lined sidewalks and art-filled common green may well accommodate a broader range of incomes and ages. In the meantime, the streetscapes of suburban retrofits accommodate the socializing activities of their many young professionals and shift the focus of suburban outdoor space from playgrounds and ball fields to more urban and public, and less family-centered, spaces. Belmar’s avant-garde Laboratory of Arts and Ideas and the museums of CityCenter Englewood and Mizner Park further enhance public life in these “instant cities.”

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In the mid-twentieth century, when suburbs experienced a building boom of new single-family house subdivisions, census data indicate that about half of American households included children, but by 2000 only a third were households with children; meanwhile, the percentage of single-person households (young professionals and elders) had doubled.8 (See Figure 2–2.) In a provocative analysis based on demographic trends and the results of housing preference surveys, planner Arthur C. Nelson asserts that the United States may already contain all of the large-lot single-family houses required to meet the projected demand in 2025!

Nashville Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home
by Dk Eyewitness
Published 28 Sep 2021

BASTION Map 4; 434 Houston Street, Suite 110, Wedgewood-Houston; ///stacks.class.voter; www.bastionnashville.com Bastion doesn’t take itself too seriously, with nostalgic arcade games, quirky wall art, and epic “tables” built into the back wall that resemble an adult jungle gym. Tempted by the chilled digs and sunny cocktail menu, young professionals flock here en masse to blow off steam. As for those living that booze-free life? Lucky for them, Bastion’s mocktails are some of the best in the city. » Don’t leave without trying your hand at the ring-toss game after a cocktail (or two). Before you know it, you’ll have a whole crowd cheering you on.

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Map 4; 434 Houston Street, Suite 110, Wedgewood-Houston; ///stacks.class.voter; www.bastionnashville.com Bastion doesn’t take itself too seriously, with nostalgic arcade OLD GLORY games, quirky wall art, and epic “tables” built into the back wall that Map 4; 1200 Villa Place, Suite 103, Edgehill; ///worth.lonely.awards; resemble an adult jungle gym. Tempted by the chilled digs and www.oldglorynashville.com sunny cocktail menu, young professionals flock here en masse to The entrance to Old Glory is marked by a large gold triangle, an blow off steam. As for those living that booze-free life? Lucky for understated portal into one of Nashville’s most unique cocktail bars. them, Bastion’s mocktails are some of the best in the city. Cross the threshold and you’ll find a huge hidden space – an old, » Don’t leave without trying your hand at the ring-toss game after a cocktail (or two).

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Of course locals like sitting in a bar and shooting the breeze, but T WO BITS a bar fitted out with pinball machines, board games, Map 2; 1520 Demonbreun Street, Downtown; ///exam.audio.among; and foosball tables? Now we’re talking. www.twobitsnashville.com This little video and board game bar plays hard on the nostalgia. College students and young professionals sip frozen drinks with HEADQUARTERS BEERCADE game-inspired names (Yoshi’s Island is popular) as they battle it out at Map 1; 114 2nd Avenue South, Downtown; ///librarian.crown.tens; Yahtzee and Jenga. Old-school belters provide the soundtrack, with a www.hq-nashville.com steady stream of vintage music videos on the screens behind the bar.

Amsterdam Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

Its namesake park isn’t the only thing it has to shout about: think old industrial buildings housing endless cafés and restaurants (with terraces), and more festivals than anywhere else in town. {map 2} Zeeburg Almost everything in the Oostelijk Havengebied (Eastern Docklands) was built in the last few decades (even many of the islands themselves), filling this area with striking, large homes that tempt young professionals to move in. Exciting architecture aside, hip bars, restaurants and swimming spots keep residents busy. {map 4} Zuidoost A 40-minute bike ride from town, this multicultural suburb with a big Surinamese community has seen its once-drab 1960s tower blocks made over into attractive, inexpensive housing.

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Here they cook up falafel, fattoush, grilled aubergines and skewered meats, drawing crowds craving the taste of home. (The 360-degree water views from the mini-lake location are a bonus.) g Comfort Food g Contents Google Map HEMELSE MODDER Map 1; Oude Waal 11, De Wallen; ///kings.soldiers.shrimp; www.hemelsemodder.nl When long work days are nearing the end, young professionals have one place in mind: this smart dining room, where modern Dutch dishes (think crispy potato biscuit with kohlrabi cream) make perfect comfort food. Some of the ingredients may be tough to translate, but you’ll walk away with a new understanding of the word lekker (scrumptious) – especially if you try the restaurant’s namesake dish: a “heavenly mud” chocolate mousse.

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g Cool Clubs g Contents Google Map CANVAS Map 4; Wibautstraat 150, Weesperzijde; ///tinned.gamer.thanks; www.volkshotel.nl/en/canvas On the top floor of Volkshotel, this trendy venue starts the night as a chilled-out restaurant, but as the weekend hour gets late, the tables are cleared away and the space morphs into an alternative club. It’s the domain of fashionable young professionals, who wash down bitterballen bites with G&Ts before moving to the dance floor, drinks in hand. If you need a break from dancing to hip-hop and underground house sets, come up for air on the roof terrace and take in the panoramic views. » Don’t leave without asking about the regular Badplaats Sessions, where you can take a dip in a hot tub, listen to live music and sip a cocktail on the rooftop.

Boston Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

Not only can you check schedules and read service alerts, you can also purchase tickets easily. g Contents Boston NEIGHBORHOODS Boston is a patchwork of distinct neighborhoods, each with its own unique personality. Here we take a look at some of our favorites. Allston/Brighton Often lumped together, these neighboring districts are the stomping ground of young professionals and students. Expect dive bars, thrift shops, and an eclectic food scene. {maps 4/6} Back Bay One of Boston’s prettiest neighborhoods, Back Bay is famed for its neatly gridded streets (a rarity in Boston) and gorgeous Victorian brownstones. Swing by for the Bay’s swanky bars. {map 5} Beacon Hill With its old-school gaslit streetlamps and row houses, this spot feels frozen in time.

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{map 5} Beacon Hill With its old-school gaslit streetlamps and row houses, this spot feels frozen in time. The turf of well-to-do families and professionals, it’s also a magnet for tourists, who come for the charming boutiques and streets. {map 1} Brookline Located minutes from Back Bay, this patch is technically its own little city. Expect a mix of young professionals seeking a slower pace and lifelong Brookliners who live in stately houses on tree-lined streets. {map 3} Cambridge We know: Cambridge is its own city and not strictly part of Boston. But located just a bridge away, locals will happily hop between the two. Home to some of the most prestigious universities in the US, including Harvard and MIT, it’s a big hangout spot for students.

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g Dives and Pubs g Contents Google Map L STREET TAVERN Map 5; 658 E 8th Street, South Boston; ///photos.rally.shirt; www.woodyslstreet.com Found in Boston’s most Irish neighborhood, L Street has drawn considerable attention ever since it cameoed in the Oscar-winning movie Good Will Hunting. But it hasn’t let cinematic fame go to its head. Remaining steadfastly down-to-earth, and run by lifelong Southie residents, it remains the stomping ground of old-school locals – folks who’ve lived here their whole life and remember the area before it became a party hangout for young professionals. Come here for St. Patrick’s Day, when the beer flows freely, the music blasts, and South Bostonians old and new rub shoulders in harmony. Solo, Pair, Crowd The heart of Boston’s bar scene, Irish pubs are just as welcoming to individuals as they are to a rowdy gang. FLYING SOLO Sláinte solo Perch up at the bar in Sligo Pub, a classic Irish joint in Somerville.

London Like a Local
by Florence Derrick

Bermondsey Once a centre of industry, Bermondsey is known for its enviable warehouse flats, world-class restaurant scene and craft breweries, which culminate in the Bermondsey Beer Mile. {map 5} Bethnal Green Old East End flavour lives on here, with stalwarts like Columbia Road Flower Market giving a window to the past. Shabby-chic spaces now house bougie bars and restaurants, tempting young professionals to put down roots in the area. {map 2} Brixton Historically a multiethnic area, with a strong Afro- Caribbean community, Brixton has seen contentious gentrification. Having said that, it’s still hard to beat for powerful street art and buzzing markets. {map 5} Camden Famed for its counterculture, Camden was at the heart of the punk rock movement in the 70s, and Britpop in the mid-90s.

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g Home Touches g Contents Google Map NUNHEAD GARDENER Map 5; 1a Oakdale Road, Nunhead; ///nods.simply.filled; www.thenunheadgardener.com Run by Peter Milne and his husband Alex Beltran, who both quit their city jobs to follow their true passion for plants, the Nunhead Gardener is not your run-of-the-mill garden centre. In these two railway archways green-fingered retirees hobnob with trendy young professionals, all foraging through the succulents, cacti and glazed pots for something to brighten their homes. » Don’t leave without strolling up the hill for a walk through the eerily beautiful, forested pathways of Nunhead Cemetery. Shop | Home Touches A house isn’t a home without great art on your walls – or so says Mimi, the bubbly owner behind Mimi V Artworks (81 Balham High Road).

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g Cool Clubs g Contents Google Map TOOTING TRAM & SOCIAL Map 6; 46–8 Mitcham Road, Tooting; ///intend.churn.types; www.tootingtramandsocial.co.uk It may not look much from the outside but this cavernous converted tram shed promises a great night. A casual hangout in the day, come evening the table football and time-worn chesterfield sofas are pushed aside as a fun and friendly crowd of young professionals dance to hip hop and R’n’B classics. g Cool Clubs g Contents Google Map BRIXTON JAMM Map 5; 261 Brixton Road, Brixton; ///spots.stow.pest; www.brixtonjamm.org Brixton Jamm is a shapeshifter. A favoured student haunt and the site of many community-focused events, the versatile venue is also a favoured after-party spot for O2 Academy gig-goers.

Dublin Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

{map 2} Docklands Known as the “Silicon Docks”, this tech hub is where Google and Meta head­quarters lie. The heartland for media types, it teems with bougie bars and music joints. {map 5} Drumcondra Cheap eats, low-key pubs and a lively vibe – especially when matches play at Croke Park – are all that’s needed to tempt young professionals and students to put down roots in this up-and-coming area. {map 3} Dún Laoghaire When families and couples want to escape the centre, they retreat to this seaside town. Aside from its buzzing pier, it’s also famed for its lush park and adjoining market – the perfect combo for scenic picnics.

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Close to the centre yet with a village vibe, Portobello is loved for its top foodie spots and canal – the place to be on a balmy night. {map 4} Ranelagh Move over, Ballsbridge – Ranelagh is Dublin’s new exclusive address. Largely home to the high-earning (it’s a spenny place to be), Ranelagh is an area of yoga studios, health stores and – surprisingly – fab street art. {map 5} Rathmines Filled with Dublin’s young professionals thanks to its easy access to the centre, Rathmines has everything youngsters want: buzzy pubs, hip charity shops, cool art galleries. {map 5} Sandymount You can hardly move for pushchairs in this cute village by the sea, where families spend days on the beach and kids play on the little green at its centre.

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g Scenic City Strolls g Contents Google Map GRAND CANAL, DOCKLANDS Map 5; start at The Lir Academy, Grand Canal Dock, Docklands; ///spice.mock.cherry This tech hub may be known as Dublin’s “Silicon Docks”, but it’s not your average office district. Cool architecture and edgy street art draw crowds after work, when the area buzzes with young professionals. Take the scenic route to join them: start at the houseboats beside The Lir Academy and walk along the water, spying the iconic Bolands Mill before reaching Hanover Quay and its bustling restaurants. g Scenic City Strolls g Contents Google Map RIVER LIFFEY Map 3; start at O’Connell Bridge, City Centre; ///major.insect.hung Any Dubliner will tell you that there’s a rivalry between the north and south, from the different accents to which side has the better attractions.

Austin Like a Local
by DK

Today, Clarksville attracts an arty crowd who hang out in the trendy local restaurants and wander around the area’s many outdoor galleries. {map 4} Crestview This northern corner may still cling to its slightly seedy history (spot the strip clubs) but its collection of cool bars and breweries tempts young professionals to make this ’hood their home. {map 6} Downtown During the day, Austin’s central business district is busy with techies putting in the hours. Come nightfall, the area’s bars open their doors and office workers let loose on raucous 6th Street. {map 1} The Drag UT’s local area is ruled by students staking out the coffee shops, browsing bookshops, and exploring the city’s museums.

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g DRINK g Contents Cocktail Joints ROOSEVELT ROOM HERE NOR THERE MIDNIGHT COWBOY WATERTRADE GARAGE HALF STEP KITTY COHEN’S g Cocktail Joints g Contents Google Map ROOSEVELT ROOM Map 1; 307 West 5th Street, Downtown/Warehouse District; ///rivers.packages.reserved; www.therooseveltroomatx.com It might not look like much from the outside (dark bricks and an old metal door don’t yell fancy), but once you’re inside this Downtown hangout you’ll get the hype. Pairing a cool, industrial-chic interior with a creative menu of cocktails means the place is buzzing with young professionals every evening. New to the craft cocktail craze? Ask the knowledgeable bartenders, they’re always happy to assist. g Cocktail Joints g Contents Google Map HERE NOR THERE Map 1; 612 Brazos Street, Downtown; ///graver.mainland.giggled; www.hntaustin.com Austin’s worst-kept secret is a semi-private speakeasy-style bar – and requires a bit of a hunt to find the entrance (it’s down the alleyway, shh).

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g Art Galleries g Contents Google Map LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY Map 1; The 360 Tower, Downtown; ///removed.gravest.bouncing; www.lorareynolds.com A heavyweight on the local arts scene, this high-end gallery shows work by emerging, mid-career, and established artists in a wide variety of media. It’s located in a ritzy part of Downtown, so expect a classy crowd of young professionals and art critics to match. » Don’t leave without strolling through nearby Republic Square and fueling up on gourmet snacks and drinks at Salt & Time Cafe. g Art Galleries g Contents Google Map BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART Map 4; 200 East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Campus;///shadow.sleeping.posts; www.blantonmuseum.org UT’s Blanton is where students come to get their art fix – whether they’re sketching the work on display or discussing the latest exhibit.

The Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America
by Jon C. Teaford
Published 1 Jan 2006

What happened in central-city government or schools did not personally affect them. The middle-class Americans who chose to avoid the suburban lifestyle and live in the central city were most often those least dependent on central-city government services. The back-to-the-city movement appealed to childless young professionals who did not suffer personally from the poor quality of inner-city public schools. Central cities attracted these young adults as well as gays and others who did not want to share the American “norm” along the suburban fringe. In other words, by the close of the twentieth century, American metropolitan areas had become spatially and culturally fragmented, with enclaves for the middle-class nuclear family of father, mother, and two children; with special communities for senior citizens, where those over sixty could be isolated from the more youthful; with gentrifying communities for young singles and gays; and with incipient hubs of gentrification inhabited by artists and others who liked to deem themselves bohemian.

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“Everywhere in the Lincoln Park/Lake View East area is evidence of a growing interest in rehabbing and revitalizing diverse housing stock that ranges from ornate, picturesque Victorian stone and frame houses to two-, three- and six-flats, to brownstones and graystones,” reported the Chicago Tribune in 1984. One of the commercial streets was “booming with shops catering to young professionals,” and “areas that once suffered from urban blight, poverty and gang troubles now see a lack of parking as a big headache.” Lincoln Park/Lake View East was the type of area where one could patronize gift shops with names like Pass The Salt & Pepper and enjoy the fare at Mama Desta Red Sea, Chicago’s first Ethiopian restaurant.16 By 1980, the median value of owner-occupied houses in Lincoln Park had risen to $123,700, as compared with the citywide median of $47,200.17 Typical of the residential offerings in the area was a complex of rental units “with hardwood floors, fireplaces, modern kitchens and exposed brick walls” that, according to a spokesperson for the owner, was on an “attractive tree-lined street near trendy boutiques and theaters.”

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Lincoln Park/Lake View East was the type of area where one could patronize gift shops with names like Pass The Salt & Pepper and enjoy the fare at Mama Desta Red Sea, Chicago’s first Ethiopian restaurant.16 By 1980, the median value of owner-occupied houses in Lincoln Park had risen to $123,700, as compared with the citywide median of $47,200.17 Typical of the residential offerings in the area was a complex of rental units “with hardwood floors, fireplaces, modern kitchens and exposed brick walls” that, according to a spokesperson for the owner, was on an “attractive tree-lined street near trendy boutiques and theaters.” Recognizing the targeted market for her property, she concluded, “It’s a vibrant area for young professionals.”18 Across the country in one city after another, older neighborhoods were becoming trendy and attracting Yuppie dollars. Old Louisville was the principal example of gentrification and rehabilitation in Kentucky’s largest city. In 1970 all four of the district’s census tracts had median family incomes well below the citywide median; by 1980, the median family incomes in three of the four tracts had risen well above the citywide figure.19 In Saint Louis, the elegant nineteenth-century Lafayette Square neighbor-hood won acclaim for its successful rehabilitation.

Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America
by Conor Dougherty
Published 18 Feb 2020

This was never more true than it was during one of the region’s periodic tech booms. During the late 1990s dot-com boom, a group called the Mission Yuppie Eradication Project started encouraging residents of San Francisco’s Mission District to vandalize parked SUVs on the logic that this would prompt young professionals to move to neighborhoods where their cars were safer (and the restaurants who catered to them to go out of business). Two decades later, when Sonja arrived at the beginning of a new boom tied to smartphones and social media, the yuppies had traded their SUVs for Ubers, so activists had instead taken to spray-painting the sidewalks with phrases like “Tech Scum” in nicely stenciled lettering.

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It was hard to see this so clearly back then, but America was in the middle of a vast realignment that was fundamentally altering where we live, how we work, and the structure of our families. The early markers were all there. After decades of depopulation and white flight, cities were slowly coming back to life and attracting young professionals. Inequality was rising, homelessness appearing on city streets, and Silicon Valley establishing itself as the nation’s foremost center of technology and a really good place to get rich. Zoning rules and NIMBYism had nothing to do with these underlying trends. They would nevertheless run into them.

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She recruited members on Twitter and by messaging people who espoused pro-development views in the comments sections of local news stories about new buildings. The SF BARF mailing list grew to a few hundred in a few months, attracting political novices who saw video of Sonja at public microphones and thought, “I guess you can do that?” Soon enough, a half dozen or more young professionals were showing up at afternoon planning meetings when everyone was supposed to be at work, and several times that at the biggest and most controversial or nighttime meetings, which were often followed by a trip to the bar. Sonja called it “socialization with a purpose.” Local media attention was immediate, and national attention followed.

House of Debt: How They (And You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It From Happening Again
by Atif Mian and Amir Sufi
Published 11 May 2014

Fiscal policy is an attempt to replicate debt restructuring, but it is particularly problematic in the United States, where government revenue is raised from taxing income, not wealth.20 The creditors whom the government should tax tend to be the wealthiest people in the economy, which is why they are able to lend to borrowers. But the wealthy do not necessarily have high incomes; similarly, those with high incomes are not necessarily wealthy. For example, a retired investment banker may have no income but high wealth, whereas a young professional couple may have high income but low wealth. Think of the young professional couple just starting their post–graduate school jobs. They have high income but almost no wealth. Their MPC out of income may be very high: they expect a steady stream of high income but need to make large capital investments upfront on things like furnishing their first apartment.

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He must “consume” a car, and such consumption is now more expensive. The exact same logic applies to housing. But we have already seen that home owners did in fact borrow aggressively during the 2002–2006 period.16 Why? One “rational” explanation that economists have put forward is the idea of borrowing constraints. Imagine a young professional couple with high income prospects. They have two young children at home, and as a result the mother has temporarily decided to stay home with the kids. However, she expects to go back to work in a few years and earn a high income. The household in our example temporarily has low income but expects much higher income in the future.

Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy (Bicycle)
by Elly Blue
Published 29 Nov 2014

Despite a long history of discrimination and unequal access, this has never been widely true, and today the barriers are coming down rapidly, thanks in part to the growing inclusivity of traditional bicycle advocates, but in much larger part to the efforts and leadership of a growing number of grassroots social and advocacy groups. Just like how neighborhoods where people of color live are often passed over by the type of infrastructure reforms that benefit the community, when those benefits do go in, they are all too often treated as development tools with the goal of raising property values and attracting young, professional newcomers to move in. As a result, longtime residents and renters often find themselves priced out of their own neighborhood—replaced by comparatively welloff white people. That this practice produces bitterness is understandable. That bicycling comes to represent it is a shame. In Portland, the divide is especially strong.

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The more car-reliant your daily life is, the lower the threshold becomes for frailness, injury, or failing eyesight to be experienced as outright disabling. In the next twenty years, the number of elderly people with drivers licenses in the U.S. is expected to triple. Many in the baby boomer generation are already opting to move back to the urban areas they fled as young professionals. As our population ages, the demand for real, safe, convenient alternatives to driving is only going to become more apparent, and expensive stop gap measures like transit shuttles are going to become less and less effective. The very young suffer as much in a car-oriented world as the very old.

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Most narratives about the economic benefits of bicycling focus on the success stories of places like Magnolia Street in Fort Worth or Broad Avenue in Memphis. City planners, bike-friendly politicians, and bicycle advocates love to make the points that creating good bicycle access is a cost-effective way to improve certain types of retail earnings, attract creative young professionals, and raise property values in an urban business district. Plenty of business owners are realizing the very real benefits to integrating bicycling into their business, from encouraging employees to ride to welcoming bicycling clients to advocating for safe bike routes to their door. It’s tempting for cities to focus on the low hanging fruit, improving a few streetscapes while neglecting the urgent transporation needs of people living in outlying areas.

Cyprus - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
by Constantine Buhayer
Published 24 Feb 2022

On the Turkish side the wall is concrete and looks like a permanent military border. Are Differences Cultural or Political? I was fortunate to be the only observer allowed at a week-long symposium held behind closed doors for young Cypriot professionals from both communities. This was the first encounter between groups of young professionals from each community since partition (and before the Green Line had opened up). Events were structured to initiate intercommunal engagement and the sharing of experiences and aspirations. In the debates, the Turkish Cypriots were reserved and initially contributed only if invited by the chairman.

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In truth, good prospects for young people are a bit thin; salaries in 2022 could be as low as €400 a month. This is mitigated by the fact that many have somewhere parental to stay. The Covid 19 pandemic did little to improve their chances of work, and many have had to move abroad. Since the 1990s they have been leaving as young professionals with diplomas in their hands, some perchance dreaming of following in the footsteps of Nicosia-born Sir Christopher Pissarides and, like him, winning the Nobel Prize in Economics. At home, mixed marriages are increasing; however, the Greek Orthodox Church will not condone marriage to someone of a different religion, and spouses from different Christian denominations will need to be baptized Orthodox.

Poland - Culture Smart!
by Allen, Gregory;Lipska, Magdalena;Culture Smart!;
Published 15 Jun 2023

The average age of managers and directors in Poland is much younger than in Western Europe, as it was often easier for companies to train young people than to retrain those aging managers accustomed to the state-run monopolies of the past. Young professionals have far more opportunities than their more experienced elders, and are therefore in a better financial situation. Educated young professionals tend to have much more open, liberal attitudes compared to the conservative, Catholic values of their parents. The young embrace new fashions and trends, while their parents tend to have more traditional lifestyles. Pubs, cafés, and restaurants are very popular with young, urban Poles; the older generation prefers to entertain at home.

Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success
by Tom Eisenmann
Published 29 Mar 2021

You’ll meet these entrepreneurs and learn about their experiences later in the book. The first, Triangulate, had assembled a talented team to create and operate online dating sites. The second, Quincy, had come up with a terrific idea: to sell stylish, affordable, better-fitting work apparel for young professional women. I’d encouraged my students to launch both of these ventures, and I was also an investor in Quincy. Yet, despite their strong promise, both of these startups failed. Why? In each instance, I could list many possible reasons, but I couldn’t pinpoint the root cause. This was unnerving: Here I was, an academic expert teaching some of the country’s brightest business minds how to give their future companies the best shot at success, yet I was a failure at explaining how they could avoid failure.

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For example, Jibo was aimed at consumers looking for functional utility from a voice assistant—managing a calendar, providing weather and traffic reports, etc.—and at those who sought companionship. More typically, startups focus on a single segment when they commence operations. Quincy, for example, elected to target young professional women, but not college students who’d need a work wardrobe after graduating. Entrepreneurs face trade-offs when deciding how many segments to target initially. Obviously, a startup has the potential to earn more revenue if it can successfully sell to multiple segments. But creating a single product that meets the different needs of multiple segments can result in a bloated, unfocused offering—one that aims to be all things to all people but does not delight anyone.

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CHAPTER 3 Good Idea, Bad Bedfellows In May 2011, when two of my former students came to me for feedback on their idea for a startup, I was intrigued. Alexandra Nelson and Christina Wallace had a promising concept: They wanted to produce affordable, stylish, and better-fitting work apparel for young professional women. Their “secret sauce” would be a sizing scheme that allowed customers to specify four separate garment measurements (waist-to-hip ratio, bra size, etc.)—akin to the approach used for men’s suiting. They’d devised a novel solution for what seemed to be a strong, unmet customer need. But instead of following the traditional playbook of trying to secure distribution in department stores or retail chains, Quincy’s founders decided that theirs would be a direct-to-consumer brand—a business model gaining favor following the success of Bonobos and Warby Parker.

Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
by Richard Florida
Published 28 Jun 2009

Older suburbs can appeal to young people for these reasons. Some are located on subway or mass transit lines that make commuting easier. All in all, they offer younger residents safety, amenities, and access to a mating market without some of the risks of living in the urban core. These types of neighborhoods also fit the needs of many young professionals in their thirties, whether single or coupled, many of whom have decided to remain in one place for a while. But for those whose income tempts them into high-end living—or for those who just want to live as if they had a lot of money (even if they don’t)—there is a pricier kind of city neighborhood: designer digs.

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It’s not just rampant gentrification and the “blanding” of our cities that worry me, it’s that the big sort is wreaking havoc on our social fabric, dividing and segregating societies across class lines. For every young person who moves into an urban mosaic or a hipster haven, it is likely that a lower-income family has been driven out. For every young professional who finds him- or herself living the good life in a designer digs community, many more lower- and working-class households struggle to find affordable rental housing that will allow them to raise their families and make ends meet. City neighborhoods are a perfect microcosm of the rooted versus mobile phenomenon.

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After years of raising kids and taking care of large houses, an increasing share of this demographic is interested in downsizing and returning to the hustle and bustle of urban neighborhoods. “We don’t want to be slaves to our house forever,” is how one of my former Washington, D.C., neighbors put it. Many empty nesters find themselves drawn to the same neighborhoods that attract young professionals and many people in the gay community. One reason is the obvious: no kids. Another is a common preference for proximity and urban amenities. A growing number of empty nesters have become re-singled, and by joining communities where they can make friends and meet other unattached people, they are able to form their own version of midlife urban tribes.

Edinburgh Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home
by Dk Eyewitness
Published 28 Sep 2021

///proof.trails.penny, for have called this place home and pristine shopfronts that a warren of mischief and with affordable off-peak tickets. example, is the code for Lighthouse for generations, but the city’s glimmer in the sunlight. If revelry, and not much has www.scotrail.co.uk Books’ entrance on West Nicholson young professionals have the opposite of nightlife is changed since. {map 1} Street. Simply download the free finally got wind of its charms day life, Bruntsfield has it by (and affordability). Making the barrowload. {map 5} Dean Village By car or taxi what3words app, type a what3words the most of these newcomers This former mill town is Edinburgh can be a frustrating city to address into the search bar, and are a flurry of cafés and indie Canonmills where every local wants drive around, with roadworks, one-way you’ll know exactly where to go.

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Here you’ll find objects than can be displayed at Roman busts, forgot en master- any one time. The overflow is pieces and statues lumped stored (and restored) at the city’s together in a gloriously chaotic, Museums Collections Centre uncurated space. 116 116-119_LAL_Edinburgh.indd 116 09/08/2021 16:46 A R T S & C U L T U R E F A V O U R I T E M U S E U M S young professionals hit up the hugely popular museum Lates for an adults-only afterparty with fun events, live music, drinks and dancing Favourite Museums – and thankfully no screaming bairns in sight. » Don’t leave without checking out the viewing terrace on the sixth floor for some panoramic views across the city’s rooftops.

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But the big screen is a must at any DOMINION CINEM A time of year. Rainy days call for a trip to the pictures, Map 5; Newbattle Terrace, Morningside; ///supply.saying.stress; where hot, buttery popcorn and cult classics await. www.dominioncinema.co.uk This family-run Art Deco movie theatre has been going strong since the 1940s. After work, young professionals come here to soak up the THE FILMHOUSE irresistible old-school vibe, where nothing is over-complicated and the Map 2; 88 Lothian Road, West End; ///zeal.vanish.casino; smell of fresh popcorn wafts through the air. Go first class and sink www.filmhousecinema.com yourself into the luxurious leather loveseat sofas (perfect for date night) Home to the annual Edinburgh International Film Festival, this indie and have your drinks order arrive during the film.

The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture
by Scott Belsky
Published 1 Oct 2018

Before cofounding The Muse, a popular New York–based career website, Kathryn Minshew was fired from another company she had founded previously, Pretty Young Professionals. Working at McKinsey in 2010, Minshew and three colleagues, all young women, cofounded Pretty Young Professionals (PYP), a pink, stiletto-clad women’s networking site. In December 2010, Minshew became the first to quit McKinsey, agreeing to run PYP full-time as an unpaid CEO and editor in chief. Describing this decision in 2010, she told Forbes’s Peter Cohen, “There is huge potential in providing useful, empowering content to young professional women. Smart women have a dearth of smart content choices.” This mission acutely foreshadows The Muse, which now serves fifty million users, more than 65 percent of whom are women.

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Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits
by Kevin Roose
Published 18 Feb 2014

After thousands of hours of preparation, dozens of interviews and expertly crafted e-mails, and one extremely lucky break, he had finally become a junior investment banker at a major Wall Street firm—the job he’d been chasing for years. Nine months earlier, Arjun’s plans had been derailed by the financial crisis. The Queens-born son of a data engineer father and a social worker mother who had both emigrated from India to New York as young professionals, he headed into the fall of his senior year with a prestigious job offer at one of the best banks on Wall Street: Lehman Brothers. Arjun felt lucky to have gotten Lehman’s attention in the first place. He attended Fordham University, a Jesuit school in the Bronx that, while strong academically, wasn’t among Wall Street’s so-called target schools, a group that generally included the Ivies, plus schools like Stanford, New York University, Duke, and the University of Chicago.

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This installment of Fashion Meets Finance, held after a yearlong break, had undergone a significant rebranding. Now, it was being billed as a charity event (proceeds were going to a nonprofit focused on Africa), and the cringe-worthy marketing slogans had been erased. Now, the financiers and fashionistas were joined by a smattering of young professionals from other industries: law, consulting, insurance, even a few female bankers. I met up with Beth Newill, a fashion marketer who started Fashion Meets Finance in 2007, and who said that the social and romantic appeal of finance jobs, while better than it was at the depths of the crisis, had still not attained its full pre-crash glory.

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They were laying off thousands of people, cutting back on salaries and bonuses, and nixing recruiting events for college students. And they were still unpopular as a result of the crisis. A 2011 survey conducted by the consulting firm Universum ranked Google, Apple, and Facebook as the most coveted workplaces in America among young professionals; JPMorgan Chase, the highest-ranking Wall Street bank on the survey, was forty-first. Given the choice between crunching Excel spreadsheets at a bank in a shrinking and reviled industry and working at a beloved tech company where they could wear jeans to work, get perks like free catered lunch and massages at work, and live on a much less demanding schedule while still making lucrative wages, many bank analysts were finding the balance tipping in Silicon Valley’s favor.

Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
by Eric Klinenberg
Published 10 Sep 2018

The Seward Park Library, a stately red brick and limestone Italian Renaissance building at the edge of the nation’s first municipal playground, Seward Park, might look elite and exclusive. It’s a gorgeous structure, built from the opulence of a previous gilded age. But the library, which sits at the point of convergence for Chinatown, a mass of public housing projects, and a rapidly developing urban glamour zone for young professionals, has long been the heart of the Lower East Side community. Its doors are open to everyone, and everyone comes. For the past 170 years, the Lower East Side has been a popular neighborhood for poor immigrants, in part because its location, on low-lying land near the river, made it unattractive for those who could afford a nicer setting, but mostly because—to this day—it has thousands of apartment buildings where enormous numbers of people squeeze into units that look a lot like the tenements that zoning codes no longer allow.

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The library itself, a regal, four-story structure with high arched windows and an imposing, rusticated limestone base, is at the northeast corner of the park, and there’s a large public space with long stone benches in front of the entrance. I arrived there a few minutes before 10 a.m., when the library opens, and found fourteen people scattered around the area, some hovering by the door or on the short stone staircase leading up to it, others standing on the asphalt below. There was a young professional couple: he held a paper coffee cup from the gourmet café across the street; she held two DVDs. There was an old Jewish woman, hair wrapped in a kerchief, carrying a small book bag and talking to a gray-haired man in jeans and a parka about Donald Trump. Two heavyset Latinas in their thirties or forties rested against the rail on the stairway, arms folded, occasionally reaching for a phone.

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“I am embarrassed to say that I did not fully appreciate the very real and troubling issue of gentrification, and I want to sincerely apologize to those who understand firsthand the hardship and cultural consequences that gentrification has caused,” said Herbert in a Facebook post after the protests began. But this hardly satisfied his critics, who have continued pressing for their neighborhood to preserve places where everyone, not only affluent young professionals, feels at home. Residents of the Cabrini-Green housing projects in Chicago organized a similar protest movement in the late 1990s, when the city announced that it would soon demolish, privatize, and revitalize the public housing stock, and civic groups accused officials of pushing poor African Americans off what had become valuable urban real estate.

Democracy and Prosperity: Reinventing Capitalism Through a Turbulent Century
by Torben Iversen and David Soskice
Published 5 Feb 2019

In addition, more than half of young people (and a greater proportion of young women) now go through some form of higher education, contrasting to the elite-driven postwar world in which only a small minority went to university. And large successful growing cities attracting skill clusters and young professionals and innovative companies as well as high value-added services have reversed the suburbanization movement of earlier postwar decades (Glaeser, Kallal et al. 1992). But if this is a period of massive change it is also a period of massive dislocation. As we discussed in the previous chapter, it has generated major increases in income and wealth inequality, which marks an unwinding, and then a reversal, of the movement toward equality of the postwar decades (Atkinson and Piketty 2011).

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For the private sector, therefore, rate of return calculations would have shown a very low rate of return on such projects. Public actors could have stepped in to push for rapid mass transport systems to link agglomerative cities to peripheral areas, but this only happened to a limited extent, although there is considerable cross-national variation. In general, young professionals and public authorities have strong reasons for promoting gentrification, because it typically involves many young graduates simultaneously, and thus presents much less of a collective action problem than might be remotely involved in developing a commuter community in a peripheral area without mass transport.

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Riding the vision and the deep art-world connections of local businessman Frank Panduro, a progress-minded city government upgraded its museums, opened a new theatre, developed a vibrant music scene that brought a “who’s who” of the biggest names in rock and roll to give concerts, and turned its main street into an attractive pedestrian area for shopping and dining. With frequent train service to Aarhus and next to an expressway, commuting to Aarhus takes about half an hour by car or train. This combination of easy transit and a lively cultural scene, as well as affordable, family-friendly housing, convinced many young professionals with families working in Aarhus to reside in Horsens. There are still many older middle-class residents with roots in the industrial economy who feel they have lost out, but by investing heavily in culture Horsens has attracted a commuter network of well-educated professionals who are integrated in a regional knowledge cluster (which increasingly includes the town itself), pointing to a brighter future.

Tenants: The People on the Frontline of Britain's Housing Emergency
by Vicky Spratt
Published 18 May 2022

From 2014 until 2020, when he handed over the reins, he was the director of the lobby group Generation Rent, which made it its mission to champion the rights of private renters long before anyone else was seriously engaged with the issue, making a virtue of the growing sympathy for young professionals and gaining significant media attention as a result. ‘When I started out, the main issue the media were interested in was how difficult it was to buy a home – particularly for young professionals,’ he told me in 2019. ‘There just wasn’t a huge amount of interest in stories that lay outside of that scenario – and we’d get a lot of requests to comment on the latest house price index. Recently, journalists have had to delve deeper and explore why renting is so inadequate.

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Recently, journalists have had to delve deeper and explore why renting is so inadequate. As the renters’ movement has developed, our collective understanding of the landscape has improved – become more nuanced – and we’ve been able to help people who aren’t young professionals to tell their stories, but it’s taken time for the media to take the same interest in those stories.’ Politicians, often well-meaningly, also seized on the story of Generation Rent. Conservative peer and former Minister of State for Universities and Science Lord David Willetts took on young people’s plight with well-intentioned zeal but inadvertently stoked intergenerational conflict by accusing the Baby Boomer generation (to which Tony belongs) of ‘stealing their children’s future’.

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Barry’s story is one of someone at the sharp end of homelessness, but if the extremes of his situation – addiction and long-term rough sleeping – can be overcome by something as simple as a stable and secure home, imagine what could be achieved if we made sure struggling families, single mothers and young professionals had the same stable base from which to move through the world. What else could they turn their energy to? What kind of society would we have if they did? It is therefore possible to apply the Housing First principle – that nobody can be expected to do anything if they don’t have a safe, secure and affordable home as a base, that nobody can live a stable and fulfilling life without housing security – to the crisis in the private rented sector.

Lonely Planet Pocket Barcelona
by Lonely Planet and Anthony Ham
Published 31 Aug 2012

Start with the sautéed frogs’ legs or escalivada (baked vegetables with anchovies) and move on to a range of meat and seafood mains; we liked the monkfish and crayfish in a romesco sauce. You’ll hear a lot of Catalan here – a good sign. (Carrer d’En Gignàs 16; meals €30-40; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat, lunch Sun Sep-Jul; Jaume I) 8 Pla Fusion €€ Offline map Google map The most chic choice in the Gothic quarter, Pla is a popular dining destination for young professionals. Chef Sergio Sánchez serves up wonderful dishes that, when we visited, included braised lamb in its own juice, light white-bean purée, glazed potatoes and leeks with a touch of thyme. The focus is modern Mediterranean, all served beneath a splendid medieval stone arch. (www.elpla.cat; Carrer de la Bellafila 5; meals €45-50; dinner; Jaume I) Understand Growth of a City The Romans were, in the 1st century BC, the first to build a lasting settlement on the plain where Barcelona now sprawls.

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To soak up the clamour from a front-row vantage point, stop by Bar Pinotxo (Click here ). Local Life Revelling in El Raval El Raval is a neighbourhood whose contradictory impulses are legion. This journey through the local life of the barrio takes you from haunts beloved by the savvy young professionals moving into the area to gritty streetscapes and one-time slums frequented by Barcelona’s immigrants and street-walkers. En route, we stop at places that, unlike the rest of the neighbourhood, haven’t changed in decades. A Neighbourhood Square For a slice of local life, the Plaça de Vincenç Martorell is difficult to beat.

Ground Control: Fear and Happiness in the Twenty First Century City
by Anna Minton
Published 24 Jun 2009

To prove it, Nina put an ad in the free property magazine You Move, advertising an 1880s’ home in the area, with five bedrooms and two reception rooms, complete with a picture of her house. More than 100 people replied. ‘They were really angry,’ she said, referring to the council and New Heartlands, the Pathfinder organization. ‘It freaked them out that loads of young professionals and creatives were living here already.’ Instead Nina emphasizes that it is precisely because the area is attractive that it has been targeted. ‘The demolition zone is around the corner from the main boulevard into town and we have an amazing amenity in Joseph Paxton’s Princes Park, which is next to Sefton Park,’ she said.

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This was aimed specifically at investors who wanted to buy properties for the purpose of renting them out. The result today is that ‘buy-to-let’ makes up nearly a third of the private rented sector. In a typical blurring of terms, when the government talks of the private rented sector, they rarely distinguish between homes let to young professionals in their twenties, whose lifestyles are well suited to short-term renting, and the phenomenon of providing public housing through this market, which has come about because of the lack of social housing. It is left to the housing experts who actually work at the sharp end, like Lord Best and John Sim at St Helen’s, to point out that the people who are profiting the most from these changes are the landlords.

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We must move beyond the idea that the only possible foundation for housing policy is the expansion of home ownership. The best way of doing this would be to open up other alternatives, including public housing and cooperative housing, to everybody suffering from the housing crisis, from teachers and nurses to young professionals, as well as those on low incomes. It goes without saying that people on low incomes would remain the majority in public housing, but bringing in a broad range of others would do a lot to improve its social standing. It is likely that much of the new housing lying empty, particularly in regeneration areas in the north, will be bought by housing associations, bringing new opportunities to increase the amount of social housing.

Social Class in the 21st Century
by Mike Savage
Published 5 Nov 2015

Indeed, one might even think of the entire aristocracy of past centuries being a kind of association of weak ties, in that within it everyone would know many people with titles, if only by repute. In the age of social media weak-ties networking is now much more common throughout the social structure. Many young professionals engage in a form of ‘network sociality’ as part of their job in which their portfolio of contacts from different walks of life is a key resource in their jobs. If this is true, then perhaps social capital has become more diffuse and been democratized across the social spectrum. Perhaps people of all walks of life know a range of other kinds of people these days.

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Our final theme – age – is an important one. We have seen how economic capital is strongly skewed towards older people, whilst cultural capital is differentiated between a (socially more legitimate) highbrow form which is oriented towards older people, and an upstart emerging cultural capital which young professionals are more likely to possess. Social capital is rather less affected by age (see Figure 4.6), except for the older groups (over seventy years of age), in which the number of contacts become much lower (probably because people over seventy mainly mix with retired people). This having been said, there is a tendency for GBCS respondents to know more people in the elite and professional occupations as they get older, presumably because they are more likely to be in that group themselves and hence mix with people like them.

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While Didsbury and Cheadle constitute solidly middle class suburbs and have had high status for many decades, Chorlton has undergone massive gentrification, which has seen it transformed from a predominantly working class area with a sizeable Irish migrant population in the 1960s to its current bohemian social formation of coffee shops and pricey restaurants.15 It is interesting to note the emergence of a new centre of gentrification around multi-cultural Levenshulme, immediately to the east of the eschewed Moss Side. This is another area of modest Victorian terraces and larger Edwardian semis, traditionally a working class area, but it is now in a similar process of class transition as young professionals with families who cannot afford the cost of housing in established areas like Chorlton move in. However, secondly, what is of particular interest is the distinctive zone of elite concentration focused squarely on the city centre and on the city’s ‘Northern Quarter’, which has been mooted by the city council as an alternative cultural neighbourhood, with an ever-increasing concentration of trendy bars and vintage-clothing shops.

The Post-American World: Release 2.0
by Fareed Zakaria
Published 1 Jan 2008

In 2005, the McKinsey Global Institute did a study of “the emerging global labor market” and found that a sample of twenty-eight low-wage countries had approximately 33 million young professionals* at their disposal, compared with just 15 million in a sample of eight higher-wage nations (the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and South Korea).15 But how many of these young professionals in low-wage countries had the skills necessary to compete in a global marketplace? “Only a fraction of potential job candidates could successfully work at a foreign company,” the study reported, pointing to several explanations, chiefly poor educational quality.

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The United States, by contrast, is home to a greater share of public biotech companies (50 percent versus Europe’s 18 percent), perhaps indicating the greater maturity of the U.S. market. * MGI’s figure includes graduates trained in engineering, finance and accounting, life science research, and “professional generalists,” such as call center operatives. Young professionals are defined as graduates with up to seven years of experience. * The right-wing attack on American universities as being out-of-touch ivory towers has always puzzled me. In a highly competitive global environment, these institutions dominate the field. * Birthrates in China could be underreported owing to the government’s one-child policy.

China's Future
by David Shambaugh
Published 11 Mar 2016

While the data on increased total consumption spending has been very positive over the past several years (averaging between 50 and 55 percent of GDP growth from 2011 to 2014), lowered GDP growth will definitely have an impact on disposable income (which only grew at single digits in 2014 after double-digit growth the previous decade). Some analysts foresee consumption expenditures slowing considerably as consumer confidence dips—especially for young professionals—while others point to the huge pent-up savings that could be unleashed.36 Government procurement, which is also counted as part of total consumption spending, may also contract. Even if it slows overall, consumption spending is now a main driver of economic growth. China has the world’s highest household savings rate of 51 percent, which, if spent, could power the economy indefinitely.

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I sense a high degree of widespread frustration across social classes and over a variety of social issues. Members of every sector of society with whom I spoke across eleven provinces during a year of living in China (2009–2010) evinced relative frustration: intellectuals, workers, farmers, youth, young professionals, minorities, migrants, some businessmen, even Party members and officials. While the incomes and opportunities for these groups have all improved substantially over time, it is a question—at noted at the outset of the chapter—of the revolution of rising expectations. With the slowdown in the economy, which (we noted in the previous chapter) is likely to continue and even deepen over the coming decade, people’s opportunities will also (relatively) shrink.

Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities
by Witold Rybczynski
Published 9 Nov 2010

“They do not want the visible vitality of a North End,” he pointed out, “but rather the quiet and the privacy obtainable in low-density neighborhoods and elevator apartment houses.”17 The revitalization of some downtowns has not proved Gans wrong. The downtown neighborhoods that have become popular have also been transformed—“gentrified”—into upper-middle-class places that bear little resemblance to Jacobs’s Greenwich Village. “Visible vitality” has proved attractive, but chiefly to young professionals, childless couples, and retirees, and except in New York City, the suburbs remain the preferred location for families with children. Gans, who had taught in a city-planning department, took issue with Jacobs’s critique of city planning. Not because he was particularly sympathetic to planners—although he pointed out that most city planners probably agreed with her proposals—but because he felt that she exaggerated the power of planning in American society.

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In older cities, densification often means the conversion of disused industrial and commercial buildings to residential use. The process generally begins with small developers, entrepreneurs, and individuals who are prepared to take risks. Eventually, new residents attract small-scale retail, which in turn attracts more residents, perhaps young professionals and empty nesters. The growing demand encourages larger, better-financed developers to undertake larger projects, which bring with them more retail and entertainment venues, and so on. Although, in most cases, the initial decision to densify a neighborhood is taken by the market, not by public officials, the role of government is key, especially in the early phases.

Cultureshock Paris
by Cultureshock Staff
Published 6 Oct 2010

Some established artisans and furniture makers still inhabit the cours (courtyards) and passages on the sides of the picturesque, vibrant rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, but others are slowly disappearing as redevelopment raises rents and forces them out. Replacing them are bistros, cafés and shops that draw the crowds, as well as new businesses, galleries and the consulting and high-tech firms that are drawing young professionals. The major streets of rue de Charonne and rue de la Roquette are connected by the popular cobblestone rue de Lappe (once known for prostitutes and pimps), rue des Taillandiers and rue Keller, a centre for the gay community. Old warehouses converted into lofts, restored buildings and new apartment blocks make for an eclectic mix.

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The covered Marché Beauvau gives over to an inexpensive, international extravaganza that spills out into rue d’Aligre and down to rue de Charenton. 40 CultureShock! Paris Owing to its proximity to Gare de Lyon, which opened Paris to southern Europe and then to Africa, this has long been a varied area, changing once again with the influx of young, professional Parisians. Although housing blocks intrude on the otherwise low-rise residential quartier, the neighbourhood spirit persists. Almost a secret in the eastern area of the arrondissement is the Allée Vivaldi, a hidden greensward surrounded by modern offices and residences. Across an arched footbridge, the open Jardin de Reuilly has gardens, playgrounds filled with children and a grassy expanse; it too is surrounded by pleasant, unobtrusive, modern housing.

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But they also live in a time when half of the marriages in France end in divorce and where their friends often don’t choose the option of marriage at all. Abortion is legal. Real estate prices are high and jobs are scarce. They know that the political and economic realities of the uncertain 21st century influence their futures. Competition is fierce, so they must pay attention and learn. Some of these people are ambitious young professionals who may well, eventually, bring about change to the hierarchical, top-down structure of French society. And others, even young shopkeepers and clerks, will perhaps start businesses of their own that cater to the needs of future generations, broadening the definition of what it is to be both modern and French.

The Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us
by Joel Kotkin
Published 11 Apr 2016

This suggests that these trends are very powerful and not easily reversed, even by economic prosperity. In his provocative 2012 book Going Solo, Eric Klinenberg points out that for “hip” urban professionals, living alone represents not only a way to cope with higher prices, particularly for housing, but also a “more desirable state.” For young professionals, Klinenberg suggests, living alone in the city constitutes “a sign of success and a mark of distinction, a way to gain freedom and experience the anonymity that can make city life so exhilarating . . . it’s a way to reassert control over your life.”94 CHANGING SEXUAL MORES Klinenberg states that this opportunity for freedom and control is particularly true for educated single women, who are more numerous than their male counterparts in the elite core areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston, particularly as they age into their 30s and 40s.95 These same well-educated women, according to studies in both Germany and the Netherlands, are most likely to resist marriage and, particularly, childbearing.96 One reason is changing sexual mores.

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To him, the 2,500-square-foot (232-square-meter) home in the suburbs represents both an environmental disaster and a threat to the affordability of small residences for “singletons.”115 Nothing better illustrates the shift in the built environment of a post-familial society than the proliferation of plans for the construction of “micro-apartments” in cities like Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Seattle, and San Francisco. These residences of less than 300 square feet (28 square meters) would make even a two-bedroom co-op in Brooklyn, not to mention a single-family house like that of my Flatbush ancestors, seem like the Ponderosa Ranch and obviously are intended to house single young professionals; it is inconceivable for middle- or even working-class families to inhabit such spaces.116 PRICING OUT FAMILIES As previously mentioned, middle-income housing affordability constitutes a huge constraint on family formation in many cities. High housing prices place particular burdens on young people interested in starting families.

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THE MILLENNIAL CITY The urban future will be shaped, and rightfully so, by the rising millennial generation, born after 1983, who number over 1.7 billion worldwide.8 In the United States, millennials are the largest cohort in the country and by 2020, they will constitute one-third of the adult population.9 In the next five years, this generation will spend more on a per-household basis than any other generation, including an estimated $2 trillion on rent and home purchases combined.10 Some believe that most millennials will adopt urban life and put an effective end to the decades-long process of suburbanization.11 Urban theorist Peter Katz, for example, suggests that millennials have little interest in “returning to the cul-de-sacs of their teenage years.”12 We are entering a new era, one planner predicts, where the move to suburbia ends as “young professionals and empty nesters” pay a premium to crowd into the inner city.13 Do millennials actually “hate the burbs” so much, as one Fortune editor confidently claimed, that they will choose to remain in the core city as they reach their 30s and beyond?14 This seems unlikely. For one thing, most young Americans lack, if not the inclination, the resources to reside comfortably in pricey places like Brooklyn or San Francisco.

There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
by Fiona Hill
Published 4 Oct 2021

Convene groups inside and outside the workplace with diverse sets of perspectives and experiences to encourage nontraditional synergies. Build active mentor-mentee relationships with young professionals, especially those coming from less advantaged backgrounds. If you know others who might be better equipped to play the mentor role for a certain individual, facilitate an introduction. Reach back to your college alumni networks as well as to local further education institutions to offer mentoring or opportunities for current students to seek career advice. If you are a young professional: Create peer networks within your organization to assist colleagues from nontraditional backgrounds who may be struggling in the workplace.

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Encourage them to be purposeful and help break barriers. Tell your own stories. Communicate your regrets and failures, including what you have learned from your personal experiences. If logistically possible, consider acting as a host by offering free or affordable housing to students, school exchange participants, interns, volunteers, or young professionals who have limited financial means, including in exchange for housekeeping or other services. If you are an experienced working professional: Make a conscious effort to nurture diverse talent within your workplace and help prepare younger colleagues—especially women, racial minorities, and other underrepresented groups—for leadership roles.

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Maintain ties with alumni networks for college and high school to offer next-steps career guidance. Volunteer to host physical or virtual career fairs at your organization. Act as a mentor or volunteer for a local social service or nonprofit with educational programs for disadvantaged youth. Pool resources with other young professionals to sponsor a young person from the local community to cover the costs for that person to take advantage of opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach, such as attending an educational summer camp or taking part in sports or other enrichment programs. If you are a college professor or administrator: Open courses virtually to high school students from underprivileged backgrounds to give them a taste of college.

Me! Me! Me!
by Daniel Ruiz Tizon
Published 31 May 2016

They were a close knit, boisterous Irish family – Clapham in southwest London had a big Irish community in the 70s and 80s – and it was a busy, happy home I loved visiting as a schoolkid. To live there two decades later and hear the doors to six studio flats that had once been home to my old friend and his family being slammed at all hours as young professionals stumbled in from boozy nights out, was both strange and sad. Living in this and other tiny places, my small living spaces embarrassed me. They were spaces that even the Sylvanian Family would’ve deemed to be tight squeezes. I knew to live in a place where a bedroom, front room and kitchen were all thrown into one ‘living area’ would be difficult for friends to get their heads around when they visited.

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Less than two hours into my new brace life, I found myself having to talk to these neighbours, grateful for the fact the council had still failed to fix the street lamp outside the building. It really cheesed me off that having never engaged with any neighbours during my time living there, I get a brace, and BOOM, within the hour, was part of some community. I felt like I was learning to speak all over again. One neighbour, a young professional woman still in ‘Business Dress’, seemed to quickly conclude that I had some sort of disability after she’d asked me if I had the number to the building emergency call out people. I had yet to complete my response when she put a hand on my arm as if to say, “Don’t worry,” and shot her flatmate a “This guy’s not going to be able to help us” look.

Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley
by Cary McClelland
Published 8 Oct 2018

People don’t learn a lot from success, they just know that it happened. But surviving is the biggest lesson. LEON FIKIRI He sits by the window of a café on Polk Street, between Nob Hill and the Tenderloin, looking down the street at an old strip club, now flanked by shops and restaurants, hipster barbers, all intended for the young professionals ambling by in the afternoon sun. Born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he moved here looking for opportunities, a better life. He had studied computer science, got a degree in networking systems. And he dreamed that he would be one of the young and lucky, strolling down this street in sunglasses and athletic wear.

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You’re going to be sitting next to whatever your town looks like, and it looks back at you, right in the face. You get very affluent people and homeless people and everything in between. I could take care of the mayor and, the next minute, that thirtysomething, wealthy, unclear-what-you-do-for-work young person. The young professional who just moved into the area for some random thing, then resuscitate some homeless guy who overdosed on heroin. I’m a public-health person too, so I think of people more as a population. That’s why it’s important doctors have a stake in the community: I live where I work. Here, there’s a lot of homelessness.

Little Hands Clapping
by Dan Rhodes
Published 4 Feb 2010

Nor were they to know that there had been a coldness to her beauty, her lips always on the verge of turning thin and her blue eyes quick to narrow into slits. Her mother had not been blind to her daughter’s ways, and had often found herself suggesting that she stop all her nonsense, find a promising young professional and settle down. One day the girl surprised her by seeming to do just that. The conventionally good-looking son of a nearby family was in the final stages of studying medicine, and hearing he was back for a few days, Ute had feigned a dizzy spell and requested a visit from him. The consultation took place in her bedroom, and the moment he walked in she let her white silk robe fall to the floor.

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He had always had a sense that he had been looking for something, and he had found it right there in the soft lips that no longer brushed against his but devoured them, and in the smooth back that undulated beneath the touch of his fingers, and when they finally disengaged from their kiss it was there in the face that looked up at him, a face so immaculate that for a moment he thought nature unkind for not having made all women as perfect as the one in his arms. Her fingers moved down to his belt buckle, and three months later her mother stood in church and looked on as her nineteen-year-old daughter exchanged vows with this handsome and promising young professional. She wanted to be happy for them, but no matter how hard she tried, it wasn’t possible. She had only ever seen her child look so demure when she had been up to something, and the joy and relief she should have felt was eclipsed by worry for her new son-in-law, and a creeping sense of guilt for having wished this terrible fate upon him.

Journeyman: One Man's Odyssey Through the Lower Leagues of English Football
by Ben Smith
Published 14 Sep 2001

Every player was in charge of looking after three professional players’ match day and training boots. The players who had the dubious honour of me cleaning their boots were David Seaman (at that time the England national team goalkeeper), Ian Selley (who I thought was a brilliant central midfield player before his top-level career was ended prematurely by injury) and Matthew Rose (a young professional who went on to have a good career with the likes of Queens Park Rangers). The best memory I have of Rose is that he had a very attractive girlfriend! Now I say it was a dubious honour mainly because I took no pride in cleaning my own boots, let alone anyone else’s (even if they were a current England international!).

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With me being one of the youngest members of the professional players I was very much at the bottom of the food chain and so I spent much of my time with Pards. The job of a reserve-team manager seems a strange one to me. You have an eclectic mix of players and personalities: from the eager to the not-quite-so-eager young professionals like me; from the out-of-favour established first-team players to players coming back from injury; plus the experienced older players whose careers are winding down. All have to be treated and motivated in different ways. The reserve-team manager may often not have a clue until about an hour before training who or how many players he will have for his session.

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The week dragged on and still nothing was mentioned regarding a contract. I persevered, but at the end of the week we had another friendly away to Weston-super-Mare that confirmed the inevitable. Martin played what was clearly his main team in the first half and I was not in it. To top it off, I came on in the second half with all the young professionals plus a lad who had won a competition! The lad tried his best but how was I supposed to impress when trying to anticipate Joe Bloggs’s runs? I’d had enough and went to see Martin straight after the game. He gave me the stock answer of money being tight and said he wouldn’t be able to offer me anything.

The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream Is Moving
by Leigh Gallagher
Published 26 Jun 2013

“I basically walked in one day and said, ‘Here’s my phone, here’s my pager, here are my keys,’ and just walked away,” he says. He has been working on urban redevelopment projects ever since; most recently, he’s transformed the neglected East Passyunk area into a thriving district populated by young professionals and drawing some of the city’s hottest restaurants. It is Duany, in fact, who I am awaiting, along with my fellow congress attendees, in room 1E in West Palm Beach. He’s running late, and the conference organizers are radioing one another on their headsets. “Has anyone seen Andres?” “Is he here yet?”

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Nearby, Fourteenth and U Streets, the very corner where riots erupted in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., is now one of the chicest strips in the city, with coffee shops, restaurants, independent fashion boutiques, and a thirty-three-thousand-square-foot Room and Board store. When it was mulling locations, the seller of upscale, stylish modern furniture analyzed zip codes to identify where the majority of its wealthy young professional customers were; Fourteenth and U showed up as the epicenter. Developers have turned many of these neighborhoods into some of the most desirable new enclaves in town. In St. Louis, an old abandoned shoe-manufacturing warehouse is being turned into luxury loft apartments. In Denver, the trendy Lower Downtown, “LoDo,” neighborhood has emerged amid what was once a red-light district.

Shorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less Here's How
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Published 10 Mar 2020

Things are a little better in advertising, if only because the fires dealt with are only metaphorical. In a 2019 survey in the United States, 33 percent of advertising industry professionals worried about their mental health; among people working more than fifty hours a week or making less than $50,000 a year (in other words, most young professionals), the rates were above 40 percent. The same year, an Australian survey of workers in marketing and advertising found that 56 percent exhibited symptoms of depression. A 2018 study in the United Kingdom found that 64 percent of workers thought about leaving their jobs, 60 percent thought their work had a negative impact on their mental health, 36 percent described their mental health as “poor,” and 26 percent said they had a long-term problem like chronic stress or depression.

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On UK working women, see Yong Jing Teow and Priya Ravidran, Women Returners: The £1 Billion Career Break Penalty for Professional Women (PwC, November 2016), www.pwc.co.uk/economic-services/women-returners/pwc-research-women-returners-nov-2016.pdf. On wage differences over time, see Marianne Bertrand et al., “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors,” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2, no. 3 (July 2010): 228–255, www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.2.3.228; Henrik Kleven et al., “Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark,” NBER Working Paper Series 24219 (National Bureau of Economics, January 2018), www.nber.org/papers/w24219.

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir
by Anna Wiener
Published 14 Jan 2020

If I hustled, all three of them agreed, I would quickly find myself in a more interesting, autonomous, impressive role. I didn’t know that in tech, qualifications—at least the traditional ones, like advanced degrees or experience—were irrelevant when superseded by cheerful determination. I was still behaving like a young professional in a world where dues-paying mattered. In an effort to hype myself up, I developed the theory, however flimsy, that analytics was a natural extension of my liberal arts education. The e-book startup had used the analytics software to track our alpha users through the app, and I had enjoyed looking at some of the data: what our investors were reading, and abandoning; whether or not people read public-domain books with cover art designed by the CPO, which we had added to bolster the library.

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But even when we were blindingly drunk, or sliding around the Hirst shower, Ian kept company secrets. It was easy to trust him. * * * In late fall, Ian brought me to a party at the offices of a clandestine hardware startup operating out of an ivy-clad brick warehouse in Berkeley. Drones buzzed over a crowd of young professionals wearing sensible footwear and fleece vests. A child scuttled underfoot. I felt overdressed in a publishing-era silk blouse. After making the rounds, Ian disappeared with a coworker to investigate a prototype line of self-assembling modular furniture, leaving me in a circle with a half dozen other roboticists.

Women Leaders at Work: Untold Tales of Women Achieving Their Ambitions
by Elizabeth Ghaffari
Published 5 Dec 2011

And, honestly, our life has been incredibly enhanced because of that. Ghaffari: What do you see yourself doing over the next five to ten years? Beck: I certainly hope I'll continue in my CEO role while serving on boards. Retirement will entail a combination of corporate board work and philanthropy. Ghaffari: As you look out at the marketplace today for young professional women, where do you see the greatest opportunities for them? Beck: This is a very tough job market. And I talk to many young women. Having a daughter who is a junior in college, I speak to a lot of her friends, and I'm increasingly concerned at the perception that our college students have today about their prospects and their future.

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You're always “just Mom” to your daughters. But, as they started to talk with other people about careers and to their professors about careers, they began to be more aware of what their parents do. At that point, I think they developed a much better understanding of my work. Ghaffari: As you look at young professional women today, what kind of advice do you have for them? Horan: Everybody's situation, obviously, is unique. But the thing I always try to advise people is don't focus yourself totally on some career goal or career path and have that be a maniacal focus because you might miss some interesting opportunities.

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All those things were not necessarily part of a natural, logical progression, but altogether they represent a whole lot of opportunities. I think one of the most important things is to keep your options open, to evaluate each opportunity as it comes along, and to listen to input that comes your way. Ghaffari: Do you do speaking events for young professional women? Horan: I have given presentations at different times and on different topics. Next month, I've been invited to speak at the Women's International Networking Conference in Rome, Italy. It's an event about careers and opportunities. I certainly have done a lot of that. We have a number of diversity networks at IBM.

Frommer's Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs
by Eric Peterson
Published 1 Jan 2005

In a room that belies its shopping-center location next to a supermarket— centered on a large rectangular bar—the well-oiled operation serves plates of Northern Italian cuisine, such as gnocchi, cinghiale (wild boar), and pizzas, as well as fantastic soups and salads. The vibe is casual and smart, with more young professionals and CU faculty than the student hangouts downtown. Radda’s older and more formal sister restaurant is Mateo, 1837 Pearl St. (& 303/443-7766). 1265 Alpine Ave. & 303/442-6200. www.raddatrattoria.com. Reservations not accepted. Main courses $9–$16. AE, DISC, MC, V. Mon–Fri 7am–10pm; Sat–Sun 9am–10pm.

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Pikes Peak Ave. & 719/635-2800. Main courses $8–$13 lunch, $9–$25 dinner. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Mon–Thurs 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–midnight; Sun 10am–10pm. Bar open later. Ritz Grill NEW AMERICAN This lively restaurant-lounge with a large central bar is where it’s at for many of the city’s young professionals. The decor is Art Deco, the service fast and friendly. The varied, trendy menu offers such specialties as Garden Ritz veggie pizza, with fresh spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, fresh pesto, and three cheeses; and Siamese tuna salad—served rare with wild greens, mango salsa, radish sprouts, pickled ginger chestnuts, and wasabi peas.

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I recommend Railyard Ale, a light amber ale with a smooth, malty taste; Hefeweizen, a traditional German wheat beer; 12_382288-ch08.indd 209 12/19/08 11:43:20 PM 210 and a very hoppy India pale ale. A billiard hall is on the second floor. See also the restaurant listing on p. 188. 2 E. Pikes Peak Ave. & 719/635-2800. Ritz Grill Especially popular with young professionals after work and the chic clique later in the evening, this noisy restaurant-lounge, known for its martinis and large central bar, brings an Art Deco feel to downtown Colorado Springs. There’s live music (usually rock) starting at 9pm Thursday through Saturday. See also the restaurant listing on p. 188. 15 S.

The Rough Guide to Amsterdam
by Martin Dunford , Phil Lee and Karoline Thomas
Published 4 Jan 2010

Lovingly maintained, old-fashioned brown café-bar with a fiercely loyal, older clientele. The back room, furnished with paintings and red plush seats, is the perfect place to relax with a hot chocolate. Het Molenpad Prinsengracht 653. Recently revamped café which hasn’t lost its laidback atmosphere. Fills up with a young, professional crowd after 6pm. Daily noon–1am (Fri & Sat till 2am). Het Papeneiland Prinsengracht 2. With its wood panelling, antique Delft tiles and ancient stove, this rabbit warren of a place is one of the cosiest bars in the Grachtengordel. Jam-packed late at night with a garrulous crew of locals and tourists alike.

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The clientele is stylish, and the food a hybrid of French- and Dutch-inspired dishes; mains start at €14.50. Breakfast in the garden during the summer is a highlight. Daily 10am–1am, Fri & Sat until 2am. Weber Marnixstraat 397. Popular local hangout, just off the Leidseplein, attracting musicians, students and young professionals. Crowded and noisy on weekends. Daily 8pm–3am (Fri & Sat till 4am). De Zotte Proeflokaal Raamstraat 29. Down a grubby alley not far from the Leidseplein, this laid-back bar specializes in Belgian beer, of which it has dozens of varieties. Daily 4pm–1am, bar food served 6–9.30pm. Eating and drinking | Bars | The Jordaan and Western docklands De Blaffende Vis Westerstraat 118.

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Warm and welcoming restaurant in the midst of the Leidseplein buzz. Sushi and sashimi popular with Japanese tourists and Dutch business folk alike. Main courses range from €15 to €35. Daily 5pm–midnight. Tomo Sushi Reguliersdwarsstraat 131 020/528 5208. Quality, hip Japanese grill and sushi place, popular with a young, professional crowd. Mains begin at €17. Daily 5.30–10.30pm. Eating and drinking | Restaurants | Grachtengordel south | Thai Dynasty Reguliersdwarsstraat 30 020/626 8400. Lavishly appointed restaurant – all orchids and murals – offering a first-rate choice of Indochinese food, with both Vietnamese and Thai options.

The Future Won't Be Long
by Jarett Kobek
Published 15 Aug 2017

Snow was general over Ireland. I loved wallowing in the filth that accrues around every fin-de-siècle. That dewy moment before a new millennium when the peasantry stage orgies before the wrath of a nameless God. One night in May, I ran into Jae-Hwa, or Sally, or Sigh. She was dressed down, looking like a young professional in her late twenties. Which I guess, technically, she might have been. She was like Franklin. I had no idea what she did for money. I was crazy on cocaine. She couldn’t get in a word. I kept talking about three Aerosmith music videos starring a blonde actress named Alicia Silverstone. A living embodiment of fresh-faced lust, appealing to the world’s schoolboys.

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Why, just a week earlier, we’d met at an exceptionally sterile restaurant on Seventh Avenue. The name escapes me but rest assured that it was bleedingly bourgeois. Our mouths moved, the proper words came out, but as always the cut of her suit and the shape of her hair transfixed my human soul. I’d seen thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of women like her, young professionals clawing their way through the world, women who believed that New York offered them profound and infinite opportunity. I’d always fantasized about their lives, imaginating what they’d done and where they came from. Now I was friends with one! There she sat, eating arugula and talking about politics.

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Another dead denizen of clubland. That was six or seven years earlier. It felt like twenty thousand. The steady pounding of time kept beating against me. When I told the desk attendant that I wanted to see Brooke, he went slightly pale but then examined my wardrobe. I was dressed like any other respectable young professional. He gave me her room number. I took the elevator up to the third floor. I knocked. I didn’t know Brooke very well. We’d only talked for a few minutes. I’m sure she knew me by sight and, I suspect, writerly reputation. Not that any of the club kids read my book. Only Michael and Franklin read books.

The Rough Guide to New York City
by Martin Dunford
Published 2 Jan 2009

Note that the island of Manhattan is about thirteen miles long from base to tip, and around two miles wide at its widest point: as a rule of thumb, allow five minutes to walk each east–west block between avenues, and one to two minutes for each north–south block between streets. | INTR O D UCTION | WHAT TO S E E | W HE N TO GO  Central Park of the park, the largely residential young-professional enclave of the Upper West Side is worth a visit, mostly for performing-arts mecca Lincoln Center, the American Museum of Natural History, and Riverside Park along the Hudson River. Immediately north of Central Park, Harlem, the historic black city-within-a-city, has today a healthy sense of an improving community.

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In between is a checkerboard of modern high-rise buildings, old brownstones, gourmet markets, and | The Upper West Side hile the Upper East Side has always been a patrician stronghold, the Upper West Side, only minutes away on the other side of the park, has grown into its position as a somewhat younger, somewhat hipper, but nonetheless affluent counterpart. Later to develop, it has seen its share of struggling actors, writers, and opera singers come and go over the years. In the 1990s, the Upper West Side was the neighborhood of choice for upwardly mobile dot-commers, and though the frenzy has calmed down, young professionals and their stroller-bound children still make up a sizable part of the population. This isn’t to say it lacks glamour; the lower stretches of Central Park West and Riverside Drive are quite fashionable, while the network of performing spaces at Lincoln Center makes the neighborhood New York’s de facto palace of culture.

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Long Island City’s other famous purveyor of culture, Silvercup Studios, the largest film and television production studio on the East Coast, stretches out along 21st Street next to the Queensboro Bridge. The Sopranos and Sex and the City were both shot here. By contrast, Astoria is overwhelmingly residential, with a diverse population – young professionals and every immigrant group you can imagine – occupying sturdy 1930s brick apartment blocks and vinyl-sided rowhouses along tree-lined streets. Astoria’s main claims to fame are its Greek food (though many other fine cuisines are also in abundance), its movie studio and museum, and waterfront Astoria Park, with its mammoth public pool.The serene Noguchi Museum, established on the site of the late sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s studio, is also located here.

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
by Jeff Speck
Published 13 Nov 2012

In fact, it is increasingly just the opposite: not owning a car and not owning a house are seen by more and more as a path to greater flexibility, choice, and personal autonomy.”3 These driving trends are only a small part of a larger picture that has less to do with cars and more to do with cities, and specifically with how young professionals today view themselves in relation to the city, especially in comparison to previous generations. Born as the baby boom ended, I grew up watching three television shows almost daily: Gilligan’s Island, The Brady Bunch, and The Partridge Family. While Gilligan’s Island may have had little to say about urbanism, the other two were extremely instructive.

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In these shows, the big city (in all cases New York) was lovingly portrayed as a largely benevolent and always interesting force, often a character and coconspirator in its own right. The most urban of American cities was the new normal, and certainly good. The first thing that I take away from this comparison is that I watched far too much television as a child. But the real point here is that today’s young professionals grew up in a mass culture—of which TV was only one part—that has predisposed them to look favorably upon cities; indeed, to aspire to live in them. I grew up in the suburbs watching shows about the suburbs. They grew up in the suburbs watching shows about the city. My complacency has been replaced by their longing.

No Such Thing as Society
by Andy McSmith
Published 19 Nov 2010

Some determined characters came back week after week for a repeated humiliation. It was, of course, impossible to impose any quality control, so the better performers shift ed to the Boulevard Theatre, and set up Comic Strip, which became a test-bed for comedy that assumed an audience of liberal, anti-racist, anti-sexist, Guardian-reading, Thatcher-loathing young professionals, who would not be off ended by swearing or sexual explicitness, but would object to racist or sexist humour. The master of ceremonies was – to quote one critic – ‘a human volcano called Alexei Sayle . . . possessed of a Michelin body, a very loud voice, and a brain that only works on overdrive’, whose idea of pandering to his audience was to announce that the evening was to be a charity event in aid of ‘Help a Kid – Kill a Social Worker’.

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I have never seen it advertised or promoted but there are those who become so enthusiastic about it, who are prone to talk in rather evangelical terms about how it has changed their lives, that its circle of fans seems to widen all the time.31 Actually, it was being subtly promoted as a useful fashion accessory for busy, over-committed young professionals at the very time when political fashion made it acceptable to let people know if you were in a well-paid job that kept you busy. From about 1983, sales grew and grew. Paul Smith, a celebrity fashion designer who had a shop in Covent Garden where he sold an eclectic range of clothes, and soon-to-be fashionable luxuries for men, put a Filofax on display.

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By the end of 1989, Britain’s consumers owed a grand total of £304 billion, of which about £255 billion was tied up in mortgages and about £7.6 billion was owed on credit cards and store cards.1 Ten years earlier, total debt on everything except first mortgages and bank overdrafts came to about £5 billion; credit card debt was probably only about £750 million.2 As the 1990s dawned, people were more aware of their rights as citizens and consumers, and less deferential of authority, but they were less likely to be involved in any kind of political activity. They were more mobile, particularly if they were young professionals. The idea of staying with one employer throughout a person’s working life, paying compulsorily into the firm’s pension fund, to be presented with a gold watch and chain on retirement, was as dated as the gramophone. Ambitious people switched jobs or switched from employment to self-employment and back, taking with them their newly acquired portable pensions.

Inspire Your Home
by Farah Merhi
Published 22 Oct 2019

began as an Instagram page and has since become the most-followed home-decor page on the platform, with over 5 million followers. Inspire Me! follows the curation and vision of its founder, embodying Farah’s distinct style, passion for design, and connection to her audience. Inspire Me!’s digital platform is a go-to source for design enthusiasts ranging from housewives and self-proclaimed DIYers to designers and young professionals. We hope you enjoyed reading this Simon & Schuster ebook. Get a FREE ebook when you join our mailing list. Plus, get updates on new releases, deals, recommended reads, and more from Simon & Schuster. Click below to sign up and see terms and conditions. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP Already a subscriber?

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Las Vegas
by Mary Herczog and Jordan S. Simon
Published 26 Mar 2004

At Paris, Napoleon’s Empire trappings—burgundy leather chairs, gold-tasseled red curtains, carpet-strewn marble floors—strike the right note for silky jazz and brandies. At the JW Marriott, Gustav Mauler’s Lounge wittily parodies a men’s club: marble tables, forest green upholstery, copper accents, and barrel-vaulted ceilings of stained glass and cedar. It’s a prime spot for Summerlin’s less stuffy young professionals to decompress over a single malt and cigar. However, if you want real lounge lizard action, we mean, the sort that Bill Murray did to perfection on Saturday Night Live, the archetype lounge singer act is Mr. Cook E. Jarr, who must be seen—and you must see him—to be believed. He’s currently booked a couple nights a week at Harrah’s Carnaval Court.

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Gustav Mauler’s Lounge offers NIGHTLIFE customers avail themselves of pool tables, condom machines, live bands, and a sublime jukebox. On the west side of town, Pink E’s Fun Food and Spirits lures a hip “I don’t care if I’m hip” crowd, who like the tongue-in-cheek pink decor, plentiful pink pool tables (more than 50), and rocking bands. Crown and Anchor Pub caters to casino industry folk, UNLV students and faculty, and young professionals, who appreciate the vast beer selection, live soccer and rugby telecasts, nightly all-you-can-eat specials, jiving juke, and occasional hot local bands. Locals are greeted Cheers-style at Z’Tejas, where the subdued lighting, natty surroundings, and nouvelle Southwestern appetizers (half price at happy hour) are ideal for unwinding after work.

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Published 1 Jan 2005

Sometimes we’re better off if the mind behind the locked door makes our decisions for us. 2. The Storytelling Problem On a brisk spring evening not long ago, two dozen men and women gathered in the back room of a Manhattan bar to engage in a peculiar ritual known as speed-dating. They were all young professionals in their twenties, a smattering of Wall Street types and medical students and schoolteachers, as well as four women who came in a group from the nearby headquarters of Anne Klein Jewelry. The women were all in red or black sweaters, and jeans or dark-colored pants. The men, with one or two exceptions, were all wearing the Manhattan work uniform of a dark blue shirt and black slacks.

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All were instructed to dress in conservative casual wear: the women in blouses, straight skirts, and flat shoes; the men in polo shirts or button-downs, slacks, and loafers. All were given the same cover story. They were instructed to go to a total of 242 car dealerships in the Chicago area and present themselves as college-educated young professionals (sample job: systems analyst at a bank) living in the tony Chicago neighborhood of Streeterville. Their instructions for what to do were even more specific. They should walk in. They should wait to be approached by a salesperson. “I’m interested in buying this car,” they were supposed to say, pointing to the lowest-priced car in the showroom.

The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class
by Guy Standing
Published 27 Feb 2011

The attitudes of the two generations were similar; the difference is in the reality confronting them. These studies focused on those who managed to enter salaried jobs, who would be expected to show more job commitment than those who did not. A UK study (Centre for Women in Business, 2009) also found young professionals professing loyalty to their firm, but it was contingent loyalty in that most were ready to move on if not promoted. They felt their parents’ trust in an ‘organisation’ had been betrayed and did not want to leave WHO ENTERS THE PRECARIAT? 75 themselves open to such disappointment. While some have claimed that the Great Recession has acted as a needed ‘reality check’ on Generation Y’s ‘air of entitlement’ (Tulgan, 2009), if anything it will have reinforced young people’s feeling that the ‘system’ is against them.

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(ed.) (2010), How Africa Works: Occupational Change, Identity and Morality, Rugby: Practical Action Publishing. Bullock, N. (2009), ‘Town Halls Find Fresh Angles to Meet Recession’, Financial Times, 23 December, p. 2. Carr, N. (2010), The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, New York: Norton. Centre for Women in Business (2009), The Reflexive Generation: Young Professionals’ Perspectives on Work, Career and Gender, London: London Business School. Chan, W. (2010), ‘The Path of the Ant Tribe: A Study of the Education System That Reproduces Social Inequality in China’, paper presented at the Seventh East Asia Social Policy Conference, Seoul, 19–21 August. Chellaney, B. (2010), ‘China Now Exports Its Convicts’, Japan Times Online, 5 July.

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
by Steve Coogan
Published 1 Sep 2011

Yet no sooner had the shin-dig hit its stride than Sally’s chums and buddies seemed to drift away. Gunnell may have run her race but the rest of them were yet to compete. Their loss however was very much AP’s gain (my gain). And as Sally wasn’t ready to head home, we moved on to a restaurant serving authentic Japanese nosh. Of course, these days young professionals hotfoot it to Pret a Manger every lunchtime to gobble down box after box of sushi. But back then, things were different. Back then, our tastes were simpler and less foreign. As a result Sal and myself were pretty miffed as we browsed the menu. What was all this stuff? Others might have given up and headed off to a Western fast food joint, but not us.

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I’ll always remember the morning of my 17th birthday. I was hoping to open the curtains and see a shiny new Triumph Dolomite gift-wrapped on the drive. But I didn’t get a car. That’s not to say I wasn’t pleased with my attaché case. The other kids in my class had to make do with satchels (boring!), whereas I looked quite the young professional, striding around with my nearly-new, jet-black Samsonite. It was a great feeling to arrive fashionably late, then make a show of flicking open the lock and pulling out my PE kit. Mum was the one that took me out for driving lessons. Dad said he wanted to but couldn’t because of his temper.

The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity
by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott
Published 1 Jun 2016

The lengthening of life is a very real phenomenon, bringing with it unpredictable changes and challenges, but also significant opportunities. With increased life expectancy, how do you get the most from your life? How do you leverage your abilities while at the same time taking advantage of life’s opportunities? Gratton and Scott’s book is a wake-up call for individuals, organizations, governments and societies. Relevant to young professionals as well as seasoned leaders, this book introduces readers to a new reality: multi-stage professional and personal lives that encompass different careers and transitions. Full of practical insights, this book helps readers to build and live a life worth living. Boris Groysberg, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Longevity has been rising in rich countries at a continuing remarkable rate.

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Dual income couples – men spend 11 hours per week more in paid work, have 4.5 more hours of leisure; women do more childcare and housework. 18Modern Parenthood (Pew Center). 19McKinsey research programme examining gender diversity: see for example ‘Gender diversity in top management: Moving corporate culture, moving boundaries’ (McKinsey, 2013); ‘Unlocking the full potential of women in the U.S. economy’ (McKinsey, 2012); Women Matter. Gender diversity at the top of corporations: Making it happen (McKinsey, 2010). 20Bertrand, M., Goldin, C. and Katz, L., ‘Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors’, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2 (2010): 228–55. 21Goldin, ‘A Grand Gender Convergence: Its Last Chapter’. 22‘Women and the Future of Work’, ILO (International Labour Organization) (2015) http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp-132/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/documents/briefingnote/wcms_347,950pdf 23Law firms such as Clearspire in the US or Obelisk in the UK are already developing an online platform that enables home-based lawyers to practise their skills in a more flexible way. 24Coltrance, S., Miller, E., DeHaan, T. and Stewart, L., ‘Fathers and the Flexibility Stigma’, Journal of Social Issues 69 (2) (2013): 279–302. 25Cherlin, A., Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage (Harvard University Press, 1981). 26Buettner, P., The Blue Zones: lessons for living longer from the people who have lived the longest (National Geographic, 2008). 27Ruggles, S., ‘The Transformation of American Family Structure’, American Historical Review 99 (1994): 103–28. 28Kohli, M., ‘The World We Forgot: An Historical Review of the Life Course’, in Marshall, V.

Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy
by Eric O'Neill
Published 1 Mar 2019

Russia shuffled more than 485,000 soldiers and dependents, along with thousands of tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery pieces, planes, and helicopters, back across the Russian border. Germany’s two halves might have reunited, but the east suffered a recession that sparked a migration of young professionals to the west. Juliana left her small village the moment she could. Her first job was in Aachen, Germany—over 800 kilometers directly west from the town of her birth. A year later, she found a program that would take her to the United States, farther west than anyone in her village had ever traveled.

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Their two children, born in Canada but raised in the United States, did not learn of their parents’ true identity until the FBI kicked in the door to their Cambridge, Massachusetts, home to arrest Mom and Dad. The Heathfield-Foleys and Chapman blindsided the FBI by embracing new spy technology to communicate with Moscow. Anna would sit in a coffeehouse in the middle of the day like so many other young professionals, clicking through her laptop over a latte. Donald and Tracey would upload pictures of their beautiful family and white-picket-fenced home to a file-sharing site. Covertly, as Anna sat in the coffeehouse, her laptop would directly pair with the laptop of a Russian intelligence officer parked nearby.

Fodor's Venice and Northern Italy
by Fodor's
Published 22 Mar 2011

No dinner Sat. Hopfen & Co. ¢–$ | NORTHERN ITALIAN | Fried white Würstel (sausage), sauerkraut, and grilled ribs complement the excellent home-brewed Austrian-style pilsner and wheat beer at this lively pub-restaurant. There’s live music on Thursday night, attracting Bolzano’s students and young professionals. | Piazza delle Erbe, Obstplatz 17 | 39100 | 0471/300788 | www.boznerbier.it | MC, V. Wirthaus Vőgele. $$ | NORTHERN ITALIAN | Ask a resident of Bolzano where they like to dine out, and odds are good they’ll tell you Vögele, one of the area’s oldest inns. The classic wood-panel dining room on the ground level is often packed with diners, but don’t despair, as the restaurant has two additional floors.

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It features international stars, some of whom jet in to play here, while others, including Ronnie Jones, are longtime residents in Milan. Dinner is an option. The bar of the Sheraton Diana Majestic (Viale Piave 42 | 20129 | 02/20581), which has a splendid garden, is a prime meeting place for young professionals and the fashion people from the showrooms of the Porta Venezia neighborhood. For a break from the traditional, check out ultratrendy SHU (Via Molino delle Armi, Ticinese | 20123 | 02/58315720), whose gleaming interior looks like a cross between Star Trek and Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast. Happy Hour The aperitivo, or prelunch or predinner drink, is part of life everywhere in Italy, and each town has its own rites and favorite drinks.

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The Capo Verde (Via Leoncavallo 16 | 20131 | 02/26820430) is in a greenhouse/nursery and is especially popular for after-dinner drinks. G Lounge (Via Larga 8 | 20122 | 02/8053042) has rotating DJs and quality music. The elegant Hotel Sheraton Diana Majestic (Viale Piave 42 | 20129 | 02/20582081) attracts a young professional crowd in good weather to its beautiful garden, which gets yearly thematic transformations. In the Brera neighborhood, the highly rated enoteca ‘N Ombra de Vin (Via S. Marco 2 | 20121 | 02/6599650 | www.nombradevin.it) serves wine by the glass and, in addition to the plates of sausage and cheese nibbles, has light food and not-so-light desserts.

Fodor's Barcelona
by Fodor's
Published 5 Apr 2011

. $$–$$$ | Backing into some of Barcelona’s prime art, architecture, and wine and tapas territory, this semi-budget hotel offers sleek new rooms with espresso-colored wood details situated across the street from the elegant old Estació de França train station. The hotel is modest and unassuming but efficient, full of modern conveniences and staffed with cheerful and hardworking young professionals. Pros: central location; good value; friendly staff. Cons: small rooms; no glamour; no room service. | Av. Marquès de l’Argentera 11, Born-Ribera | 08003 | 93/319–6000 | www.parkhotelbarcelona.com | 91 rooms | In room: Wi-Fi, refrigerator. In-hotel: bar | AE, DC, MC, V | EP | Station: Barceloneta El Raval Barceló Raval. $$–$$$ | This cylindrical black rocket ship looming over the Raval offers designer surroundings and, from the roof terrace, 360-degree vistas of all of Barcelona.

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The marble cod basins in the entry and the spiral staircase to the second floor are the quirkiest details, but everything seems devised to charm the eye. | Passeig del Born 26, La Ribera | 08003 | 93/319–5333 | Station: Jaume I. El Copetín. Right on Barcelona’s best-known cocktail avenue, this bar catering to young professionals in the thirty- to forty-year-old range has good cocktails and Irish coffee. It’s dimly lighted and romantic, with South Seas motifs. | Passeig del Born 19, La Ribera | 08003 | 93/319–4496 | Station: Jaume I. Harry’s. This is Barcelona’s version of the Parisian “sank roo-doe-noo” (5, rue Daunou) favorite that intoxicated generations of American literati, faux and otherwise, in Paris.

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. | Comerç 21, Born-Ribera | 08003 | 93/310–7542 | www.salsapower.com | Station: Jaume I. Ommsession Club. The Hotel Omm attracts an army of the thirty-five to fortysomething crowd looking for excitement on Friday and Saturday nights. DJs and occasional live performances keep this well-groomed mob of young and not-so-young professionals clustered around the lobby bar with frequent dives down into the torrid dance floor downstairs. | Rosselló 265, Born-Ribera | 08008 | 93/445–400 | www.ommsession.es | Station: Diagonal. Otto Zutz. Just off Via Augusta, above the Diagonal, this nightclub and disco is a perennial Barcelona favorite that keeps attracting a glitzy mix of Barcelona movers and shakers, models, ex-models, wannabe models, and the hoping-to-get-lucky mob that predictably follows this sort of pulchritude.

Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life
by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus
Published 8 Dec 2011

Our essays have been featured on dozens of popular websites throughout the Internet, including Zen Habits, Time Magazine’s #1 blog in the world. Both of us have extensive experience leading large groups of people in corporate America, coaching and developing hundreds of employees to grow as individuals and live more meaningful lives. Once upon a time, we were two happy young professionals living in Dayton, Ohio. But we weren’t truly happy. We were best friends in our late twenties, and we both had great six-figure jobs, nice cars, big houses, plenty of toys, and an abundance of stuff. And yet with all this stuff, we knew we were not satisfied with our lives. We knew we were not happy or fulfilled.

Legacy: Gangsters, Corruption and the London Olympics
by Michael Gillard
Published 24 Jul 2019

Wales came from the right wing of the Labour movement and was made leader of Newham council shortly after Tony Blair took over a rebranded New Labour party in 1994. Both men shared a vision for the Docklands that attracted not just new business but a new type of resident, drawn from the ranks of young professionals already gentrifying deprived, multi-cultural boroughs such as Hackney and Lambeth in search of affordable private housing and expensive coffee. Since its creation, the London borough of Newham was largely white, working class and overwhelmingly tied to social housing. The seventies had seen the far-right National Front party achieve its biggest vote in Canning Town.

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These infrastructure projects were some years off completion, but there were any number of old pubs, clubs and shop fronts that could be picked up cheaply to launder criminal activity and service the sexual urges of, initially, traditional East Enders, the growing immigrant community from the Asian sub-continent, and later, young professionals. Opportunity knocked when Holmes was asked if he wanted in on an investment in Newham. Days later at a spieler over a second-hand furniture shop, veteran south London villain, Ronnie Olliffe, laid out the proposition. Holmes knew Olliffe through the porn game and supplied him with dirty magazines and videos.

Fred Schwed's Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: A Modern-Day Interpretation of an Investment Classic
by Leo Gough
Published 22 Aug 2010

6 PROFESSIONAL STOCK-PICKING ‘Thus far in our history there has been little evidence that there exists a demonstrable skill in managing security portfolios.’ DEFINING IDEA… I have no confidence in professional stock-picking. ~ PROFESSOR ALFRED STEINHERR, EMINENT BANKER In spite of all the hype, the grand offices, the PhDs in finance, the serried ranks of bright young professionals and the genuine advances in the theoretical understanding of finance and investment during the last half century, it is still as true today as it was in Fred Schwed’s that professional managers, as a group, have not demonstrated that they can consistently perform better than the average over an extended period of time (for an explanation of what ‘average’ may mean see chapter 13).

The Rough Guide to New York City
by Rough Guides
Published 21 May 2018

This area has been an enclave of New York’s upper class since the 1890s, when dynasties such as the Rockefellers, Whitneys and Astors built mansions here, and it remains a major tourist draw thanks to Museum Mile and the Met. Today, long-time resident Woody Allen and Madonna call the Upper East Side home, a world aptly portrayed in movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and in TV shows Sex and the City and Gossip Girl. Shedding its stuffy image somewhat, an influx of young professionals has sparked a mini surge in gastropubs and cocktail bars in recent years – and it’s become more accessible; the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway opened in 2017. Upper East Side Historic District Subway F to Lexington Ave/63rd St; #6 to 68th St or 77th St Encompassing 59th to 78th streets, between Fifth and Lexington avenues, the Upper East Side Historic District has been the haughty patrician face of Manhattan since the late nineteenth century.

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< Back to Upper East Side Upper West Side and Morningside Heights While the Upper East Side has always been a privileged stronghold, the Upper West Side, its counterpart on the other side of Central Park, is the slightly younger, vaguely hipper, but nonetheless affluent rival. A decade or two ago, the Upper West Side was the neighbourhood of choice for upwardly mobile dot-commers, and though those days seem long gone, young professionals and families with school-age children still make up a sizeable part of the population. This isn’t to say it lacks glamour; the lower stretches of Central Park West and Riverside Drive are quite fashionable, while the network of performing spaces at Lincoln Center makes the neighbourhood New York’s de facto centre of culture.

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Astoria Northeast of Long Island City is Astoria, bounded on the north and west by the East River, to the south by 36th Avenue and to the east by 46th Street or thereabouts. The diverse neighbourhood is best known for being home to the largest concentration of Greeks outside Greece, though many other groups are in abundance as well, including Moroccans, Egyptians, Bangladeshis, Bosnians and Brazilians; plenty of young professionals live in the 1930s brick apartment buildings and vinyl-sided row houses. The N and W trains from Manhattan run north through the middle of the neighbourhood, stopping at all of the major avenues, each of which forms its own community: 30th Avenue and Broadway are liveliest, with Greek coffee joints and nightclubs, discount department stores, butchers, fishmongers and ethnic restaurants of every type; a few cafés and restaurants on 34th and 35th avenues cater to Kaufman Astoria Studios’ workers and visitors.

Lisbon Like a Local
by DK

The architecture – minimalist glass cubes with splashes of bright neon – might not be to everyone’s taste, but having a drink while soaking up riverfront views of the Tejo is a definite crowd-pleaser. » Don’t leave without popping inside the nearby ferry terminal to admire the impressive azulejos, depicting Portuguese coats of arms. g Iconic Quiosques g Contents Google Map QUIOSQUE CLARA CLARA Map 4; Jardim Botto Machado, Alfama; ///clock.pebbles.maker; 218 850 172 When lunchtime rolls in, Alfama’s young professionals inevitably make their way to Quiosque Clara Clara. At the shaded, green tables, they talk business (or, more likely, their after-work plans) over oozing mozzarella, brie or goats’ cheese toasties, while enjoying the views. And what views they are. With the white-domed National Pantheon on one side (where Lisbon’s great and good are buried) and the sparkling Tejo on the other, it’s more than a struggle to return to the office.

Florence Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

This spot in Alinari, meanwhile, presents like a timeline of fashion history, with flapper dresses sharing space with 1980s biker jackets. » Don’t leave without buying by weight: for around €40, you’ll leave with 30 kg (66 lb) of vintage clothes from a host of eras. g Vintage Gems g Contents Google Map TARTAN VINTAGE Map 4; Via dei Palchetti 5a, Santa Maria Novella; ///owns.polite.tangible; 339 562 1310 Retro British style is surprisingly popular among a certain ilk of young professionals, who often sport Barbour jackets and chinos as they saunter down Via Tornabuoni. This vintage treasure chest helps them achieve a 1950s and 60s English look, stocking floral tea dresses, brass-buttoned velvet jackets, wool trousers and old-school peacoats. g Vintage Gems g Contents Google Map A RITROSO… A REBOURS Map 2; Via Ghibellina 24r, Sant’Ambrogio; ///roof.onto.thick; www.vintage-firenze.it This is not a “take your torn Levis and leave” sort of shop – once here you can’t help but pause to hear all about the latest stock.

Rome Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

{map 3} Monti Forget what you’ve heard about Trastevere – Monti is where it’s at. Small businesses run by jovial baristas, master gelato makers and antique experts make this pretty neighbourhood the place to put down roots. Or at least stay for a weekend. {map 4} Ostiense Colourful murals, street food joints and LGBTQ+-friendly hangouts tempt young professionals to while away their weekends exploring gritty Ostiense. {map 3} Parioli Large avenues dotted with elegant villas and bougie bars characterize this posh patch. It’s an after-hours playground for Rome’s rich and famous. {map 5} Piazza Navona Slap-bang in the middle of Rome, this oval-shaped piazza is home to grand Baroque fountains and seriously touristy pavement cafés.

San Francisco Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home
by Dk Eyewitness
Published 5 Apr 2023

g Rooftop Bars g Contents Google Map 620 JONES Map 1; 620 Jones Street, Tenderloin; ///leans.sleeps.person; www.620-jones.com Friends tell friends, who tell yet more friends, about this outdoor patio, which is so well-hidden down an alley that you could live next to it and still not notice it. With views of ornate apartment buildings, the regular crowd of young professionals, students, and the occasional drag queen always makes for a party. » Don’t leave without taking in the view of the 70 ft (20 m) golden brain mural, a tribute to the Tenderloin by street artist Believe in People. g Rooftop Bars g Contents Google Map TOP OF THE MARK Map 1; 999 California Street, Nob Hill; ///boot.bells.shield; www.intercontinentalmarkhopkins.com All right, it’s not alfresco, but this 19th-floor, self-professed “sky lounge” does have floor-to-ceiling, 360-degree views.

Portland Like a Local
by DK

The area’s west is also the location of a big houseless population. {map 3} Clinton/Division While actually made up of areas like Richmond and Hosford-Abernethy, this spot is often called after its main streets, Clinton and Division, which are dotted with cafés and restaurants. Little wonder so many young professionals live here. {map 3} Downtown Though post-pandemic Downtown isn’t as bustling as it used to be, there’s still plenty of life in Portland’s city center, including indie stores and cool cafés. {map 1} Foster-Powell Affectionately nicknamed “Fo-Po” by locals, this rapidly developing area is the stomping ground of young families and first-time homeowners.

The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead
by David Callahan
Published 1 Jan 2004

"There is compelling evidence that concern about relative position is a deep-rooted and ineradicable element of human nature," Frank writes.34 So go ahead, feel sorry for that baseball benchwarmer pulling in paychecks bigger than anything most of us will see in our lifetime—but who shares a locker room with guys who make $10 million a year. Feel sorrier, though, for the sales manager at a Banana Republic who can barely make ends meet at a job selling expensive clothes to young professionals who make five times what she does. Worries about relative position are most wrenching when people are hurting economically and when competitive emotions are mixed with survival instincts. This is exactly the situation for tens of millions of Americans who were bypassed by the boom—yet see its fruits displayed before them every day.

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Get passed over for another candidate, and that gilded dream vanishes into thin air, replaced by the dreary prospect of actually working your way up in the world. Today, in the aftermath of the boom, the stakes are also high—namely, basic survival. Over two million jobs disappeared in the U.S. between 2001 and 2003, with some of the most competitive and lucrative industries getting hit the hardest. Stories abound of highly educated young professionals working in sales jobs or not working at all. With the stakes of job hunting now so high in both good times and bad, it should come as no surprise that more job seekers misrepresent their credentials. The American résumé, in fact, is right up there with lawyers' time sheets and corporate earnings statements as among the most misleading documents around.

Freedom
by Daniel Suarez
Published 17 Dec 2009

Price raised his arms theatrically. "The net worth of everyone. Real-time financial data." He frowned. "A lot of red out there, but then again, this is America." Sebeck stared at the hundreds of numbers moving past him. Not every person had a number above them, but the vast majority did. A young professional couple with a baby, both of them with negative numbers in the forty thousand range. A poorly dressed woman in her sixties sat on a bench near the fountain with a bright green "$893,393" over her head. Sebeck kept staring at the numbers passing by. There was no anticipating who had money and who didn't.

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He noticed that there were no door handles on the inside, and a wire mesh stood between him and the front seat. He was now their prisoner. The officers got in front and drove off in dense traffic without a word either to each other or to Ross. They drove for only a few minutes before pulling to the curb on a highly fashionable restaurant block. The place was bustling with shoppers and young professionals. The men got out and opened the door for Ross, who stepped onto the sidewalk and met the gaze of his captor. "I'm confused. Am I bribing you or not?" The man just grabbed Ross's arm and along with his partner they moved toward an upscale martini bar done in clean Scandinavian glass and hardwoods with a minimalist logo that was so hip it would be indecipherable to Chinese and Scandinavians alike.

The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street
by Jonathan A. Knee
Published 31 Jul 2006

On my side, I knew life for those loyal to the former regime at United would be unpleasant once we handed the keys to the kingdom over to the coming dictatorship of the proletariat. On Kevin’s side, Thornton had now asked him to help build the European media effort by hiring a handful of smart, hungry, young professionals from the outside. And once given a task, Kevin did not like to fail. Thornton specifically wanted individuals who would not have been tainted by indoctrination into Goldman’s insular culture, whose epicenter was New York, so I fit the bill. “Kevin, I could have become a banker when I left school six years ago.

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But to these traumatized individuals whose entire sense of worth had been wrapped up in the status afforded them by their job, it felt like it couldn’t.) There should be something incredibly liberating about that, I would suggest. Why don’t you think about who you are and what you really want to be rather than what someone else thinks you should be? At this point I would whip out what I still consider the best career-planning text for young professionals. I came to use German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet as a kind of shock therapy for these broken men and women. I had purchased a stash of copies from Amazon for this purpose. For those of you who don’t remember from high school or college, Rilke writes to the poet of the title in order to warn him of the hardship involved in his chosen profession and counsels deep introspection.

Fodor's Seoul
by Fodor's Travel Guides
Published 29 Nov 2022

A contemporary version of the minsokjujeom is the Hof—dark and greasy late-night joints which also feature beer, soju, and makgeolli, but with the important addition of fried chicken. WINE AND COCKTAIL BARS As international wine and spirits have gained traction in South Korea in recent years, the proliferation of wine and cocktail bars has exploded in Seoul. University students, young professionals, and travelers alike flock to these classy destinations in search of global wine and creative cocktails. Many of these venues feature sumptuous, Instagram-worthy surroundings and draw Seoul’s K-Pop glitterati. Be prepared to shell out upwards of ₩20,000 per drink. FOREIGNER BARS Mainly in Itaewon, Hongdae, Myeongdong, and Gangnam lie the many so-called foreigner bars.

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The neighborhood’s stunning gold skyscraper has been the filming location of the TV show Running Man (2011) not to mention some scenes in the Hollywood film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), but the building is worth visiting in its own right thanks to its 60th-floor art gallery. VVertigo BARS | The trendy ninth floor rooftop bar and lounge is popular with a young professional crowd, and it’s a great spot to catch the sunset and watch nighttime Seoul slowly come to life. The mini-table grills, craft beer, and make your own G&T menu are pluses, with a minus being the hefty price tag (note that it costs more to sit on the cozy sofas than at a regular table). But it’s all about location, thus the expense reflects the sought-after ambiance.

Peak Car: The Future of Travel
by David Metz
Published 21 Jan 2014

People are willing to live in locations once considered rather remote because these have been made accessible by speedy and reliable rail travel, particularly for the journey to work. It is not only new housing that is changing what were previously the poorer neighbourhoods of East London. The increased access has encouraged people to buy and renovate existing housing, stimulated by prices lower than in more fashionable parts of the capital. Young professionals have been moving east, reviving neighbourhoods that are becoming more diverse in their social composition. As well as housing, transport investment has made possible a variety of major commercial and public developments in East London, notably London City Airport (suitable for short take‑off aircraft), a large exhibition centre, a major entertainment venue, university campuses, the site for the 2012 London Olympic Games and the adjacent large shopping centre, with more such developments expected.

Architect's Pocket Book of Kitchen Design
by Charlotte Baden-Powell
Published 14 May 2005

They may only be used for minor tasks such as defrosting, warming plates or reheating food or they may be the sole oven in the kitchen when conventional cooking is combined with microwaving as in the combination microwave which allows for extra speed and efficiency. It is the essential appliance for busy young professionals working long hours who rely on ready-prepared frozen food for their evening meal. 108 Architect’s Pocket Book of Kitchen Design How microwaves work Microwaves are high frequency, short length, electromagnetic waves similar to TV radio waves. At the heart of the oven is a magnetron which converts the electric current into microfrequency waves (2450 MHz for an 850 W oven).

San Francisco Like a Local
by DK Eyewitness
Published 4 Oct 2021

g Rooftop Bars g Contents Google Map 620 JONES Map 1; 620 Jones Street, Tenderloin; ///leans.sleeps.person; www.620-jones.com Friends tell friends, who tell yet more friends, about this outdoor patio, which is so well-hidden down an alley that you could live next to it and not notice it until the day that someone whispers the words “620 Jones.” With views of ornate apartment buildings, the regular crowd of young professionals, students, and the occasional drag queen always makes for a party. » Don’t leave without taking in the view of the 70-ft (20-m) golden brain mural, a tribute to the Tenderloin by street artist Believe in People. g Rooftop Bars g Contents Google Map TOP OF THE MARK Map 1; 999 California Street, Nob Hill; ///boot.bells.shield; www.intercontinentalmarkhopkins.com All right, it’s not alfresco, but this 19th-floor, self-professed “sky lounge” does have floor-to-ceiling, 360-degree views.

Tokyo Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

g NIGHTLIFE g Contents Favorite Izakaya RYUKYU CHINESE TAMA UOSHIN NOGIZAKA IZAKAYA MASAKA TATEMICHIYA UOHARU LANTERNE SHIRUBEE KUSHIWAKAMARU g Favorite Izakaya g Contents Google Map RYUKYU CHINESE TAMA Map 1; 2-3-2 Shibuya, Shibuya; ///commented.privately.highways; www.tama2007.jp Always packed out with Aoyama’s young professionals, this izakaya feels like being at a friend’s dinner-turned-house party. Infectious laughter fills the air until midnight, and mates come for the vibrant ambience as much as the Okinawan cuisine. The chef is always up for a chat, so nab a table by the open kitchen (the best seats in the house) and get talking while you tuck into taco rice.

Paris Like a Local
by Dk Eyewitness

g Unmissable Terraces g Contents Google Map LA ROTONDE STALINGRAD Map 5; 6–8 Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad, 19th; ///mondays.liberty.crowned; www.arotondestalingrad.com Far from the tourist draws, this remnant of the old city wall is home to an expansive terrace. As soon as summer hits, young professionals pack into lounge chairs under umbrellas to sip a mojito and mingle. It’s the people you meet who shape a visit at this atmospheric terrace, where it always feels like Saturday night no matter the time of day. » Don’t leave without trying a kebab from the Mediterranean food kiosk that sets up a stand on the adjacent square.

City on the Verge
by Mark Pendergrast
Published 5 May 2017

The “edge cities” surrounding the urban core, accessible only by automobile, leeched life and business from traditional downtowns. (In metro Atlanta, the oxymoronically named Perimeter Center exemplifies the phenomenon.) Over the past two decades, some US cities have clawed their way back to civility. Eschewing suburban commuter hell, empty nesters and young professionals have relocated to innovative cities such as Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Charlotte, North Carolina, which are far ahead of Atlanta in terms of livable initiatives such as bike lanes, trails, parks, and streetcars. While not the only such urban project, the BeltLine is the most ambitious and transformative.

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“In the last six years, we rehabbed and flipped houses to bring in market-rate families, to create mixed-income blocks.” In 2008, about half of the homes in South Atlanta were vacant. Now the vacancy rate was only 15 percent. “Yes, we are slowly gentrifying the neighborhood, but in a good way,” Delp said. “Young professional African Americans are moving here, finding good prices on homes.” Gentrification itself is not necessarily a bad thing, according to Delp, who cited studies showing that the process generally helps residents who have at least graduated from high school. Years from now, when the paved BeltLine finally sweeps past South Atlanta, Delp thinks it will spawn businesses other than the current impoundment lots, junkyards, and trash recyclers.

Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
by Charles Murray
Published 1 Jan 2012

Rather, there weren’t enough of them to impose their will. They were a majority in only a few neighborhoods. A few years earlier, in the 1960 census, just 18 percent of the adults in Cambridge had college degrees and Cambridge’s median income was just $43,641. In 1963, the Harvard Square area had not yet begun to draw in young professionals who decided that they preferred Cambridge to the suburbs. The faculty and students of Harvard and MIT had not yet been reinforced by an influx of employees of high-tech industries and research organizations. Once you subtracted all the students, faculty, and university administrators living in Cambridge in 1963, most of the rest of Cambridge was a working-class and lower-middle-class community.

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Juvenile crime and druggies might have become a problem by Fishtown’s traditional standards, but you still didn’t need to worry that you would be mugged walking home or that the convenience store would be robbed at gunpoint while you picked up a quart of milk late at night. And so first the pioneers—the artists and musicians without much money—started to move into Fishtown. In the last few years, affluent young professionals have expanded their beachhead. If you go to Fishtown today, you will see a streetscape that is still much like it used to be, but with occasional differences. Bars that used to specialize in Bud and Seagram’s Seven and (if you insisted on food) pig’s feet and Slim Jims now have sophisticated lighting, bars glistening with bottles of every kind of boutique alcohol, and menus that you might find on South Broad Street.

Finance and the Good Society
by Robert J. Shiller
Published 1 Jan 2012

The Great Illusion, Then and Now 135 139 143 151 159 168 178 187 197 209 219 Epilogue: Finance, Power, and Human Values 231 Notes References Index 241 257 273 Preface to the Paperback Edition As I prepare the paperback edition of this book, Finance and the Good Society, tens of thousands of students around the world are about to enroll in university courses on economics and nance, just as even more young people are about to embark on careers that get them involved, one way or another, in nancial activities. These young people comprise the most signi cant audience for the paperback edition as they ponder their role in an expanding world of financial capitalism. While there is nothing especially novel about a new generation of students and young professionals assuming their places in classrooms and corporations and nonpro ts and regulatory agencies, in recent years there is something very new about the culture in which they will learn. That is, the part played by the new nancial technologies in precipitating the ongoing nancial crisis has become a matter of public as well as intellectual concern.

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It is carried on by a multitude of others and intertwined with thinking in other books and other new public dialogues. This book is about progress and change, and even more than with most books it is intended as a conversation starter. It is in this spirit—the spirit of discussion, collaboration, and dialogue, leading to invention and change—that I invite nance students and young professionals to take part in the e ort to try to de ne a clear and compelling connection between finance and the good society. This book consists of two parts, following an introductory chapter. The introductory chapter establishes the context of nancial capitalism in modern history and global society, emphasizing the centrality of nancial innovations, from stock markets through mortgages, in contributing to the achievement of all of the varied long-term goals people have, and the role of the nance professions as “stewards” of society’s wealth.

Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again
by Brittany Kaiser
Published 21 Oct 2019

Despite the fact that we had backed candidates in the gubernatorial races in Mexico, we didn’t have the infrastructure in place. Our two team members had been able to query focus groups and do basic research, but they hadn’t built a database of any helpful size or relevance, and they’d been unable to do any proper modeling or targeting. When I arrived, I set out to assemble the database and create a dream team of young professionals, from both inside Mexico and out—researchers and creatives, pollsters and data scientists, radio and television producers, and social media influencers—to support a winning effort. As a U.S. citizen, I found it a fraught time to do business in Mexico, commercial or governmental—never mind at the presidential level.

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Though not an official delegate to the conference, I made my way to the Hilton Midtown—funnily enough, a place I hadn’t been to since Alexander gave a talk there on behavioral microtargeting—not knowing what to expect, but dying to meet one of my heroes. Inside, I made my way to the back of the conference room, from where I listened intently to Ellsberg’s words. “What would you do if you were a young professional working at your dream job,” Ellsberg said, “and you discover that your employer was lying to the public, promoting a disastrous foreign war, and steadily expanding a weapons program that threatened to destroy human life on earth?” I was taken aback. It felt too close to home. When Ellsberg got offstage, he was surrounded: everyone from lawyers in slick New York suits to grandmotherly looking women in knit dresses moved in to shake his hand and thank him for taking such a great risk in the face of adversity.

Saving America's Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age
by Lizabeth Cohen
Published 30 Sep 2019

Today, urban America contends with a sharp contradiction. The good news is that after years of disinvestment and disinterest from middle-class metropolitan residents who preferred to head back to the suburbs at the end of every workday—the reality that Ed Logue battled—urban living appeals again. Whether young professionals employed at start-ups and tech firms increasingly locating downtown or formerly suburban empty nesters returning to the city, these new urbanites are willing to pay more and live smaller to be in the city, so long as it is the prospering kind that has successfully transitioned from a declining industrial to a flourishing postindustrial economy.

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Soon after he started working as general counsel at the Redevelopment Agency, he was assigned to complete a form for the Feds outlining all the Connecticut statutes relevant to urban renewal. “I did a lousy job,” he said. When he handed it to Logue, Grabino recalled, “He lace[d] into me, like Logue always did … and he was right. So I took it back, and I redid it. And from that day on, I resolved that that is never going to happen again.”30 For young professionals like Grabino, Ed Logue became a mentor and a model of a self-assured, rigorous, and principled public servant who knew how to get results. Some subordinates, however, chafed at Logue’s demanding management style. Soon after Allan Talbot arrived to work in the New Haven Redevelopment Agency, one of his first assignments was to prepare the annual report for the agency.

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I think I’m going to want you to come … This is going to be really important.’”64 New blood soon arrived as well. Lawrence Goldman was twenty-eight in 1973, with an almost-completed Princeton Ph.D. dissertation on a planned town outside London, when he jumped at the chance to become Logue’s special assistant and join a “veritable children’s brigade of smart—and sometimes smart-assed—uncontainable young professionals…, the best and the brightest.”65 Richard Kahan was a Columbia law student in 1971 when he started working at the UDC: “There was this great sense of momentum and everybody feeling they were part of something historic and wanting to kill for this guy … He was a two-fisted, roll-up-your-sleeves, let’s-get-down-in-the-dirt-and-make-things-happen kind of progressive.”66 Paul Byard, a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law, was hungry for a job with more social value than his current one at a prestigious New York law firm.

Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain
by John Grindrod
Published 2 Nov 2013

In the Museum there are amazing photos of high streets completely rammed with coach-sized baby carriages. ‘If you went into Sainsbury’s or Boots or Woolworths you just parked your pram outside – with the baby in it!’ said Janet, shaking her head in disbelief at the memory. The photos highlighted the unbalanced nature of the town’s population, which was heavily weighted towards young professionals. Indeed, Ben Hyde Harvey, General Manager of the corporation, predicted in 1957 that ‘virtually no one will die in Harlow for 30 years.’21 This youthful, middle class workforce had been attracted by the concentration of high-tech industry: something all the new towns had in common, bar the handful that had been built around coal or steel.

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Obviously my sister and I were quite young at the time, but it was the social life that was so important. As soon as you moved in people would be knocking on your door saying “how are you?” “where have you come from?”.’ Patrick’s family had arrived from Birmingham, via Staplehurst. His parents were typical of the kind of young professionals that New Ash Green was attracting. ‘He was an interior designer, she was a schoolteacher. They were the archetypal Span residents! People had come to New Ash Green to make it work, to participate in what many were describing at the time as a social experiment. It was fantastic. People were interested in people, and interested in the place as well.

Vanishing New York
by Jeremiah Moss
Published 19 May 2017

Now surrounded by towering luxury condos and hotels, the deli is still going strong. They make their own pickles, and people who know from pickles will stand outside just to inhale the briny, garlicky, half-sour aroma. In 2009, the East Village blogger E. V. Grieve quoted from a blog written by a young professional who, after living on the Lower East Side for a year, was getting ready to move out. The woman listed the things she would miss and not miss. I will just note the following two items of Lower East Side life that she found loathsome: “The smell of pickles from Katz Deli that I am forced to inhale when walking home every day” and “The fact that there is not a close enough Starbucks.”

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It was, wrote Robert Sullivan, “the next new neighborhood or, more precisely, a neighborhood that is now in the sights of New York City real-estate agents and developers as the next new neighborhood.” Luxury developers came clamoring—bringing the brutal frontier myth with them. In 2014, the Colony arrived. A residential development marketed toward young professionals, Colony 1209 advertised itself using Manifest Destiny as its unabashed theme. “Let’s Homestead, Bushwick-style,” read the website, calling the neighborhood “Brooklyn’s new frontier.” Colonization was once a dirty word. No more. The website continued: “Here you’ll find a group of like-minded settlers, mixing the customs of their original homeland with those of one of NYC’s most historic neighborhoods to create art, community, and a new lifestyle.”

Introverts in Love: The Quiet Way to Happily Ever After
by Sophia Dembling
Published 6 Jan 2015

Even an introverted friend can be helpful, since conversation between the two of you can, if you’re not huddled together in a corner, be an implicit invitation for others to join in. Your own life, interests, and experiences provide all sorts of clues to kinds of groups that might suit you. Go with the pros: A professional organization in your field is a great way to meet kindred spirits. Brett, a 30-year-old public relations professional, met his soul mate at a young professionals organization. “We were both heavy into the community service aspect and we bonded over that,” he says. Professional organizations also have meetings or get-togethers with specific agendas or tasks. Best of all, professional organizations often have online discussion boards, where you can get to know people in the virtual world before you meet them face to face, kind of like online dating, but less stressful.

Occupying Wall Street: The Inside Story of an Action That Changed America
by Writers For The 99%
Published 17 Dec 2011

Attendees from both conventions joined the demonstrators in full character costume, lending the protest a unique visual flair, as superheroes and zombies mingled easily with the city’s indignant, sign-wielding 99 percent. Along with students, the imaginary and the undead, the Times Square protest drew families with children, workers, the jobless and young professionals. Ilektra Mandragou, a freelance designer, came with her husband, a CUNY graduate student and adjunct professor. She held a sign that said, “I am an immigrant. I came to take your job. But you don’t have one.” As more people joined the crowd, the news crawl over their heads read, “Occupy Wall Street Movement Goes Worldwide,” a reference to the solidarity protests taking place in more than 80 countries that day.

Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
by George Packer
Published 14 Jun 2021

In the summer of 2020 the protesters in the streets of New York were disproportionately white millennials with advanced degrees making more than $100,000 a year. Just America is a narrative of the young and well-educated, which is why it continually misreads or ignores the Black and Latino working classes. The fate of this generation of young professionals has been cursed by economic stagnation and technological upheaval. The jobs their parents took for granted have become much harder to get, which makes the meritocratic rat race even more crushing. Law, medicine, academia, media—the most desirable professions—have all contracted, and in some cases, such as journalism, it’s almost impossible to get in the door without the highest credentials and best connections.

How to Be Right: In a World Gone Wrong
by James O'Brien
Published 2 Nov 2018

She is increasingly likely to be on a short-term contract, with few or none of the benefits her parents’ generation took for granted. And because the cost of renting and living in the cities where the work is concentrated is becoming prohibitively expensive, she is too fearful of losing the work she has to complain about her conditions. Arthur gets to blame immigrants; middle-class young professionals in similar situations, albeit office as opposed to van-based, are too well educated to fall for that, but instead fondly imagine that the Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will somehow be able to deliver a brave new world. So these are the new ‘normals’: bosses get to do more or less what they want, while workers either blame their plight on immigration or ignore it altogether because the cost of simply staying afloat has become so high.

How Will You Measure Your Life?
by Christensen, Clayton M. , Dillon, Karen and Allworth, James
Published 15 May 2012

I’ve known too many people like Steve, who have had to walk through a health struggle or a divorce or a job loss alone—with nobody to provide a sounding board or other means of support. That can be the loneliest place in the world. The Risk of Sequencing Life Investments One of the most common versions of this mistake that high-potential young professionals make is believing that investments in life can be sequenced. The logic is, for example, “I can invest in my career during the early years when our children are small and parenting isn’t as critical. When our children are a bit older and begin to be interested in things that adults are interested in, then I can lift my foot off my career accelerator.

The Rough Guide to Cape Town, Winelands & Garden Route
by Rough Guides , James Bembridge and Barbara McCrea
Published 4 Jan 2018

Observatory Abutting the southeastern end of Woodstock, “Obs” is generally regarded as Cape Town’s bohemian hub, a reputation fuelled by its proximity to the University of Cape Town in Rondebosch and its large student population. Many of the houses here are student digs, but the narrow Victorian streets are also home to a fun-loving crowd of young professionals, artists and musicians. With their wrought-iron balconies, the attractively dilapidated and peeling buildings on Lower Main Road, and the streets off this atmospheric main drag, have some inviting neighbourhood cafés and bars, while the shops sell everything from wholefood and cheese to African fabrics and antiques.

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At its Friday and Saturday shindigs and special events, the recently renovated club makes the party people feel on top of the world. Cover charge R100, drinks R50. Men must be over 23, women over 21. Fri & Sat 10pm–3am. TjingTjing 165 Longmarket St 021 422 4374, tjingtjing.co.za; map. This rooftop cocktail bar is a low-key favourite for young professionals with its indie and electronica soundtrack and tempting menu of classic and house cocktails (R58–95) – expect unusual ingredients like candyfloss-infused vodka, Jelly Babies and cinnamon. Tapas are also offered, while Torii serves Asian food downstairs, and free wine tastings take place from 5pm to 7pm on Wednesdays.

Rough Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area
by Nick Edwards and Mark Ellwood
Published 2 Jan 2009

Many of the hippies escaped to the countryside as part of a fledgling “Back to the Land” movement, while a splinter group of gay men – including hardcore hippie Harvey Milk – emerged, moved to the Castro, and founded the gay liberation movement. 133 Cole Valley H aight-As hb ury an d w e s t o f C i v i c C e n t e r | Hayes Valley and Alamo Square 134 Just south of the commercialized strip of Haight-Ashbury’s main drag is Cole Valley, a tiny but welcome residential refuge, sandwiched between HaightAshbury to the northeast and the Sunset to the west. It’s home to young professionals and a few families although, like Cow Hollow, the area was originally full of dairy farms. There’s little to see or do here, other than eat, and the valley’s commercial center at the junction of Cole and Carl streets is crammed with laid-back cafés and a couple of outstanding restaurants. Crepes on Cole, 100 Carl St at Cole, was once The Other Café, one of the city’s premier comedy venues, which hosted early-career gigs by the likes of Robin Williams and Dana Carvey – the original sign’s been preserved.

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A beautiful old bar with tiles on the floor, bow ties on the bartenders, and opera on the soundtrack; the back room is VIP only, so smile sweetly if you want to wangle a spot in with the 213 Bars , c l ub s , an d l i v e m us i c | Bars Lion Pub 2062 Divisadero St at Sacramento, Pacific Heights t 415/567-6565. Homey neighborhood spot complete with fireplace and lit candles serving a mixed gay/straight crowd of hipsters and young professionals. It’s known for fresh-pressed juice cocktails and the free cheese, crackers, and olives set out each night. Note that there’s no sign, so just follow the noise on the corner. Liverpool Lil’s 2942 Lyon St at Greenwich, on the edge of the Presidio t 415/921-6664. This Brit-centric, eccentric old-fashioned pub is refreshingly rough-edged amid the Marina’s hordes of wine bars.

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A fine wine list and weekend brunch ($10–15) keep guests coming back for seconds. Cafés and bars For a student town, the nightlife in Palo Alto is very low-key, although the Stanfordites make up for the lack of nightclubs by browsing and chatting until late in the many cafés. Blue Chalk Café 630 Ramona St, Palo Alto t 650/326-1020. Young professionals and other Siliconites have been flocking to this wildly successful bar/pool hall/restaurant ever since it opened in 1993. Caffé del Doge 419 University Ave, Palo Alto t 650/323-3600. Relaxing, colorful hangout for Palo Alto’s intellectual crowd, a branch of the Venetian original. Caffé Verona 236 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto t 650/326-9942.

The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing
by Lisa Gansky
Published 14 Oct 2010

When you’re confident that your offer is finely honed for your market, these early adopters will also help you grow through their social networks. This is all classic stuff, but especially true for a Mesh business. leap out from a base. As you start to dig in, whether you’re focused on single moms, aging parents, young professionals, or musicians, the vitality of the relationship is one of the single biggest assets you’re going to have in your business. Make the conversation palpable and interactive in order to build trust. Provoke your market. No one will notice you otherwise. You may annoy, but at least you’ll get a reaction.

The Gig Economy: A Critical Introduction
by Jamie Woodcock and Mark Graham
Published 17 Jan 2020

In the afternoon he worked at the third job, before starting the evening shift at Deliveroo. The most challenging aspect of the work was making sure he ate enough food once he got home to ensure he had the energy to get up and repeat the process the next day. Deliveroo is marketed as a service for delivering food to stylish young professionals, but the reality is that many of his deliveries were to people too exhausted from working to make their own dinner. This is especially ironic given how Deliveroo brands itself. His story is therefore a damning indictment of the realities of gig work in London: a worker struggling to eat enough calories to deliver food to people who are too tired from work to make their own.

The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically
by Peter Singer
Published 1 Jan 2015

He admits he can’t really justify this, so he considers it a kind of “luxury spending.” The Psychology of Earning to Give In 2013 an article in the Washington Post featured Jason Trigg, an MIT computer science graduate working in finance and giving half of his salary to the Against Malaria Foundation. Trigg was described as part of “an emerging class of young professionals in America and Britain” for whom “making gobs of money is the surest way to save the world.”6 In the New York Times the columnist David Brooks wrote that Trigg seemed to be “an earnest, morally serious young man” who might well save many lives. Nevertheless, Brooks urged caution. He warned, first, that our daily activities change us, and by working in a hedge fund your ideals could slip so that you become less committed to giving.

The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends That Will Disrupt the World
by Shaun Rein
Published 27 Mar 2012

He repeated a common joke, “We have great hardware but bad software,” referring to human capital at his company. He told us he was planning to spend more on employee training, because the major problem keeping his company from achieving higher profits was the lack of qualified executives. Young professionals are even willing to pay out of their own pockets to compensate for perceived skill-set deficiencies and to become more competitive for higher bonuses and salaries. Out of several hundred 24- to 28-year-olds in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Beijing, 70 percent told my firm in 2008 that they would be willing to spend 10 percent or more of their disposable income on extra training and education.

Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination
by Adam Lashinsky
Published 31 Mar 2017

What was getting Campbell excited was what he calls his “side hustle,” a trendy expression associated with the so-called gig economy that once would have been called moonlighting. He was intrigued by personal finance, suddenly having some considerable disposable income, and so in 2012 he started a blog targeted at people like himself. It’s called Your Personal Finance Pro, with the tagline “Financial Advice for Young Professionals.” The blog was a small-scale success and generated good income for Campbell, nearly a couple thousand dollars a month for not very much effort. Campbell realized he immensely enjoyed the direct payoff blogging delivered, especially compared with his staid salaried job. “It was like, oh, man, I did that, I created that,” he says.

Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup
by Andrew Zimbalist
Published 13 Jan 2015

By the late 1990s, Canary Wharf, part of the docklands project, had begun to attract financial firms, and subsequently expanded to include other businesses and upscale housing. One study on the docklands project commented that “criticism has focused upon the removal of local democratic controls and the replacement of the existing population by a new, more prosperous group of young professionals…. Tower Hamlets, the borough in which Canary Wharf is located, experienced a significant change in population…. In 1981 the authority had 85 percent council (public) housing and 15 percent private housing and by 2008 nearly 60 percent was private housing.”64 The new Stratford rapid train station and nearby housing are part of a project of the London and Continental Railways that was initiated in 1997.65 Hence, by 2003, when the government decided to pursue its Olympic bid, an extensive transportation plan and related development plan were already in place.

50 Future Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Richard Watson
Published 5 Nov 2013

Indeed, the traditional family unit is becoming less traditional. However, the key trend isn’t families at all, but people living by themselves. Around 34 percent of people in the UK live alone. In the future, more people will be living alone or with platonic roommates outside traditional married relationships. While many house-sharers are likely to be young professionals, others may be elderly friends, sharing for safety, companionship and cost. Those who do live with their families could be part of a multigenerational cohabitation trend. Think of grandparents moving in to help with childcare or older kids not leaving home, to save money. “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.”

The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community Is Changing the World
by Aaron Hurst
Published 31 Aug 2013

They also tend to have a financial and social cushion that can absorb the potential losses associated with trying something that doesn’t work. Elon Musk is one of these innovators, and he understood what it would take to get that group behind the wheel of an electric car. He would need to design a car that could be compelling enough to act as a status symbol for young professionals in the insular community of Silicon Valley. He knew his audience would be highly technologically literate and very social in both how they bought the car and how they talked about it. He needed a luxury car that would be the “it” car in Silicon Valley. But perhaps as importantly, he would need to find a solution for the incredibly expensive battery technology needed for the car to work.

No One Succeeds Alone
by Robert Reffkin
Published 4 May 2021

He gave me advice every time I asked, invited me and my mom to Thanksgivings with his family, introduced me to several pivotal people at key moments in my life, and told me to apply for the White House Fellowship. I can still remember his smile when he told me to apply. “Robert, I believe all young professionals in the private sector should get exposure to the public sector even if for just one year because the skills you develop and the relationships you will attain will be transferable to whichever sector you choose.” He then went on to say, “My good friend Colin Powell was a White House Fellow. Jeannie, can you get Colin Powell on the phone.”

Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality
by Scott Belsky
Published 31 Mar 2010

What started years ago as a small experiment for alums to stay in touch has become a little-known global network of hundreds of emerging leaders who meet in small groups—and all together annually—for the sole purpose of sharing ideas, exchanging candid feedback, and fostering a sense of accountability. While most young professionals struggle to depart the security of a traditional career, the membership of this particular network of Cornell University graduates has a strong track record of defying the status quo to launch start-up businesses, found nonprofits, and run for political office much earlier than most. “This network has helped provide me more guts and more guidance,” remarks one member.

Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
by Satya Nadella , Greg Shaw and Jill Tracie Nichols
Published 25 Sep 2017

It was early 1960s, and Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first prime minister following Gandhi’s historic movement, which had achieved independence from Great Britain. For that generation entering the civil service and being part of the birth of a new nation was a true dream come true. The IAS was essentially a remnant of the old Raj system left by the British to govern after the UK turned over control of the country in 1947. Only about a hundred young professionals per year were selected for the IAS, and so at a very young age my father was administering a district with millions of people. Throughout my childhood, he was posted in many districts across the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. I remember moving from place to place, growing up in the sixties and early seventies in old colonial buildings in the middle of nowhere with lots of time and space, and in a country being transformed.

The Payoff
by Jeff Connaughton

In Savannah, taste is refined, and I still haven’t seen a house that doesn’t look stylishly furnished and comfortably decorated in soothing colors. The crowd was mainly older people, in their sixties and seventies, but with a tiny smattering of younger people. Everyone was very nice, yet I felt like I’d parachuted into Savannah at an awkward in-between age. I missed the bright young Kaufman staff and DC’s young professional scene. I spoke to the host briefly, a man in his sixties, and his wife, who was an interior designer. We made an appointment for the following week to talk about decorating my house. A week later, I had to postpone our appointment. Before I could reschedule, I ran into one of my neighbors.

Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd
by Youngme Moon
Published 5 Apr 2010

Promotional materials referred to the AIBO as an autonomous pet with an individualistic personality—literal y, a “mind of its own”—while the advertising copy was infused with a strong tongue-in-cheek inflection. As for the primary target market for the device, it consisted of senior citizens, parents with smal children, and busy young professionals—people who wanted the “fun of a living creature, without the messy inconvenience.” The approach was particularly quirky when you considered the guts of the machine. The AIBO was no cheap plaything—it was priced at a whopping $2,500 (a price that didn’t even cover the company’s cost of production) and it included some pretty hard-core technology: the latest artificial intel igence, a 64-bit RISC processor, a 180,000-pixel color CCD camera with infrared sensors.

I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir
by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Published 7 Feb 2006

He decided that a party would be a good way for me to meet all his friends and him to meet mine all at once. It’s an interesting guest list. Most of Jack’s friends are other escorts, but he still has several friends from his college school days at Columbia. He quit Columbia halfway through, and many of his friends are grad students or young professionals. I invited several people from the advertising agency as well as assorted drag queens and club kids. Two of Jack’s best friends are Ryan and Grey. They’ve been boyfriends for five years, and Jack has known Grey since they were in Cub Scouts together in California. When Grey first moved to New York, Jack set him up in the escort business, helping him to craft his first ad in the back of HX Magazine, and introducing him to the few escort agencies in New York that deal in male hookers.

The Self-Made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value
by John Sviokla and Mitch Cohen
Published 30 Dec 2014

They located and organized a vast amount of unwieldy, hard-to-find information and managed research teams. Their work provided the foundation for our narrative. Kate and Abby also deftly navigated relationships with other partners across the firm and helped us gain access to a number of the billionaires we interviewed. They epitomize what we look for in young professionals at PwC. Tim Ogden and Laura Starita, respectively the executive partner and managing partner of the communications firm Sona Partners, are themselves a great founding duo. Their mission is to explore “ideas that matter,” and they live up to it. We always knew that we were dealing with not simply fellow writers but thinking partners who had the courage and patience to delve into the ideas, roll them around in the baths of data, compare them with other relevant research, and take the time to get both the thinking and the argument right.

ECOVILLAGE: 1001 ways to heal the planet
by Ecovillage 1001 Ways to Heal the Planet-Triarchy Press Ltd (2015)
Published 30 Jun 2015

She was the editor of the magazine The female voice - politics of the heart. She was press officer of the house of democracy in Berlin, the ZEGG in Belzig and Tamera in Portugal, where she mainly lives today. Since 2012, she has been the editor of the GEN-International Newsletters. She teaches constructive journalism for young professionals and students, as well as for journalists working in crisis regions. She is the author of several books.

The Complete Guide to Property Investment: How to Survive & Thrive in the New World of Buy-To-Let
by Rob Dix
Published 18 Jan 2016

Well, it’s evolved over time – and I’ve certainly had my fair share of getting sidetracked. When I started out, all I cared about was buying as much rental income as I could, as cheaply as possible. That approach led me to good-quality ex-council flats in London, which nobody else wanted to buy – especially after the mid-2000s crash – yet rented spectacularly well to young professionals. Over time I came to think more in terms of total asset growth: parking my savings in quality properties that make me money each month but also have good growth potential. Additionally, I began adding to those savings by flipping the odd property where possible. (I can’t shake my old yield-monkey tendencies completely though, and occasionally I’ll buy properties with limited growth potential if I can get a great return while leaving little cash in the deal.)

The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
by Danielle Evans
Published 12 Nov 2020

When I began at IPH, I tried out different styles on the general public: formal versus informal, eclectic versus reserved, cleavage versus covered. That day’s experiment, an elegant blue dress with a moderately interesting neckline and a jaunty scarf, hair pressed flat and then curled again for body, had me looking more than usual the young professional. It fell into the people were happier to speak with me, but more likely to argue with me about whether I knew what I was talking about quadrant of my wardrobe chart, and it made me feel out of place at Elena’s neighborhood bar, which pulled its crowd from artists and grad students and NGO workers, people who wouldn’t recognize me as one of their own in my current ensemble.

Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game by Walking Away
by Julien Saunders and Kiersten Saunders
Published 13 Jun 2022

A dollar earned doing something you enjoy is always better than a dollar earned doing something you don’t. And if all else fails, just remember the phrase you’ve probably heard all your life, “all money ain’t good money.” CHAPTER 7 Put Your Money to Work One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make as a young professional is how to invest your income. Because our respective stories on investing for the first time are so different, we’ve decided to tell them separately in our own distinctive voices. Financial Versus Fiduciary Adviser: Julien’s Story There are only a handful of moments in my life where I’ve come across new information and was so moved by it that I wanted to share it with the world.

Working Identity, Updated Edition, With a New Preface: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
by Herminia Ibarra
Published 17 Oct 2023

Here I turned to theories about evolutionary change and adaptation to conceptualize reinvention as unfolding through iterative learning cycles in which we generate a variety of possible selves, select some for closer exploration, and eventually retain some and discard others.4 My interest in what happens during the period in between the old and new career next led me to theories about transitions, boundaries, and rites of passage in psychoanalysis and anthropology. I combined ideas from these varied perspectives to understand what occurs during the critical in-between period. Selecting the Case Studies The study evolved from the follow-up to an earlier project, in which I investigated how young professionals advanced (or failed to advance) within their firms’ up-or-out hierarchies. The transition entailed moving from junior, technical, and managerial roles to senior, client-advisory, and revenue-generating positions. Doing an informal follow-up several years after the study was completed, I stumbled onto an interesting natural experiment: Among my study group, some had taken the leap to new and different careers, others were actively planning their escape routes (of these, some with greater promise and optimism than others), and still others were happily continuing onward and upward.

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg
Published 11 Mar 2013

For more on these surveys, see Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz, “Transitions: Career and Family Life Cycles of the Educational Elite,” American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings 98, no. 2 (2008): 363–69; Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz, “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors,” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2, no. 3 (2010): 228–55; and Catalyst, Center for the Education of Women at the University of Michigan, University of Michigan Business School, Women and the MBA: Gateway to Opportunity (2000). 2. Judith Rodin, in discussion with the author, May 19, 2011. 3.

The Bend of the World: A Novel
by Jacob Bacharach
Published 13 Apr 2014

No fucking kidding, I said. Shut it down, said Johnny. You hot dogs, said Targivad, have not kept an eye out. That’s probably true, I said. The Time Being commands me to say unto you that, verily, thou art a pair of major fuckups. Hey, I said. Tell that to this guy. I pointed a thumb at Johnny. I’m a fucking young professional. Oh, fine, said Johnny. Throw me under the bus. Get it together, said Targivad. Yeah, whatever, I said. The promise of your youth is wasted on your adult lives, Targivad replied. You cling to youth but not its promise; you are seeds that have sprouted into vines that bear no fruit. Johnny bears fruit, I said.

A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Carbon Emissions
by Muhammad Yunus
Published 25 Sep 2017

Its central purpose is to provide eager, ambitious young social business entrepreneurs with the guidance, advice, and support they need to turn their dreams into practical realities. Today, Y&Y has offices in the United States, Brazil, and Morocco. The organization is led by a global team of young professionals from eight countries and from many different walks of life—graduate students and consultants, journalists and graphic designers, including people who have worked for Google, McKinsey & Company, and Grameen Bank, along with Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, engineers, and poets. Their chief mission is to identify, recruit, and incubate some of the next generation of social business leaders.

The Economic Singularity: Artificial Intelligence and the Death of Capitalism
by Calum Chace
Published 17 Jul 2016

Wealth inequality is far more extreme in today’s world than income inequality, both globally and within individual nations. It is also less significant. The charity Oxfam created a stir in January 2016 by claiming that the richest 62 people own as much as the poorest 50% of the world.[cccxxiii] The figure may or may not be correct, but it tells us less than it appears to. A young professional in New York living a life of luxury and excess may have no net assets, but it would be perverse to describe her as poor. Furthermore, if the richest billionaires gave their wealth to the poorest half of the world, it would amount to a one-off payment of few hundred dollars each.[cccxxiv] Nevertheless, if you are one of the lucky minority with substantial net assets, you might be wondering how you will be affected if and when technological unemployment takes hold.

Sleeping Giant: How the New Working Class Will Transform America
by Tamara Draut
Published 4 Apr 2016

When I wrote my first book, Strapped, which focused on what was happening to young people trying to get ahead in an era of inequality and finance-driven capitalism, I purposefully told the stories of young people who hadn’t finished college. But the media interviews for my book almost exclusively focused on the problems confronting young professionals. There are real issues there, but when you compare those issues—doubling or tripling up in an apartment in a hip neighborhood to afford rent, say—to those of a thirty-something working as a cashier with unstable hours, struggling to find and pay for child care, it’s the mom in a crumbling neighborhood who needs much more of our political attention and public concern.

The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment
by Guy Spier
Published 8 Sep 2014

But I can tell you authoritatively that, on a subjective level, this has worked for me. The minute I started mirroring Buffett, my life changed. It was as if I had tuned in to a different frequency. My behavior shifted, and I was no longer stuck. So how can you apply these insights? We all know that mentoring is a big deal. Students and young professionals are often told to seek out mentors, just as those of us who are further along are supposed to find people to mentor. That’s all well and good if your heroes are accessible. Mine wasn’t. Buffett wasn’t sitting in his office in Omaha waiting for a call from this tainted graduate of D. H. Blair.

Dead Companies Walking
by Scott Fearon
Published 10 Nov 2014

Like PlanetRx, Webvan, and just about every other dotcom company at the time, the only thing Women.com excelled at was spending its investors’ cash. Of course, that didn’t stop its stock price from shooting up way higher than it had any right to. Women.com’s CEO was a petite, fast-talking young professional named Marleen. She showed me a slide deck on her laptop of the company’s various web portals. They had sites that dealt with pregnancy, parenting, fashion, cooking, careers, and dozens of other topics—pretty much anything and everything a web-surfing female might be interested in. “We’re one of only two companies in the country targeting this demographic,” Marleen explained with a winning smile.

Automating Inequality
by Virginia Eubanks

The neighborhood continued to be a “set-aside community” for the poor, working class, and unhoused. For four decades, its residents have worked hard to create community in the face of the city’s strategy of malign neglect. But in the past decade, the neighborhood has undergone rapid transformation. Young professionals rejecting the suburbs and Los Angeles traffic sought out raw urban apartments and the services that cater to the wealthy followed: artisanal food shops, bespoke juiceries, craft coffee bars. Nightclubs capitalized on the neighborhood’s colorful past but roped off their entrances and upscaled their drink prices.

Tech Titans of China: How China's Tech Sector Is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder, and Going Global
by Rebecca Fannin
Published 2 Sep 2019

“And there were so many people who doubted whether in a tea-drinking society we could break through. Not only have we broken through, but China is going to be the largest market in the world for Starbucks.”2 Forget Instant Coffee While tea remains the traditional drink of China, a coffee culture has caught on in urban areas and among young professionals who enjoy hanging out at coffee shops and appreciate the finer things in life. Starbucks’ green logo is easily spotted throughout many Chinese cities. The US specialty coffee shop dominates the China market with more than a 50 percent share but faces increasing competition from other international brands, Canada’s Tim Hortons and the UK’s Costa Coffee, new distribution outlets at supermarkets and hypermarkets, and, most of all, the rise of Chinese upstart Luckin Coffee.

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
by Jenny Blake
Published 14 Jul 2016

You will pay it forward someday by helping others draft behind you. I was in a lead position when coaching other solopreneurs, people running their own one-person businesses. As I shifted toward working with executives and entrepreneurs, I referred anyone who reached out for postgrad coaching to several of my clients whose primary goal was working with young professionals. It was rewarding to pass these opportunities along to other coaches who were thrilled to have the work. On the flip side, I drafted behind other professionals when I was building my speaking business. I told other speakers in my career niche that I loved working with organizations and speaking at conferences, and was happy to travel to do so.

The New Nomads: How the Migration Revolution Is Making the World a Better Place
by Felix Marquardt
Published 7 Jul 2021

I recently dug up the text version of the piece that came out of this interview, and the kindest thing I can say about it is that I wasn’t at my smartest or most self-aware. At one point I remarked that ‘taking the train from Paris to London feels like hopping on the Tube to go to work’. Looking back, I find the way I expressed how pleased I was with myself embarrassing, but not, I think, unique, coming from a young professional in an age where rapid mobility is the ultimate status symbol, and international mobility the ultimate mark of privilege. What CNN was telling me was that I was one of the ‘winners’. As I started advising governments and multinationals in the ensuing years, increasingly frenzied global travel went hand in hand with increasingly frenzied self-regard.

The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism
by Hubert Joly
Published 14 Jun 2021

Unrest over the economy and, more generally, growing inequality was feeding a global wave of populism while demands for more action on climate change inspired a rising tide of protests around the world, led by younger generations rallying behind Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg. Around the dinner table, my children talked about how excessive consumerism and waste was contributing to global warming. They pointed out that young professionals in their generation were turning to start-ups in search of inspiration and fulfillment at work because they were disillusioned with large traditional employers. Both felt that governments and business were not doing an adequate job to address the climate crisis, seemingly lacking the sense of urgency that they felt so acutely.

Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life
by Sarah Edmondson
Published 16 Sep 2019

Allison was on hiatus from filming and although she’d just met Lauren, she decided to fly out to Albany with her the following morning. They left together and I tore down the intensive feeling forgotten . . . left out. I thought back to the first time I met Lauren, and then to how she had acted with Allison the night before. I was the one building this center and attracting these cool young professionals. It really hurt that Lauren could so easily jump to a new best friend. In part, the increasingly strategic interpersonal relationships in the community pushed me to prove myself in spite of an unrealistic business model. If you wanted to open a center, you needed one hundred paying students.

The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice
by Fredrik Deboer
Published 3 Aug 2020

Teachers often work long hours outside of those they are formally contracted for, grading student work and creating lesson plans. Teaching can be extremely emotionally taxing, as the various social and family problems students endure are brought into the classroom. More, there is a profound lack of “cool” factor for teaching. While I’m sure most of the young professional managerial class regard teaching positively overall, it’s not the kind of job that lends cachet in the same way that work in the creative or artistic fields like Hollywood or media does. For one reason or another, qualified teaching candidates are drying up: enrollment in teacher training programs fell by 35 percent from 2011 to 2016.14 Teacher attrition is hard to measure—there is considerable variation among districts, rates are highly sensitive to broader labor market conditions like recessions, and a lot of folk wisdom for which there’s no hard data—but few would deny that early-career teachers are more likely to leave their jobs than those entering many other professions that require special training and licensure.

The Four: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Divided and Conquered the World
by Scott Galloway
Published 2 Oct 2017

That’s a function of the lack of balance in my twenties and thirties. Other than business school, from twenty-two to thirty-four, I remember work and not much else. The world does not belong to the big, but to the fast. You want to cover more ground in less time than your peers. This is partially talent, but mostly endurance. My lack of balance as a young professional cost me my hair, my first marriage, and arguably my twenties. And it was worth it. Are You an Entrepreneur? I began this chapter describing some of the characteristics I see across the board in successful people in the digital age. But along our varied, digital-age career path, many people will at some point consider an entrepreneurial opportunity, whether it be starting their own business, joining an existing start-up, or launching a new business with a larger organization.

Life as a Passenger: How Driverless Cars Will Change the World
by David Kerrigan
Published 18 Jun 2017

The MIT reworking of the trolley problem replaces the trolley with a driverless car experiencing brake failure. The experiment depicts 13 variations of the “trolley problem”, asking users to decide who should perish, which involves agonising priority choices: more deaths against fewer, humans over animals, elderly compared to young, professionals against criminals, law abiding people over jaywalkers, and larger people against athletes. I strongly recommend you try it yourself: http://moralmachine.mit.edu/ and see how your choices compare with others who have completed the experiment. Apparently, the most common outcome is that people prefer utilitarian outcomes which places the highest value on the fewest total number of lives lost.

Fodor's Madrid and Side Trips
by Fodor's
Published 16 May 2011

Her fluid dresses and hand-knit sweaters have made her a favorite with Danish former supermodel and now editor and designer Helena Christensen. At Victorio & Lucchino (Lagasca 75, Salamanca | 28001 | 91/431–8786) you can find sophisticated party dresses (many with characteristic Spanish features) in materials such as gauze, silk, and velvet, as well as more casual wear and a popular line of jewelry and accessories. Young professionals who want the latest look without the sticker shock hit Zara for hip clothes that won’t last more than a season or two. The store’s minimalist window displays are hard to miss; inside you’ll find the latest looks for men, women, and children. Zara is self-made entrepreneur Amancio Ortega’s textile empire flagship, and you will find locations all over the city.

Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star
by Tracey Thorn
Published 7 Feb 2013

Having to go abroad to feel loved made home feel unwelcoming and alien. Like a lot of groups, we were Big In Japan, and would play much bigger venues there than we could in England. Strange, sedate early-evening gigs, where we’d perform on freezing-cold air-conditioned stages to neatly groomed young professionals who adored us but had no apparent means of showing it. Their responses were confined to a code of behaviour which seemed designed to quash any outpouring of spontaneity or joy. So at the end of each song they would clap hard and rhythmically, but in unison, which made it sound insincere and forced.

SuperFreakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Published 19 Oct 2009

Bishop, “Is the Test Score Decline Responsible for the Productivity Growth Decline,” American Economic Review 79, no. 1 (March 1989). EVEN TOP WOMEN EARN LESS: See Justin Wolfers, “Diagnosing Discrimination: Stock Returns and CEO Gender,” Journal of the European Economic Association 4, nos. 2–3 (April-May 2006); and Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz, “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors,” National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, January 2009. DO MEN LOVE MONEY THE WAY WOMEN LOVE KIDS? The cash-incentive gender-gap experiment was reported in Roland G. Fryer, Steven D. Levitt, and John A. List, “Exploring the Impact of Financial Incentives on Stereotype Threat: Evidence from a Pilot Study,” AEA Papers and Proceedings 98, no. 2 (2008).

The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age
by Astra Taylor
Published 4 Mar 2014

The ideology of Web 2.0 “trumpets the radical principles of counter-cultural movements, but dampens them through the emphasis on profit and business context.”58 Where networks could conceivably be used to further more democratic and egalitarian connections, Web 2.0 applications too often “further a view of the self and relationships that is entirely in line with current corporate business models,” Marwick says. “Young professionals adopt self-consciously constructed personae which are marketed, like brands or celebrities, to an audience or fan base. These personas are highly edited, controlled, and monitored, conforming to ideals of a work-safe, commercial self presentation.” Combining the logics of engineering and capitalism, the self has become measurable and maximizable, tallied through metrics such as the number of contacts and Web hits, retweets and reblogs, five-stars, ratings, likes, notes, and comments.

How to Kill a City: The Real Story of Gentrification
by Peter Moskowitz
Published 7 Mar 2017

What’s the point of living in a relatively cramped place instead of the suburbs if they increasingly provide the exact same things? Then even some of the rich left. Gentrification has a way of creeping up on you. The white, hippieish middle class doesn’t notice when the black queer kids go missing; the professionals don’t notice (or don’t care) when the hippies leave; the rich don’t notice when the young professionals leave. And then you’re left with the Village today: an upscale mall for international oligarchs. At one point I noticed it was just my parents and my brother and me, plus a couple of older residents—the holdouts—mixed in with the new people, who seemed very different. They were the types who wouldn’t say hi to me in the hallway; who would quickly close the front door on the way into the building out of fear someone would follow them in; who I would later learn worked for investment banks and as defense contractors and as corporate lawyers; who would spend millions from the communal co-op pot (which every apartment pays in to) in order to add security cameras to the hallways and renovate the lobby with hideous dark-metal finishes and expensive stonework; who in 2015, for the first time in the building’s history, hired private security during the Village’s annual gay pride parade to check people’s IDs at the front door.

The Last Job: The Bad Grandpas and the Hatton Garden Heist
by Dan Bilefsky
Published 22 Apr 2019

A blackboard on a wall listed specials alongside the regular dishes on the menu, such as treacle tart with vanilla ice cream, an impossibly sweet and beloved British pudding, and wild boar and apple sausages. Another sign advertised the rooftop terrace upstairs, which the pub boasted, with typical British understatement, was “possibly the finest roof terrace in Angel.” The bustling and noisy pub, thronging with tourists and young professionals from the neighborhood, was decorated with lamps made with globes, which appealed to its well-traveled clientele. Old-school criminals though they were, the men seemed to like the good life: Angel was the surrounding bourgeois neighborhood in the north London borough of Islington, which has hosted, among others, former prime minister Tony Blair, Salman Rushdie, and the former London mayor-turned-foreign-secretary Boris Johnson.

The New Class Conflict
by Joel Kotkin
Published 31 Aug 2014

These are either being built or planned in such cities as Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Santa Monica, and Portland.101 Such units have appeal to developers for whom cramming, especially with an urban subsidy in hand, may be particularly profitable. Yet a considerable amount of research shows that life in ultra-small apartments has a depressing effect on people. “Sure, these micro-apartments may be fantastic for young professionals in their 20s,” notes Dak Kopec, director of Design for Human Health at Boston Architectural College. “But they definitely can be unhealthy for older people, say in their 30s and 40s, who face different stress factors that can make tight living conditions a problem.”102 According to Kopec, the space-saving trend of tiny apartments can lead to increased claustrophobia, domestic abuse, and alcoholism.

Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline
by Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson
Published 5 Feb 2019

In the School of Philosophy, Languages and Literature, and Human Sciences and Letters building, there is no apparent sign of air conditioning, despite the brutal mid-summer heat. Funding cuts, we are told, have led to neglect and disrepair across the university. We are here to talk to the Brazilian equivalent of the university students in Korea, the dinner party in Belgium, the young professionals in Nairobi: the upwardly mobile, educated, professional, ambitious members of a society. How do their experiences and perceptions differ, or match up, with their counterparts in other parts of the world? The results surprise us. Professor Lorena Barberia, from the university’s political science department, has assembled a dozen students attending a graduate summer program.

Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
by Thomas Frank
Published 15 Mar 2016

Schmidt’s own writing makes it obvious why he and Google appeal so strongly to the Democrats: the party and the company are traveling parallel cultural tracks. Schmidt begins his 2014 management book, How Google Works, by playing up the company’s academic pedigree. After launching Google out of a dorm room, the two founders acted “like the professors in their Stanford computer science lab” and gave the smart young professionals they hired maximum freedom. The company they proceeded to build, according to Schmidt, is a “meritocracy,” a place where the smartest prevail, where bias and prejudice count for nothing, where the best ideas win out.5 The ideal economic actor in this context is the one Schmidt calls “the smart creative”: In our industry … she is most likely a computer scientist.… But in other industries she may be a doctor, designer, scientist, filmmaker, engineer, chef, or mathematician.

The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work
by David Frayne
Published 15 Nov 2015

Why upgrade your oven if you haven’t got time to cook? Hochschild speculated that the new kitchen appliances acted like totems for the people who bought them: the brand-new oven, sparkling and unused, is a gesture towards the leisurely lifestyle people wished they had. We could interpret the clutter of the young professional’s apartment in much the same way. The shelves full of half-read novels, the racks full of dusty CDs, and the cupboards full of mouldering camping equipment become symbols of the leisurely life that workers hoped they would have, before their jobs took over. The topic of this chapter is leisure or, more precisely, why we seem to have so little leisure, and why the leisure time that we do have is so often suffused with a sense of responsibility and anxiety.

Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us
by Dan Lyons
Published 22 Oct 2018

The offices of Kapor Capital are housed inside the Kapor Center, along with another Kapor organization, the Level Playing Field Institute, a nonprofit that runs a summer math and science program for minority students. In addition to making a statement about their priorities, the Kapors’ move to Oakland has turned out to be a pretty smart investment. Oakland is on the rebound. New businesses are popping up—little coffee shops, brewpubs, farmers markets, and trendy restaurants catering to the young professionals. Once considered one of the most dangerous cities in America, Oakland now makes the Forbes list of America’s Coolest Cities, with Uptown, the neighborhood where the Kapor Center is located, finding itself on the Forbes list of America’s Best Hipster Neighborhoods. “Here in Oakland we have a different story than in San Francisco,” Mitch says.

AIQ: How People and Machines Are Smarter Together
by Nick Polson and James Scott
Published 14 May 2018

But if an ad used to be a blunt instrument, today it is a laser beam. Marketers can now design an online ad for any target audience they can imagine, defined at a level of demographic and psychographic detail that would boggle your mind. If you came to Facebook’s sales team with a goal of targeting a vague group like “young professionals,” for example, you would probably be laughed at behind your back. Tell us who you really want to target, you’d be told. Do you want lawyers or bankers? Democrats or Republicans? Sports fans or opera connoisseurs? Black or white, man or woman, North or South, steak or salad—and if salad, iceberg or kale?

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life
by Francine Jay

It keeps our to-do lists from spiraling out of control, and ensures we have adequate time for the activities most important to us. Just “be” A few years ago, I was involved in a group conversation about work and careers. One of the men, in his late twenties, was asked what he did. He simply smiled and said, “Not much,” offering no further explanation. An awkward silence fell over our crowd of young professionals. Many of us were putting in sixty-hour weeks, and madly juggling work, family, and social commitments. His casual response was akin to heresy. Unfortunately, busyness seems to be a prized trait in our culture—as if the more activities, events, hobbies, committees, appointments, meetings, and responsibilities we can jam into our schedules, the better people we are.

Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets
by Brett Scott
Published 4 Jul 2022

This was reiterated to me when I visited New York in 2017 and found myself standing on a road between two establishments. The first was a family-run Asian restaurant. On the table a sign read: ‘If you are able, paying with cash is better for mom and pop shops like us. Credit card companies charge a fee with every transaction.’ Directly opposite was a chain restaurant-café that targeted health-conscious young professionals with organic salads and kombuchas. On their door was a different sign: ‘No Cashew Money: This Sweetgreen no longer accepts cash – download our iOS app to get your fix. Head to bit.ly/sgcashless to learn why we went cashless.’ I visited the link, and was greeted with a blog post titled ‘Welcome to the Future — It’s Cashless’.

Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation
by Paris Marx
Published 4 Jul 2022

When Kalanick said that Uber would crush the taxi cartel, he was not talking about the taxi companies, though they were certainly swept up in it; rather, he was talking about the last vestiges of taxi drivers’ power over the conditions of their industry. This campaign was not undertaken to benefit the public as a whole, and it certainly did not benefit drivers. Instead, the fruits of deregulation accrued to the white-collar workers who escaped annihilation in the recession and to those young professionals in industries like tech and finance who prospered in the decade that followed at the expense of those who were wiped out by the crash together with the poor, immigrant, and workers of color who had never made it out of precarity to begin with. Sadly, that is not just Uber’s story, but the reality of so many of the tech industry’s ideas for the future of transportation and cities.

The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
by Ron Chernow
Published 1 Jan 1990

Morgan Grenfell also created new “assistant directors”—a seemingly petty organizational detail that for the first time allowed commoners to ascend into the formerly closed caste of directors: the senior partner, Viscount Harcourt, wanted to end the rigor mortis. In 1967, right before the second Lord Bicester—the jolly Rufie—died in a road accident, Harcourt recruited the virile Sir John Stevens, executive director of the Bank of England, to open up overseas outposts. Among its young professionals, Morgan Grenfell’s stodgy reputation bred an exaggerated thirst for freedom. In 1967, Stephen Catto, the former partner’s son, invited film producer Dimitri de Grunwald for lunch at 23 Great Winchester. De Grunwald had a brainstorm: if distributors could finance film production through a global consortium, they could shatter America’s monopoly in filmmaking; he denied that only Americans could make westerns.

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“Maybe I’m naive,” he said, “but I think the day of partners swapping that kind of information is long gone.”8 Baldwin wasn’t cavalier about ethics, but he placed extraordinary faith in the power of so-called Chinese walls to insulate Greenhill’s operation from the rest of the firm. Morgan Stanley tried to throw the fear of God into merger specialists and monitored their activities closely. Briefed on legal and ethical issues, young professionals had to sign statements that they understood house rules. To foster a healthy paranoia about using inside information for personal gain, scare memos listing grounds for dismissal were circulated periodically. Oil analyst Barry Good remarked, “I have visions of someone stalking into my office to rip the epaulettes off my shoulders, break my calculator over his knee and drum me right out of the corps.”9 Every fortnight, security officers conducted electronic sweeps, and projects were camouflaged with the names of English kings or Greek philosophers.

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The Seeligs and the Magans had great power in the firm, for they captured new clients; the old taboo about poaching clients was fading. Morgan Grenfell had an individualistic culture very unlike the team spirit drilled into recruits at Morgan Guaranty, S. G. Warburg, and Goldman, Sachs. Not surprisingly, it encouraged a flamboyant, free-wheeling star system among its young professionals, who became recognizable figures in London, like pop stars. But such freedom, if conducive to inventive takeover work, could also induce a perilous euphoria, a giddy sense of invulnerability. The group’s superstar was Roger Seelig. In a more innocent age, his background might have fitted him for tamer pursuits.

Frommer's London 2009
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Published 25 Aug 2008

Hemmed in on the north by Westway and on the west by the Shepherd’s Bush ramp leading to the M40, it has many turn-of-the-century mansions and small houses sitting on quiet, leafy streets, plus a growing number of hot restaurants and clubs. Gentrified in recent years, it’s becoming an extension of central London. Hotels are few, but increasingly chic. Even more remote than Paddington and Bayswater, Notting Hill lies at least another 10 minutes west of those districts. In spite of that, many young professional visitors to London wouldn’t stay anywhere else. In the northern half of Notting Hill is the hip neighborhood known as Notting Hill Gate, home to Portobello Road, which boasts one of London’s most famous street markets. The area Tube stops are Notting Hill Gate, Holland Park, and Ladbroke Grove.

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Before its decline, Ken Lo’s Memories of China offered the best Chinese dining in London. The late Ken Lo, whose grandfather was the Chinese ambassador to the Court of St. James, made his reputation as a cookbook author. Jenny Lo is Ken’s daughter, and her father taught her many of his culinary secrets. Belgravia matrons and young professionals come here for perfectly prepared, reasonably priced fare. Ken Lo cookbooks contribute to the dining room decor of black refectory tables set with paper napkins and chopsticks. Opt for such fare as a vermicelli rice noodle dish (a large plate of noodles topped with grilled chicken breast and Chinese mushrooms) or white noodles with minced pork.

Cuba: An American History
by Ada Ferrer
Published 6 Sep 2021

We’re talking about the six hundred thousand Cubans without work, who want to earn their daily bread honestly without having to emigrate from their homeland in search of a livelihood; the five hundred thousand farm laborers who live in miserable shacks, who work four months of the year and starve the rest… ; the four hundred thousand industrial workers and laborers whose retirement funds have been embezzled… ; the one hundred thousand small farmers who live and die working land that is not theirs…. And the list continued: teachers, small businessmen, young professionals, artists. All of them, he said, were the people.14 Finally, Castro spoke about his own revolution. He explained the five revolutionary laws that were to have been read over the radio following their victory at the Moncada barracks. The first law restored the 1940 constitution, recognizing it as “the true supreme law of the State.”

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The US government granted entry primarily to relatives of Cubans already living in the United States. The Cuban government, meanwhile, refused exit visas to men of military age; it also expedited those visas for the elderly. These two things together meant that the new wave of migrants was significantly more female and significantly older than the first wave. Many were the parents of the young professionals who had left in the first three years of the revolution. If the earlier arrivals were christened golden exiles, we might call these the silver ones. The character of this exile wave was shaped, too, by other policies pursued by the Cuban government. In 1968, Castro’s Revolutionary Offensive targeted small-scale urban commercial property, and many of their former owners left soon after.

Gray Lady Down: What the Decline and Fall of the New York Times Means for America
by William McGowan
Published 16 Nov 2010

Meanwhile, Sulzberger took the concern over trends and age cohorts to a level beyond what drove the Sectional Revolution of the 1970s. The old thinking about the Times was that it “should not be too popular and should not try to be,” as Edwin Diamond phrased it. But as Diamond also explained, market research and focus groups indicated a disturbing trend toward “aliteracy,” with otherwise educated young professionals saying “they had no interest in picking up a copy of the Times.” And it wasn’t just a local problem. In 1967, roughly two-thirds of those between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine read a newspaper; in 1988 the figure was 29 percent. The research commissioned by the Times showed that the paper was defining itself too narrowly to appeal to an elite that no longer existed in its traditional form.

Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity
by Douglas Rushkoff
Published 1 Mar 2016

As their own marketing research shows, however, they were actually pitting the unique weaknesses of individual investors against themselves, leveraging the investors’ ignorance of the marketplace and its rules, as well as known gaps—what gamers would call “exploits”—in people’s financial psychology.11 The more that financial firms promoted these plans, the more employers were free to drop their pensions and the more workers came to rely exclusively on their own savings plans and market skills. This channeled additional money into the finance industry, which then had funds to spend on marketing for more profitable financial products and on lobbying for less regulation in creating them. In our digital society, we take for granted that retirement is one’s personal responsibility. Young professionals understand that they’re playing a game, competing against one another in the marketplace of jobs as well as that of retirement strategies. As the United States’ manufacturing base declines, fewer young workers expect old-fashioned, long-term guarantees such as pensions, anyway.12 The rise of the 401(k) and concurrent decline in pensions emerged at a propitious moment in American history, when a strain of “free market” fundamentalism had seeped from the Goldwater and Friedman fringes of the Republican Party into the technolibertarian mainstream.

Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism's Stealth Revolution
by Wendy Brown
Published 6 Feb 2015

King Alexander, “Private Institutions and Public Dollars: An Analysis of the Effects of Federal Direct Student Aid on Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education,” Journal of Education Finance 23.3 (1998), pp. 390–416, quoted in David Hursh and Andrew Wall, “Re-politicizing Higher Education and Research Within Neoliberal Globalization,” Policy Futures in Education 9.5 (2011). 39. It would seem that many faculty have departed from the values of the priesthood for those of the market, rendering the notion that “you don’t go into academia for the money” a quaint shibboleth of a tweedy past, one spurned by market-smart young professionals who just happen to study Chaucer or South Asian politics. 40. The tendency of neoliberalism to generate products with zero use value and for which there is often no clientele apart from those in the industry is brilliantly portrayed in the “Xtra Normal” cartoon videos satirizing academe through the figures of eager undergraduates yearning to go to graduate school.

The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class?and What We Can Do About It
by Richard Florida
Published 9 May 2016

The nearby Nabisco factory would be turned into a high-end food court, and the gargantuan old Port Authority building would be filled with techies working for Google, one of the many high-tech companies in the neighborhood. Crossing the East River or the Hudson, he would see the factories, run-down tenements, and row houses of Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City transformed into neighborhoods where young professionals and families live, work, and play. He could walk the streets at night without worrying about crime. But as polished and well-appointed as the city would appear on the surface, he would also feel the tensions simmering underneath. Living there would be far less affordable for a working person like him than it had been in 1975.

Mysteries of the Mall: And Other Essays
by Witold Rybczynski
Published 7 Sep 2015

Undoubtedly, it was the unspoiled surroundings and the recreational opportunities that drew many newcomers here during the 1960s and 1970s. Burlington became a destination for those who wanted to escape big cities but were not quite ready for a dropout’s life on a farm or in a commune. (The rest of Vermont offered those alternatives.) Burlington also attracted young professionals and entrepreneurs who were looking for a low-key urban life. The city’s most famous success story of that era is Ben & Jerry’s, whose first ice cream parlor was located in an abandoned service station downtown. High-tech corporations also found Burlington congenial, and IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation established plants in the area.

Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security
by Sarah Chayes
Published 19 Jan 2015

An earthquake, I thought, or maybe just time—till the young, whose minds were less seared by the violence of the past, came of age. “THIS ISN’T about unemployment. It’s about a mafia running this country.” That was my introduction to Tunisia, courtesy of Hazem Ben Gacem, one of the dynamic young professionals who were flocking to the service of their country in the weeks after Ben Ali’s fall. “It’s about bullying, extortion, public sector bribery. Everyone knew about the corruption, the sick practices. It got to be too much.” Tunisia in March 2011 was still high on euphoria over what it had wrought.

After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine
by Antony Loewenstein and Ahmed Moor
Published 14 Jun 2012

Rakefet is a modern, middle-class community of eight hundred residents whose spacious, mostly characterless, suburban homes sit on the lower slopes of the rocky hills of the central Galilee. Its name, “cyclamen”, is for the clusters of pretty flowers that adorn these hills in winter. The air is clean, the views magnificent, especially for the young professionals and middle-managers who have chosen to move north to escape the stress and high prices of Tel Aviv and its environs. If the Zbeidats could speak freely, Rakefet is probably not exactly the stuff of their dreams, at least not quite in the manner it is for many of their new Jewish neighbours.

The Power of Glamour: Longing and the Art of Visual Persuasion
by Virginia Postrel
Published 5 Nov 2013

The interior designer and socialite Nicky Haslam, who lights but doesn’t inhale, calls the practice “deliciously illicit.”4 Perhaps, suggests the essayist Katie Roiphe, the TV show Mad Men owes some of its cult appeal to the characters’ conspicuous smoking, which provides an alluring contrast to the health-conscious discipline of today’s young professionals. The show, she writes, offers “the glamour of spectacularly messy, self-destructive behavior to our relatively staid and enlightened times.”5 In the movies, smoking has come to symbolize a cool contempt for social conventions and bourgeois rules. Mob moll Uma Thurman smokes in Pulp Fiction (1994), as does femme fatale Sharon Stone in her infamous scene in Basic Instinct (1992).

The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
by Dan Ariely
Published 31 May 2010

Most young people change jobs frequently, so they uproot themselves, yet again disrupting their social lives. With every move, their developing direct and indirect relationships are curtailed—which further hurts their chances of finding someone, because friends often introduce one another to prospective mates. Overall, this means that the improvement in the market efficiency for young professionals has come, to a certain extent, at the cost of market inefficiency for young romantic partners. Enter Online Dating I was troubled by the difficulties of Seth and some other friends until the advent of online dating. I was very excited to hear about sites like Match.com, eHarmony, and JDate.com.

Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age
by Manuel Castells
Published 19 Aug 2012

I have also compared his data with the findings of Baruch College’s Hector Cordero-Guzman’s non-representative sample of visitors to OccupyWallSt.org.5 On the basis of these surveys, and personal observation from participants in the movement, it appears that the majority of those fully engaged in most camps were young professionals and students in the 20–40 age group, with a slightly higher percentage of women than men. About one half of them had a full-time job, with a significant number being unemployed, underemployed, temporarily employed or employed part-time. The income level of the majority seemed to be around the median income level of Americans.

Content Provider: Selected Short Prose Pieces, 2011–2016
by Stewart Lee
Published 1 Aug 2016

Their readerships comprise, for better or worse, my key audience, and I attempt assiduously to maintain their loyalty, and their respect, by flattering their intelligence, while simultaneously insulting their core moral and political values. This year my publicist had been uncharacteristically keen that I write a piece for a magazine called ShortList, which is given away free on the street to passers-by and offers expert advice on style and fitness, the latest in films, gaming, culture and technology to time-poor young professionals in search of an off-the-peg identity they haven’t earned. I doubted that anyone who liked my work would read it, and tried to wriggle out of her request, but our financial backers were keen for me to ensnare the lucrative male grooming market, and it was agreed that I would submit to ShortList an amusing thousand-word end-of-year round-up of ten things I hated about 2012.

Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture
by Deyan Sudjic
Published 1 Sep 2010

Foster is on the right, wearing a dark snap-brimmed fedora that doesn’t make him look very much like Frank Sinatra at all. The collar of his hound’s-tooth check coat is turned up against the wind, and he is holding his camera in one hand, level with his waist, its leather case dangling down on a strap. He is unsmiling, and wears a tie: the image of an intense, anxious young professional. Foster looks much happier in the photographs that show him at work on the top floor of the Art and Architecture Building. There was something of a divide between the British and the Americans in their shared studio. The British were a little older, and preferred to debate and to argue rather than to draw.

Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
by John Boughton
Published 14 May 2018

And yet, resistance notwithstanding, in Stevenage a degree of social mixing emerged. By the early 1960s, 12,377 homes had been built; of these, all but 1,177 were built by and rented from the Development Corporation. There was therefore, as the journalist Gary Younge, brought up in the town in the 1970s, recalled, ‘no sense of incongruity in Stevenage between being a young professional and living in social housing’.21 In Harlow, an earlier writer had described the ‘intensely idealistic section of the middle class’ (she listed teachers, social workers, wardens of community centres and the clergy among them) who embraced these New Town ideals.22 More objective sociological analysis shows that the overall class breakdown of the New Towns was pretty similar to that of the general population, though unskilled manual workers tended to be underrepresented.23 In Harlow, the Development Corporation ascribed this to a ‘“social escalator” at work whereby the unskilled rise up the ladder’.24 It reflected, too, the nature of more modern, light industry that the New Towns attracted.

The Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order
by Bruno Macaes
Published 25 Jan 2018

But that is only half of the problem. How to convince their European friends that Turkey is just as European as Germany or France if all these old women covered in chadors no longer stay at home but feel comfortable to roam freely around Istanbul? After all, they are not immigrants, but Turks, as Turkish as the young professionals of Nişantaşı or Cihangir. If Nişantaşı is a badly scripted play, some parts of Fatih are no less artificial. If you walk in the Çarşamba neighbourhood on a Friday, all the men will have beards and be dressed in long cloaks, called cubbe, with white skullcaps. Their foreheads may be calloused with prayer marks, so that suddenly and without any transition the visitor will be transported back to the early days of Islam – with many of the influences present here being quite foreign to Turkish life, whose Islamic traditions differ very significantly from Arab ones.

Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor
by Max Pemberton
Published 21 Feb 2008

My friend works in PR so there’ll be loads of celebrities there. You might meet a nice supermodel,’ she said and winked at me. ‘Come on, we need to get out a bit.’ After an hour or so there, it became apparent that hordes of people were congregating around the toilet. No one batted an eyelid. Drug taking amongst young professionals has become perfectly acceptable. Provided you don’t have to bash old ladies over the head to get the money to pay for it, then it’s OK to take them. But this is where I get into deep water. It is actually not the smackheads on the street who I look down on but the smug, educated classes who dabble in something a bit ‘naughty’.

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Published 26 Mar 2013

Reflections on the process To us, the biggest risks to avoid in this decision were (1) getting trapped in the narrow frame of “to sue or not to sue” and missing other good options; and (2) making a costly decision because of visceral emotion. At press time, the lawsuit is still ongoing. CLINIC 2 Should a Young Professional Move to the City? SITUATION Sophia, a single woman in her late 20s, was born in China but immigrated to the United States, earning her MBA at a top-ranked business school. In 2012, she lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she worked in corporate strategy for a large fashion company. She liked her job and her coworkers, but she also wanted a family.

Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It
by Daniel Knowles
Published 27 Mar 2023

A few much poorer countries, such as Ethiopia, impose hefty import taxes on vehicles, which also usefully limits congestion. But most poorer countries seem unable to stop the growth in cars. Indeed, they do not want to stop the growth. What is bad for society as a whole can still be good for individuals. If you are a young professional in a city such as Lagos or Jakarta or Delhi, it still makes sense to buy your own vehicle if you can afford it, because the alternatives are so utterly awful and local leadership has no interest in investing in them. So the number of vehicles on the road proliferates. And governments, seeing the roads jam up with cars, decide much as European and American ones did in the 1950s and ’60s that they have to accommodate them.

Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
by Madhumita Murgia
Published 20 Mar 2024

The afternoon that Eyeota sent me the full report of an ‘anonymized’ version of me, I was on a train to Brighton. It included a report that ran to more than a dozen pages compiled by Experian, a credit-rating agency that doubled as a data broker. Experian had categorized me as a ‘Bright Young Thing’, one of sixty-four profiles that it had available at the time – a category of young professionals living in urban flats. The profile described a twenty-six-year-old British Asian woman working in media and living in a north-west neighbourhood in London. It detailed her TV-watching habits (on-demand rather than cable), food preferences (Thai and Mexican), her evening and weekend plans. It even broke down her spending in detail – on restaurants and travel, rather than on furniture or cars.

Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation
by Edward Chancellor
Published 31 May 2000

Its historic centre, dominated by the soaring Münster, is definitely worth seeing, but with a long history of banking excellence, a major port on the Rhine – Switzerland’s only outlet to the sea – and the research headquarters of several pharmaceutical multinationals, Basel still cherishes its reputation as one of Switzerland’s wealthiest cities. Yet, oddly, what’s made the biggest difference has been the city’s resolutely high taxes: recent years have seen an exodus of the rich to the lower-tax haven of the Fricktal in nearby Canton Aargau. In their place have come artists, young professionals and, most notably, international expats: the Swiss pharmaceutical giants Novartis and Roche have both invested in major constructions on their existing sites, creating new jobs and helping to draw new lifeblood into the city. In short, business is booming. Big-name architects are revitalizing the cityscape, new restaurants with fresh ideas are springing up all over town, and the city’s long-standing patronage of the arts has resulted in dozens of first-rate museums and public art installations.

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Long established on the Zürich nightlife scene and attracting a youngish crowd with DJ nights on the weekend. The focus is on hip-hop, R&B and house. Fr.Fr. Kaufleuten Pelikanstrasse 18 kaufleuten.ch. Plush city-centre nightspot, its housey beats drawing an unusual blend of hardcore clubbers and work-to-play young professionals. Voted one of the world’s best party venues by the Wall Street Journal (which says it all), the complex also includes a restaurant and bars, which attract the city’s rich and beautiful. Dress to impress. Fr.Fr.Fr. Moods In Schiffbau building, off Hardstrasse moods.club. The city’s premier jazz club, with a good restaurant attached, pulls in top-flight names and serves as a showcase for hot local talent.

The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
by Daniel Markovits
Published 14 Sep 2019

(Non-elite workers, remarkably, report significantly less overwork: both men and women with less than a high school education report only about five hours of overwork per week.) In less formal settings, and less polite moments, elites treat the idea that high incomes might compensate them for their hours as frankly absurd. One young professional recently compared his income-and-work package to being paid $3 million to fight Mike Tyson. Others in the overworked elite call their work effort “sick and insane,” say that theirs is “not a life,” or “no way to have a child.” The most graphic complaints are more gripping still. Analysts at banks such as JPMorgan and DLJ compare the demands of their jobs to the Bataan Death March, to slavery, and to the Holocaust.

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Twenty-one percent of female Harvard Business School graduates aged thirty-one to sixty-six with two or more children care for their children full time, and 20 percent work only part-time. For data on women with MBAs from the University of Chicago, see Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz, “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Corporate and Financial Sectors,” NBER Working Paper 14681 (January 2009), www.nber.org/papers/w14681.pdf. Fully 50 percent of female Chicago MBAs with two or more children (and 48 percent with at least one child) no longer work full time ten years after getting their degrees. Anne Alstott and Emily Bazelon provided helpful discussion and references on this point.

The Rough Guide to Switzerland (Travel Guide eBook)
by Rough Guides
Published 24 May 2022

Its historic centre, dominated by the soaring Münster, is definitely worth seeing, but with a long history of banking excellence, a major port on the Rhine – Switzerland’s only outlet to the sea – and the research headquarters of several pharmaceutical multinationals, Basel still cherishes its reputation as one of Switzerland’s wealthiest cities. Yet, oddly, what’s made the biggest difference has been the city’s resolutely high taxes: recent years have seen an exodus of the rich to the lower-tax haven of the Fricktal in nearby Canton Aargau. In their place have come artists, young professionals and, most notably, international expats: the Swiss pharmaceutical giants Novartis and Roche have both invested in major constructions on their existing sites, creating new jobs and helping to draw new lifeblood into the city. In short, business is booming. Big-name architects are revitalizing the cityscape, new restaurants with fresh ideas are springing up all over town, and the city’s long-standing patronage of the arts has resulted in dozens of first-rate museums and public art installations.

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Long established on the Zürich nightlife scene and attracting a youngish crowd with DJ nights on the weekend. The focus is on hip-hop, R&B and house. Fr.Fr. Kaufleuten Pelikanstrasse 18 kaufleuten.ch. Plush city-centre nightspot, its housey beats drawing an unusual blend of hardcore clubbers and work-to-play young professionals. Voted one of the world’s best party venues by the Wall Street Journal (which says it all), the complex also includes a restaurant and bars, which attract the city’s rich and beautiful. Dress to impress. Fr.Fr.Fr. Moods In Schiffbau building, off Hardstrasse moods.club. The city’s premier jazz club, with a good restaurant attached, pulls in top-flight names and serves as a showcase for hot local talent.

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic
by John de Graaf , David Wann , Thomas H Naylor and David Horsey
Published 1 Jan 2001

Hours later, on the way home, they stop at Blockbuster’s to rent a couple of movies so Jason won’t complain of boredom that night. Though the day is sunny and warm, unusually so for late fall, even the park in Jason’s upper-middle-class subdivision is devoid of kids. There are plenty of children in this neighborhood of young professionals. But if they’re not shopping, they’re indoors communing with Xbox or the Cartoon Network. It’s a tough choice for Jason, but he’s tired of the games he has, so he turns on the TV. Jason is, admittedly, an imaginary, composite kid. But his experience at the mall is far from atypical. In 1999, according to the National Retail Foundation, Americans spent nearly $200 billion on holiday gifts, more than $850 per consumer.

Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
by Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown
Published 24 Apr 2017

Sarah Silbert, “The Inside Scoop on the Amex Centurion (Black) Card,” The Points Guy (blog), October 14, 2015, thepointsguy.com/2015/10/amex-centurion-black-card/. 18. Sarah Buhr, “theSkimm on How to Rapidly Grow an Audience of Engaged Millennials,” TechCrunch, May 9, 2016, techcrunch.com/2016/05/09/theskimm-on-a-better-way-to-serve-the-news-to-young-professionals/. 19. Justin Ellis, “How theSkimm’s Passionate Readership Helped Its Newsletter Grow to 1.5 Million Subscribers,” Nieman Lab blog, August 18, 2015, niemanlab.org/2015/08/how-the-skimms-passionate-readership-helped-its-newsletter-grow-to-1-5-million-subscribers/. 20. Jimmy Daly, “Behavioral Emails That Keep Customers Coming Back (with Examples from My Inbox),” Unbounce blog, March 9, 2015, unbounce.com/email-marketing/behavioral-emails-keep-customers-coming-back/. 21.

Berlin Now: The City After the Wall
by Peter Schneider and Sophie Schlondorff
Published 4 Aug 2014

But the new boutiques and bars aren’t popular among the neighborhood’s long-standing jobless and militant leftist Autonome. Many small entrepreneurs keep the doors to their businesses locked during the day because they’re worried about attacks and demonstrations; you have to knock if you want to buy something in these shops. The entrenched Hartz IV recipients consider the young professionals who get up in the morning to go do something a provocation. “Yes, there are new bohemians,” Buschkowsky concludes, “but these people are neither in a position nor mood to create a new Neukölln. If you ask them, you’ll find that most of them have been here for only five to eight months. They’ll leave again in five years, at the very latest—many after just two.”

The Price of Everything: And the Hidden Logic of Value
by Eduardo Porter
Published 4 Jan 2011

The discussion of the gender wage gap draws from Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Women’s to Men’s Earnings Ratio by Age, 2009” (www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2010/ted_20100708_data.htm, accessed 08/08/2010). The discussion about the gender gap among MBA graduates comes from Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz, “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors,” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 2, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 228-255. 93-97 Renegotiating the Marriage Bargain: The description of changes in women’s attitudes toward career and household work draws from Valerie Ramey, “Time Spent in Home Production in the 20th Century: New Estimates from Old Data,” Journal of Economic History, Vol. 69, No. 1, March 2009, pp. 1-47; Samuel Preston and Caroline Sten Hartnett, “The Future of American Fertility,” NBER Working Paper, November 2008.

Fodor's Dordogne & the Best of Southwest France With Paris
by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.
Published 18 Apr 2011

Easygoing, bohemian-chic revelers can be found in the northeastern districts like Canal St-Martin and Belleville, while students tend to pour into the Bastille, St-Germain-des-Prés, and the Quartier Latin. Grands Boulevards and Rue Montorgueil, just north of Les Halles, is party central for young professionals and the fashion crowd, and the Pigalle and Montmartre areas are always hopping with plenty of theaters, cabarets, bars, and concert venues. Warmer months draw the adventurous to floating clubs and bars, moored along the Seine from Bercy to the Eiffel Tower. BARS AND CLUBS American Bar at La Closerie des Lilas (171 bd. du Montparnasse, Montparnasse, 6e | 75006 | 01–40–51–34–50 | Station: Montparnasse) lets you drink in the swirling action of the adjacent restaurant and brasserie at a piano bar hallowed by plaques honoring such former habitués as Man Ray, Jean-Paul Sartre, Samuel Beckett, and Ernest Hemingway, who talks of “the Lilas” in A Moveable Feast.

Against the Grain: Extraordinary Gluten-Free Recipes Made From Real, All-Natural Ingredients
by Nancy Cain
Published 3 Feb 2015

NOTE: Once formed and risen, the bagels need to be handled with care, but will hold their shape when boiled (although they may get a tad wrinkly). Gluten-free flours vary, and should your bagels fall or flatten, reduce your rising time and boil them for a shorter duration. Bialys bialys MY HUSBAND, TOM, AND I lived in Brooklyn, New York, for ten years. Like many young professionals starting out, we moved to the city with modest jobs that left a paltry budget for entertainment. In those first years, the city was our entertainment. Like the protagonist who moved to the city in Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood, every day, we were stunned, awed, and overwhelmed. We worked all week, and Saturday we explored.

Why It's Still Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions
by Paul Mason
Published 30 Sep 2013

But behind the purely economic story lies a more complex, political–economic crisis that threatens to send Spain the same way as Greece, shattering the eurozone in the process and placing the whole European project in grave doubt. You can see how badly the crisis has hit people at the ‘Coralla Utopia’ apartment block. It’s a new, modern, five-storey complex next to a busy road. The flats are small: perfect for young professionals and their minimalist furniture. But the company that built the flats went broke, and now the whole place has been squatted by families turfed out of their own homes, due to repossession. Toni Rodríguez leads me around the darkened corridors (the electricity company has cut the power supply): ‘We had weekly meetings for four months and we realized we were all in the same situation, and finally we decided to do something about it.

Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
by Susan Casey
Published 29 May 2006

“It’s been seventy-eight days!” Russ yelled at the screen. Even so, the five of them were loving their time here, never mind that they had to work fourteen hours at a stretch to keep up with the birds. Simply put, they were happy. There was no whiff of the driven, anxious, upwardly-mobile-or-die young professional. They’d made a career choice that had nothing to do with money and everything to do with the fact that they’d never lost the child’s sense of amazement about nature. It was as though the “career goal” entry on their résumés read: “To stay as far away from an office cubicle as humanly possible.”

The End of Men: And the Rise of Women
by Hanna Rosin
Published 31 Aug 2012

describes her own inept attempts at asking: Mika Brzezinski, Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth (New York: Weinstein Books, 2011). We know, from a long-term study of Chicago: Marianne Bertrand, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz, “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors,” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2, no. 3 (2010): 228–255. Do women lack ambition?: Anna Fels, “Do Women Lack Ambition?” Harvard Business Review 9, no. 4 (2004): 50–60. perfectly articulated in a column by Michael Lewis: Michael Lewis, “How to Put Your Wife Out of Business,” Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2005.

Infomocracy: A Novel
by Malka Older
Published 7 Jun 2016

“There are a couple of outliers, but I don’t want to talk about it here.” “Here?” Ken asks, raising his eyebrows and glancing around. They chose this bar not only for its powerful swills but also for the level of noise and the general lack of interest from the patrons in anything other than their own latest-model projectors. Most of the clientele look like young professionals, educated (maybe even foreign-educated) and chic (some of them retro chic). “First of all, this looks like our demographic, or at least more us than a corporate. And secondly, do they even care?” He sighs and drinks. “Which is exactly the problem with our demographic.” “It’s not that clear-cut.

SUPERHUBS: How the Financial Elite and Their Networks Rule Our World
by Sandra Navidi
Published 24 Jan 2017

However, those rewards require sacrifices and trade-offs, and the negative risks are dizzyingly high. The tough culture behind the sparkly facade of financial firms manifests itself in phrases popular in the financial world such as, “You are only as good as your last deal,” “What have you done for me lately?” and “You eat what you kill.” Recruiters give promising young professionals the star treatment and seduce them with prestigious and high-salaried job offers. Initially, the stimulating environment is invigorating, and the strong culture and camaraderie provide a sense of community, purpose, and importance. However, the unpredictability of staying on call 24/7—without any control or ability to set boundaries—eventually takes a toll.

Rolling Nowhere
by Ted Conover
Published 14 Jun 1984

Bill’s grimy old sweatshirt and jeans, I saw as we moved underneath a streetlight, had been replaced by slacks and a blue- and-white pinstriped shirt. Over it was a London Fog overcoat that someone had donated in good condition. With a tooth or two replaced Bill could easily have looked the part of a promising young professional. I suddenly remembered a photo article in Esquire magazine, in which a number of derelicts were given shaves and haircuts and new suits and presented as up-and- coming business leaders. The illusion had been totally believable. I was startled by how well Bill recreated it. He reached in his pockets to see if anything of value had been left there, and brought out a pair of ticket stubs to a symphony performance.

No Regrets, Coyote: A Novel
by John Dufresne
Published 1 Jun 2014

I was led to my table by the hostess, Sinead, who urged me to enjoy my meal. I asked her where she was from. “The accent,” I said. “British?” She told me she was a Saint. “I’m from Saint Helena. In the South Atlantic.” “You’re the first Saint I’ve ever met.” I told Thatcher, my waiter (Thatcher?), that I’d like an Innis & Gunn, and I watched the muster of young professionals relaxing after work at the bar. Many of the gentlemen wore bespoke suits, their starched shirts opened two buttons at the collar. Others, the single guys who had gone home after work to freshen up, wore these graphic Ed Hardy T-shirts—lots of geishas and skulls. The ladies, for the most part, had straight, shoulder-length hair, wore silk and satin sheath dresses, and drank blue martinis.

How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story
by Billy Gallagher
Published 13 Feb 2018

One of the reasons Evan initially liked having Snapchat in Venice was that employees could talk openly about work at a bar without worrying about being overheard by competitors, journalists, or other people in the tech ecosystem. The town that had previously attracted the artists, writers, poets, and beatniks now attracted young professionals looking to strike it rich in the tech world. Snapchat thrived in Venice because no one cared about tech or apps. Now, Snapchat is undeniably changing that. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR DISCOVER JULY 2014 VENICE, CA Snapchat was meant to be the private network, not the social network. Evan wants users to share frequently with their closest friends, not with thousands of people.

The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
by Martin Gurri
Published 13 Nov 2018

The demonstrations were not spontaneous, but had been planned for months on Facebook. A Facebook group calling itself “Real Democracy Now” had appeared in January, and had been embraced by an odd assortment of bloggers, activists, and online sects with suggestive names like “Youth Without a Future.” Most participants were young professionals or university students. Egypt’s uprising – which they had followed, like the rest of the world, on the global information sphere – served as an inspiration and, in many ways, as a model. The organizers kept a tight focus on the unifying point of reference, the affair they, and so many other Spaniards, were interested in: what they stood against.

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
by Michael Lewis
Published 3 May 2021

She felt a need to make it not just presentable but charming. “I was trying to be my mother,” said Charity. “I wanted to show I could be a homemaker.” She bought wind chimes and flowerpots and flower boxes and dirt and fertilizer and some huge number of brightly colored flowers and turned her front porch into the Luxembourg Gardens. The young professionals and graduate students who lived in the building and passed her porch on the way to their units showered her with compliments. Neighbors came over just to sit on her porch. Even strangers on the street paid her compliments. For a short stretch Charity Dean was the young woman with the porch bursting with flowers.

The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War
by Jeff Sharlet
Published 21 Mar 2023

“We’re on a mission, always,” DawnCheré said. She spotted a lick of gelled hair breaking free and raised her hand, then pulled it back. “He never lets me touch his hair.” ›‹ Every Saturday morning, Rich gathers his inner circle, the “Vous Crew,” a few dozen beautiful people, mostly young professionals, at his penthouse to plan the coming week. It’s part logistics meeting, part Bible study. But the Bible is hard, its stories old, so this week they were starting what would be an immersion into one of Rich’s favorites, the bestselling Seven Habits of Highly Successful People. “I’ve read it, like, nineteen times,” Rich told me.

The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans
by Eben Kirksey
Published 10 Nov 2020

“After he started university, every time he came back to the village, everyone wanted to meet him and hear his tips for good grades,” his father told the Beijing News. On one visit home he officially began to date Yan Zeng, his crush from high school, who was a student at Hunan University in the provincial capital. When both of these upwardly mobile young professionals went to the United States to continue their education, their local renown continued to grow. Jiankui secured a scholarship for a PhD in physics at Rice University, in Houston. Yan Zeng landed a spot at Texas Southern University, with a campus just a few minutes away. At Rice University he began working under Michael Deem, a professor whose interdisciplinary work spans the fields of physics, chemistry, and biological engineering.

Intern: A Doctor's Initiation
by Sandeep Jauhar
Published 26 Dec 2007

I occupied a sort of netherworld, not sick enough to garner sympathy, but also not healthy enough to function normally. Since I couldn’t exercise, I took to walking, especially in the morning, when the fog shrouded the East River like little clouds. I could hardly believe who was out and about: high school kids in hip-hugger jeans; young professionals in James Dean leather coats; middle-aged men pushing expensive strollers with pretty blondes in fur coats and wraparound shawls carrying Louis Vuitton bags. On the promenade, I walked past bums lying on wooden benches or in sleeping bags, their faces blackened, talking to themselves with reverie.

The Cold War: A World History
by Odd Arne Westad
Published 4 Sep 2017

The City of London had known worse crises, but the difference this time was that the problem spread rapidly because of increased economic interdependence and came to infect economies throughout the world. The early 1890s therefore saw the first global economic crisis, with high unemployment (nearing 20 percent at one stage in the United States) and massive labor unrest. Many workers and even young professionals—who for the first time faced unemployment in high numbers—asked themselves whether capitalism was finished. Even many members of the establishment began asking the same question, as unrest spread. Parts of the extreme Left—anarchists mainly—began terrorist campaigns against the state. There were eleven large-scale bombings in France in 1892–94, including one in the National Assembly.

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When Hu Yaobang died suddenly in April 1989, student activists made his passing an occasion for lamenting the lack of democracy in China. But the small memorial gatherings they organized quickly turned into a broader protest against one-party dictatorship. By May large rallies staged by students, workers, and young professionals were taking place in the major cities, and protesters occupied the central square in Beijing, at Tian’anmen. Their slogans would not have been out of place in eastern Europe: Long live democracy! Patriotism is not criminal! Oppose corruption! We are the people! The Communist Party leadership hesitated on what to do.

Living in a Material World: The Commodity Connection
by Kevin Morrison
Published 15 Jul 2008

I could always tell when they were on the line because I couldn’t understand a word they were saying. The 1970s ushered in the colour television (black and white TV was invented in the 1930s) and video recorders. Then, in the 1980s the CD player was introduced – 1982 to be exact – and the brick-sized and METALS | 189 very expensive mobile phones, which became synonymous with the rich young professionals – or ‘yuppies’ – of the era. The 1990s brought more slimline mobile phones to a wider audience along with personal computers, digital cameras, DVDs, TV set-top boxes for satellite and cable TV, games consoles and – for the elderly – pacemakers. The 2000s is the era of MP3 players, the iPod, plasma TV, digital TV and digital radio.

Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight
by Chris Dubbs , Emeline Paat-dahlstrom and Charles D. Walker
Published 1 Jun 2011

"After Branson announced it and after having had the first private spacecraft in space, it suddenly just became a lot more attainable and real." Little did she know at the time that within a few months, she would have a reservation on a Virgin Galactic flight. Hidalgo is part of a new generation of young professionals from the postApollo era whose enthusiasm and high energy kick-started a resurgence in space advocacy. Growing up in northern California, starry-eyed and idealistic, she assumed that by the time she was an adult, everyone would have a rocket in the garage. "My whole life, I just assumed I'll get to go.

Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange and Menacing World of Antarctica
by Nicholas Johnson
Published 31 May 2005

I had never contributed money to him but, in a political studies class in high school, our teacher had told us to volunteer for a political campaign, and I didn’t hesitate in my choice to work for the Senator: I had been haunted for years by the Senator’s vein-hewn skull, the half-lidded roving tumors that dwelled within cavernous eye sockets that seemed big enough to receive endless buckets of golf balls, and by his smile, which looked like a compound fracture. In a house-basement in the suburbs I stuffed envelopes for the Senator’s campaign with a friendly woman who openly hated Democrats and carefully disliked Mexicans. A young professional guy with a white shirt and tie came in occasionally to stuff a few envelopes, but mainly just to soak up the action. His shirtsleeves were rolled up and the smell of wet envelope glue seemed to excite him. Our little campaign outpost was furnished only with tables and chairs and phones, the bare essentials of groveling for funding.

Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places
by Andrew Blackwell
Published 22 May 2012

And they sold radiation detectors. PADEKC, said the brand name on the box. NHDNKATOP PADNOAKTNBHOCTN. The device itself was a small, white plastic box with a digital readout and three round buttons. It looked like an early-model iPod, if iPods had been built by PADEKC. It was simple and stylish, perfect for hip, young professionals on the go in a nuclear disaster zone. Leonid—the salesman—assured me that it could measure not only gamma radiation but alpha and beta as well. (Leonid was a liar.) He turned it on. “Russian made,” he said. We crowded around. The unit beeped uncertainly a few times, then popped up a reading of 16.

The Industries of the Future
by Alec Ross
Published 2 Feb 2016

This made me question whether Dan had it totally right, but it’s hard to argue with his success, especially when I have seen plenty of its opposite in Europe. I am utterly convinced that one of the unspoken reasons for France and Mediterranean Europe’s prolonged stagnation is the degree to which young professionals are forced to wait for decades before being given real authority or the early-stage investments necessary to start their own companies. It is not a coincidence that Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, and countless other information-age companies were started by people in their twenties—and started in the United States.

Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Create, Connect, and Inspire
by Bruce Nussbaum
Published 5 Mar 2013

“KNOCK” was an app that allowed you to request a real-time call via text message. You KNOCK on an acquaintance’s cell phone “door,” say who you are and why you are calling, and offer a choice of times. You can also KNOCK the message forward and connect to others. The students said KNOCK would help struggling young professionals who are unfamiliar with phone etiquette, as well as people generally lacking in social graces. Each group, whether it’s a demographic or a regional or a national group, has its own culture—the groups we create are no exception. Each has its own rituals, shared values, community expectations, and secret “knocks.”

Free Market Missionaries: The Corporate Manipulation of Community Values
by Sharon Beder
Published 30 Sep 2006

It was the blueprint used by the Labour Party when it was elected in 1984 and the programme of restructuring that resulted was dubbed ‘Rogernomics’ (after Roger Douglas).40 Once elected, Douglas’s power in Cabinet was supplemented by two senior politicians of like mind who were made associate ministers of finance – David Caygill and Richard Prebble. These three ministers worked as a team on policy development and strategy, and dominated the Cabinet’s Policy Committee. The team was also represented on all the other policy-making committees. The cabinet was mainly made up of young professionals rather than old-time trade unionists, and Prime Minister David Lange, a lawyer, had little interest in, or knowledge of, economics. Lange accepted his minister’s assurance that the new programme of reforms would deliver social equity as well as economic growth.41 Douglas was recognized for his efforts by the Mont Pèlerin Society in 1989 when it met in NZ.

The Meritocracy Myth
by Stephen J. McNamee
Published 17 Jul 2013

Despite the image of the “24/7” woman who can have it all and do it all, the reality is that any one person has only a finite amount of time, energy, and attention available. To the extent that women carry these additional burdens more than men, they are at a collective nonmerit disadvantage in the labor force competing with men. Young professionals, especially, work long hours and are often called upon for additional work duties on short notice. It is the fast-track professional on the make who “goes the extra mile” who gets the promotion—not the one who has to rush home immediately after work to take care of the kids, is chronically sleep deprived, or is unavailable to fly off to London over the weekend to seal a deal.

Bit Rot
by Douglas Coupland
Published 4 Oct 2016

This makes me think that in-house marketing teams are probably already on the case, identifying discrete segments within the pot user base, as well as trying to locate new ones. Old-school hippies. Moms. Emos. Country-and-western listeners. Superpatriots. Jocks. Hipsters. PTSD sufferers. Telemundo viewers. Rapper wannabes. Young professionals. Jimmy Buffett fans. Deadheads—now there’s a superbrand just waiting to happen. Of course, not everyone’s going to want the same packaging, and remember, whoever gets market share first is probably going to be the most successful and endure the longest. Think Marlboro. It’s a Klondike just waiting to start, and it’s going to be brutal.

B Is for Bauhaus, Y Is for YouTube: Designing the Modern World From a to Z
by Deyan Sudjic
Published 17 Feb 2015

Conran style works not because people want to be like him, but because he has a knack of creating a way of life that anybody can buy into, a way of life that includes fresh coffee and holidays in France, going out to unflashy restaurants, and gardening in a stylish manner. It was never about conspicuous consumption; bright new plastic chairs could sit comfortably next to junk-shop finds and the occasional antique. It began as the style of choice of the strapped-for-cash student, the young professional setting up home for the first time, and bit by bit it almost imperceptibly elbowed aside what had gone before to become the signature style of grown-up Britain, a generational shift that had its apotheosis on the night that the Blairs took Bill and Hillary Clinton for dinner at the Pont de la Tour, Conran’s Thameside restaurant.

The Einstein of Money: The Life and Timeless Financial Wisdom of Benjamin Graham
by Joe Carlen
Published 14 Apr 2012

Afterward, he was still expected to perform well at school (in fact, the academic pressure intensified as the scholastic success of the Grossbaum boys was seen by their mother as the family's ultimate exit route from poverty) while taking on as much part-time and seasonal work as possible. From selling magazines to tutoring his fellow students in math and working at a dairy farm, a theater, and a telephone-assembly operation, such work remained an integral element of his life from age nine all the way through high school and college. In fact, even as a young professional on Wall Street, he would often moonlight at various other jobs (e.g., tutoring children of high-ranking US military officers in various subjects) to bring in some additional income. So, although his investment education came relatively late (as least compared to Warren Buffett, who began reading investment books at the tender age of eight), Graham certainly knew the value of a dollar from a very early age.

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein
Published 1 Mar 2019

The authors of the monograph—a major, a retired lieutenant colonel, and a colonel, all current or former West Point professors—pinpointed the problem as a match quality conundrum. The more skilled the Army thought a prospective officer could become, the more likely it was to offer a scholarship. And as those hardworking and talented scholarship recipients blossomed into young professionals, they tended to realize that they had a lot of career options outside the military. Eventually, they decided to go try something else. In other words, they learned things about themselves in their twenties and responded by making match quality decisions. The academy’s leaky officer pipeline began springing holes en masse in the 1980s, during the national transition to a knowledge economy.

Stakeholder Capitalism: A Global Economy That Works for Progress, People and Planet
by Klaus Schwab
Published 7 Jan 2021

Throughout the book, I have tried to be fair and even-handed, whether in presenting the global problems we are facing, their possible causes and consequences, and the solutions I see to create a better world going forward. But I should immediately add that the views I present here are my own, and inevitably colored by my personal life experiences. I talk about some of those formative experiences as a child, student, and young professional in the first chapter of this book. I hope they help you as a reader to understand my world view, which is based on the belief that the best outcomes in a society and economy result from cooperation, whether between the public and the private sector, or peoples and nations from around the world.

Blood and Oil: Mohammed Bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
by Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck
Published 14 Sep 2020

The country’s colonial ties to France and long relationship with the United States meant many of those professionals had the language skills to work with foreign partners. But Lebanon didn’t have cash. Its slow-growing economy provided little opportunity for these graduates to work their way toward prosperity. So young professionals like Saad’s father, Rafic, left for the growing kingdom to support their families. They didn’t always find easy profits. Instead, they found that Saudi Arabia’s cash flow would rise and fall dramatically based on global oil prices. A sudden spike would result in a raft of new construction projects; a price drop would render the kingdom unable to pay its bills.

Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed With Alcohol
by Holly Glenn Whitaker
Published 9 Jan 2020

I found that two glasses of wine—and sometimes three and sometimes the whole bottle—helped me pull those things off. In 2009, while the rest of the world was getting pink-slipped in the aftermath of the housing bubble, I took a job at a health care start-up. I’d moved to San Francisco two years earlier, and while I drank most nights because that’s what young professionals in San Francisco did, my drinking still wasn’t what I’d call notable, though it was worrisome, as in I worried about how I couldn’t quite keep my wine fridge stocked. Taking that job with its endless hours and promotions and potential meant somehow I gave even more of myself to my career and lost even more of my actual life.

The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale
by Simon Clark and Will Louch
Published 14 Jul 2021

As an academic, he wrote supposedly impartial case studies about Abraaj deals, including its transformation of Karachi Electric. He portrayed the firm as a force for good that took capital and expertise into poor countries. The Harvard cheerleader was extremely helpful to Arif in reassuring investors such as the World Bank and as a recruitment tool for young professionals with degrees from America’s most prestigious universities. The bullied Indian employee whose shirt and undershirt Arif threw off the top of Dubai’s Capital Club had joined Abraaj after reading Lerner’s glowing case studies about the professionalism of the firm and its leader. But Arif was also paying Lerner thousands of dollars as an adviser.

Stakeholder Capitalism: A Global Economy That Works for Progress, People and Planet
by Klaus Schwab and Peter Vanham
Published 27 Jan 2021

Throughout the book, I have tried to be fair and even-handed, whether in presenting the global problems we are facing, their possible causes and consequences, and the solutions I see to create a better world going forward. But I should immediately add that the views I present here are my own, and inevitably colored by my personal life experiences. I talk about some of those formative experiences as a child, student, and young professional in the first chapter of this book. I hope they help you as a reader to understand my world view, which is based on the belief that the best outcomes in a society and economy result from cooperation, whether between the public and the private sector, or peoples and nations from around the world.

Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral
by Ben Smith
Published 2 May 2023

Cameron, who grew up in tiny Yreka in Northern California, had already been visiting Jonah in New York on an unpredictable schedule set by the occasional fourteen-dollar specials on the Chinatown bus from Boston. He knew that was where the action was; he was intrigued by the challenge and charmed by the mysterious European who presented it. Nick had moved to New York in the summer of 2002 himself. He took an apartment in a building full of young professionals that was, in the tradition of New York real estate, named SoHo Court because it was not actually quite in SoHo. It was just across Elizabeth Street from the grubby apartment Jonah had renovated when he moved to New York, though Jonah had lost the sublet months earlier and now lived a few blocks down Houston.

The Glass Half-Empty: Debunking the Myth of Progress in the Twenty-First Century
by Rodrigo Aguilera
Published 10 Mar 2020

This has been mostly due to the ongoing opioid epidemic, itself a very avoidable consequence of the country’s profit-driven healthcare system, but improvements in US life expectancy have been lagging many of its Western peers since the 1980s (Figure 3.7). Life expectancy in the UK has also stagnated in recent years, with some suggestions that Tory-imposed austerity is at least partly to blame due to cuts on healthcare services (ironically, mostly for older adults who tend to overwhelmingly vote Tory).24 In a nutshell, if you are a young professional in the Western and especially the Anglo-Saxon world without the benefits of a trust fund or a generous grandfather’s loan to kick start your real estate ambitions, you have a right to be angry. You have a right to be anxious and depressed too. Progress may have skipped your generation, regardless of what the New Optimists in their tenured Ivy League positions or Koch Brothers-funded libertarian think tanks are trying to make you think.

Invention: A Life
by James Dyson
Published 6 Sep 2021

The ingenious cooling of its LED lamps will ensure these have a long life. It took ninety engineers two years and 892 prototypes to get it as Jake wanted it. India is a country of engineers, so there is great appreciation of highly engineered products. There’s a whole new market in India of young professionals living in apartments and without domestic help. But while the market is sophisticated, living conditions in Indian cities are blighted as much by pollution as they are by high humidity and blazing heat. We had the right products, but because there were no department stores or the equivalent of Costco to stock them, we went straight for direct sales from our website and our own Dyson shops.

Lonely Planet Morocco (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet , Paul Clammer and Paula Hardy
Published 1 Jul 2014

The blend of old-world character and stylish contemporary design is reflected in the excellent menu of interesting variations on tajine, couscous, pastilla, and grilled meat and fish. Agdal Galapagos Café CAFE € OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (14 Blvd al-Amir Fal Ould Omar) Slick cafe-terrace with dark-wood panelling, contemporary furniture and floor-to-ceiling windows. It’s popular with young professionals for its ice cream, pizzas, panini and people-watching. Bert’s CAFE €€ OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 0802 00 07 07; cnr Ave de France & Rue Melouya) This very stylish cafe in smart Agdal dishes up a seasonal menu of vitamin-packed salads and sandwiches, very special desserts and fresh fruit juices, and they deliver from 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday.

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If you’re staying in a Moroccan guesthouse, before you leave in the morning you can usually request a vegetarian tajine made to order with market-fresh produce. Pity you can’t do that at home, right? L’Asha (Dinner) Dinner in Morocco doesn’t usually start until around 8pm or 9pm, after work and possibly a sunset stroll. Most Moroccans eat dinner at home, but you may notice young professionals, students and bachelors making a beeline for the local snak or pizzeria. In winter you’ll see vendors crack open steaming vats of harira – a hearty soup with a base of tomatoes, onions, saffron and coriander, often with lentils, chickpeas and/or lamb. Dinner at home may often be harira and lunch leftovers, with the notable exception of Ramadan and other celebrations.

Little Failure: A Memoir
by Gary Shteyngart
Published 7 Jan 2014

Yes, my eyes say to nearly every woman who passes, but they only scowl and avert their eyes (No) or smile and look away (No, but thanks for thinking of me). Finally, on a soupy summer day, a young woman walking ahead of me lowers her shorts so that the curve of her posterior is visible. She turns around and flashes a brief, gap-toothed smile. She starts to walk faster. I can barely keep up. There are now several men on her trail, most of them young professionals in suits, all of us silent and needy. Every few blocks, she lowers her shorts a bit more, bringing out little bellows of disbelief from her followers. Suddenly she runs across the street and disappears into a doorway, laughing at us before slamming the door. We look around to discover we are on Avenue D, in the shadow of some fierce-looking projects.

This Is London: Life and Death in the World City
by Ben Judah
Published 28 Jan 2016

Femi had arrived in London when mostly black people lived on this street. The first piece of advice the old timers gave him was this – never wear a hood, because London is scared of young black men. But this street is changing now. Every time he sees a plastic sign go up outside white people move in. They are young professionals. They wear suits. And Femi will see them sometimes and pang inside that he wants to be like them. But it hurts him to walk past these people at night. ‘Sometimes when they see me coming . . . and it is the night time. They see a black man coming . . . I see the boys they put their arms on their girlfriends, to protect them in case this black man in a hood approaches them.

Green Tyranny: Exposing the Totalitarian Roots of the Climate Industrial Complex
by Rupert Darwall
Published 2 Oct 2017

A bigger influence on Mills was the German sociologist Hans Gerth, who had taken courses at Horkheimer’s institute in Frankfurt as well as studying at a rival school of Marxist sociology. “I have been studying, for several years now, the cultural apparatus, the intellectuals—as a possible, immediate, radical agency of change,” Mills wrote in 1960.55 In the Soviet bloc, it was the students and young professionals, the young intelligentsia who were exhibiting signs of breaking out of apathy. “That’s why we’ve got to study these new generations of intellectuals around the world as real live agencies of historic change.56 Mills combined his sociological insight and his aim of radicalizing American campuses with a book that did just that.

Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places
by Sharon Zukin
Published 1 Dec 2009

Your server, a young man with golden honey-toned skin and close-cropped dark hair, looks North African or Middle Eastern, but he tells you he is a free-lance photographer from Latin America who is working on a photo essay on the renovation of a Harlem brownstone for an architecture magazine. It’s easy to imagine you have seen this cosmopolitan brunch crowd featured in the video profiles of housing renovations that float around the Internet and cable TV, such as “Harlem Homecoming” on House and Garden magazine’s television channel: “Young professional couple returns to Harlem to live in a century-old home.”4 Framed by the late actor Ossie Davis’s dignified voice-over narration, this “return to Harlem” features the family of a thirty-something, African American investment banker who was born and raised on Strivers’ Row, a street of nineteenth-century townhouses, now part of a historic landmark district, and educated at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School.

Lonely Planet Best of Spain
by Lonely Planet
Published 1 Nov 2016

Port Vell, Barcelona / ARTUR BOGACKI / SHUTTERSTOCK © Economic Crisis Spain’s economy went into free fall in late 2008. Unemployment, which had dropped as low as 6% as Spain enjoyed 16 consecutive years of growth, rose above 26%, which equated to six million people, with catastrophic youth unemployment rates nudging 60%. Suicide rates were on the rise, Spain’s young professionals fled the country in unprecedented numbers and Oxfam predicted that a staggering 18 million Spaniards – 40% of the population – were at risk of social marginalisation. Finally, in 2014, the tide began to turn. That was the first year in seven in which the country enjoyed a full year of positive economic growth, and unemployment dipped below 25%.

On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service
by Eric Thompson
Published 18 Apr 2018

The Free Church of Scotland was up in arms at the prospect of people working on the Sabbath Day – it was already opposed to the Skye ferry operating on Sundays. Foremost amongst the interested parties was the West Highland Free Press, a unique local newspaper which had just been established by a young professional journalist called Brian Wilson who had already played a leading role in the protest against the basing of American Polaris submarines in the Holy Loch. He was a graduate of Dundee University and native of Dunoon, which neighboured the American base. Wilson had recently moved to Skye to set up his employee-owned newspaper with university friends.

High Steel: The Daring Men Who Built the World's Greatest Skyline
by Jim Rasenberger
Published 15 Mar 2004

John the bartender cracked open beers five or six at a time. Down near the jukebox the free buffet steamed in stainless steel troughs, and several ironworkers grazed over the buffalo wings and baked ziti. The place was crowded, and the beer and the food cast a warm glow over the men. In another hour or so, the young professionals of the Upper West Side would start to arrive and there would be an awkward overlap of clientele—the pivotal half hour or so when John had to be on his toes to break anything up before it started. For the moment, though, the bar belonged to the 30 or so ironworkers who were there, and the atmosphere was convivial but subdued.

Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity From Politicians
by Joe Quirk and Patri Friedman
Published 21 Mar 2017

“Moderate UN scenarios suggest that if current population and consumption trends continue, by the 2030s, we will need the equivalent of two Earths to support us.” According to DeltaSync’s plan: K.M. Czapiewska, B. Roeffen, and R.E. de Graaf, “Cyclicity, A New Direction to Protect Deltas and Preserve Marine Ecosystems,” in I. Krueger et al. (ed.), Delta Alliance Young Professionals Award, Innovative Solutions for Delta Challenges Worldwide, Delta Alliance Report number 3, Delta Alliance International, Wageningen-Delft, the Netherlands (2012): 157–175). if humans cultivate less than two-tenths of 1 percent of the ocean: R.E. de Graaf, F. H. M. van de Ven, and N.C. van de Giesen, “Alternative Water Management Options to Reduce Vulnerability for Climate Change in the Netherlands,” Natural Hazards (2007), www.springerlink.com/content/0921-030X.

On the Road: Adventures From Nixon to Trump
by James Naughtie
Published 1 Apr 2020

He played a similar role to Clinton’s own in 2008, when she refused to concede the nomination to Obama until the end. In his left-leaning populism he demonstrated a different version of the Trump movement, which understood exactly where to pitch its appeal to those who felt themselves to be outsiders in contemporary America. The difference with Sanders was that his strongest appeal was to students and young professionals who felt that their promise wasn’t being fulfilled. They, rather than older, disgruntled blue-collar workers, were his vanguard. At the party after his New Hampshire victory it was striking to realise that a majority of his campaign team guzzling their celebratory beers hadn’t been born when Bill Clinton became president.

After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made
by Ben Rhodes
Published 1 Jun 2021

The momentum of these meetings grew based on a simple insight: “The folks around us who are in politics right now,” Katalin recalled, “they just don’t have a voice that can speak for us. So we thought that if there is no credible alternative, we should try to evolve into one.” For the next year and a half, they did this “community building,” which took place mostly in Budapest’s “intellectual urban bubble.” It was students and young professionals who shared a basic worldview, which formed the basis of an identity—a belief in social justice, anticorruption, the rule of law, free media. In late 2016, reports started to spread that Budapest was going to bid for the Olympics. Katalin and her circle started a campaign against it, informed by fears of corruption.

Head, Hand, Heart: Why Intelligence Is Over-Rewarded, Manual Workers Matter, and Caregivers Deserve More Respect
by David Goodhart
Published 7 Sep 2020

And still a way out of the working class for men is the skilled physicality of becoming a sportsman, and for women it is beauty: the working-class schoolgirl spotted by the modeling agency or entering the world of stylists, high-end hairdressers, Instagram influencers, and so on. In fact, human leisure, recreation, and ritual are almost all Hand and Heart based, though with significant aspects of Head too. Artisanal skills are also being rediscovered in some corners of the economy, especially in food and drink production, often by affluent young professionals. Indeed, a shift away from Head and toward Hand and Heart seems to be programmed into many of the biggest social and economic trends: in the knowledge economy’s declining appetite for all but the most able knowledge workers; the growing concern for place and environmental protection, including more labor-intensive organic farming; and the inevitable expansion of care functions of various kinds in an aging society.

Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth About Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All
by Laura Bates
Published 2 Sep 2020

In 2019, after a newspaper published an article about the group, stories began to pour out about similar private networking groups on services like WhatsApp, which were being used to circulate sexist and homophobic messages. The episode showcased the extent to which the tactics of online trolls might be adopted by internet-savvy young professionals in situations vastly different from what we might think of as typical troll territory. Meanwhile, the complexity of internet anonymity, the importance of freedom of speech, the international nature of the troll population, and the trolls’ technical skills at masking their locations and identities have all contributed to the fact that the problem is widely considered near-unsolvable.

The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration
by Jake Bittle
Published 21 Feb 2023

There will still be millions of jobs, of course, but the region will no longer be the motor of the national economy, and people outside large cities will have fewer reasons than ever to stay put where they are. Major metropolitan areas like Atlanta and Phoenix will be better able to weather the economic headwinds, but even they aren’t invincible. These cities ballooned for decades thanks to a steady influx of young professionals and southbound retirees, but fifty years from now the world will look very different. If climate change makes a city like Dallas unlivable or even just unpalatable, it won’t be long before white-collar businesses open new offices elsewhere, seeking to attract talented recruits who are picky about where they live.

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
by Henry Grabar
Published 8 May 2023

She was retired, but she still came to walk the square that was named for her in 2018—and, a half century after those trips to Bullock’s, still came downtown to get her shoes fixed. “I remind the shoe repair guy that he’s one of my subjects and he better do what I need,” she joked. Los Angeles did not suddenly become a place where people stopped owning cars. On the contrary: the car ownership rate has gone up in downtown Los Angeles as young professionals moved into a neighborhood once considered a last resort. What the transformation of downtown LA shows is how quickly a perceived parking shortage can turn into a surplus when the city doesn’t force every building to have its own parking. And yet the absence of parking continues to be a barrier to the redevelopment of older buildings and neighborhoods across the city and the country, from Greenwich, Connecticut (where, as in nineties LA, upper floors are left vacant for want of required parking), to Rust Belt cities, where “unparkable” old buildings sit abandoned with a parking-sized padlock on their doors.

Ireland (Lonely Planet, 9th Edition)
by Fionn Davenport
Published 15 Jan 2010

Globe (Map; 671 1220; 11 South Great George’s St) The granddaddy of the city’s hipster bars, the Globe has held on to its groover status by virtue of tradition and the fact that the formula is brilliantly simple: wooden floors, plain brick walls and a no-attitude atmosphere that you just can’t fake. Hogan’s (Map; 677 5904; 35 South Great George’s St) Hogan’s is a gigantic boozer spread across two floors. A popular hang-out for young professionals, it gets very full at the weekend with folks eager to take advantage of its late licence. Porterhouse (Map; 679 8847; 16-18 Parliament St) Dublin’s first microbrewery is our favourite Temple Bar watering hole. Especially popular with foreign residents and visitors, the Porterhouse sells only its own stouts and beers – and they’re all excellent.

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Return to beginning of chapter DRINKING Galway’s nickname of the City of Tribes sums up its drinking and entertainment scene. For its size the city has surprisingly distinct areas where you’ll encounter different crowds: Eyre Sq and its surrounds tends to be the domain of retail and office workers and tourists; the main shopping strip draws hip young professionals; the Woodquay area, near Salmon Weir Bridge, is where salt-of-the-earth rural folk congregate when in town; and the West Side attracts creative types and musicians. Wherever you go, you’ll enjoy pubs that are a cut above the norm. The website Galway City Pub Guide (www.galwaycitypubguide.com) is a good resource.

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Donegal’s largest town continues to grow rapidly and is tracking towards city status. Huge new retail parks have recently opened on the town’s fringe, and the traditional town centre is enjoying a cultural upswing with its theatre, pubs, clubs and stylish eateries all buzzing with students and young professionals. Tourist attractions in the town itself, however, are few. Most passers-through will be on their way to Donegal’s more alluring corners, but the town makes a central base for discovering the county’s eastern and northern reaches. Visitors using public transport are likely to stop here for at least a short period.

The Investment Checklist: The Art of In-Depth Research
by Michael Shearn
Published 8 Nov 2011

Today, his firm is investing in innovative businesses that are addressing the biggest challenges on the horizon, such as battery-powered transportation and alternative energy. Other examples of secular growth trends include: The shift in advertising dollars from traditional media (such as cable TV) to online channels has helped fuel the growth of Internet search business Google. An increasing number of young professionals are deferring having children and instead purchasing pets, which benefits businesses that sell products for animals, such as pet store retailers PetSmart and PETCO. More than ever, people need a college degree to get good jobs. This has benefited for-profit education providers, such as Strayer Education and Apollo Group.

The Firm
by Duff McDonald
Published 1 Jun 2014

One estimate in 1993 had McKinsey directors earning $2 million a year22 in salary and bonuses, and another pegged Gluck’s take-home at $3.5 million.23 Even the youngsters were raking it in: Associates made more than $100,000 a year and principals made $250,000. A few years before he retired—in 1995—Marvin Bower told Jon Katzenbach that he was concerned about encroaching greed in the consulting industry. If it became all about the paycheck, he told Katzenbach, it wasn’t going to work anymore. “Do our young professionals really need a lot of money? If we allow money to become the primary source of motivation for our people, greed will override our values. A great professional firm cannot allow greed to take hold,” he told the younger consultant.24 It was the kind of success that allowed for team-building exercises that strain the imagination.

Why Do I Love These People?: Understanding, Surviving, and Creating Your Own Family
by Po Bronson
Published 26 Dec 2006

Only a small part of the world values independence: the United States, England, and the Nordic countries. And the extent of the difference is dramatic. In Denmark 75 percent of young people will leave home by the age of twenty-five. That's ten times the percentage of Italians. America stands out as the land of individualism, as one huge ice-cold Standing House. Its cities are full of young professionals whose identity is defined far more by their job than by the family they rarely see. Andy's life embodies this trade-off. His kids are all independently successful, but they're not around. For a long time I tried to see the tragedy in it, envisioning Andy as an isolated King Lear, but his personality is too sunny for the part.

The New Digital Age: Transforming Nations, Businesses, and Our Lives
by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen
Published 22 Apr 2013

They’ll depict the large institutional actors as lumbering, inefficient and out of touch, with high overheads, large staffs and impersonal qualities, promising instead to bring donors much closer to the recipients of aid by cutting out the middlemen. For new potential donors looking to contribute, this promise of directness will be a particularly attractive selling point since connectivity ensures that many of them will feel personally involved in the crisis already. The concerned and altruistic young professional in Seattle with a few dollars to spare will not just “witness” every future disaster but will also be bombarded with ways to help. His inbox, Twitter feed, Facebook profile and search results will be clogged. He’ll be overwhelmed but he will comb through the options and attempt to make a fast but serious judgment call based on what he sees—which group has the best-looking website, the most robust social-media presence, the highest-profile supporters.

It's Our Turn to Eat
by Michela Wrong
Published 9 Apr 2009

No street corner was now complete without a new apartment block in the local blue-grey Nairobi stone, and at the end of many of those streets the traditional two-storey shopping centre, with rows of small metal-grilled Asian shops, was dwarfed by a giant plaza offering seven-day shopping, twenty-four-hour service, beauty parlour, cinema, ATM banking, internet access and a branch of the Java café chain, the venue of choice for the city's latte-drinking, BlackBerry-wielding, laptop-addicted young professionals. You could measure prosperity levels in a new phenomenon: the Nairobi traffic jam. Once an exclusively rush-hour feature, it now seemed to last all day. Why, these days Nairobi even boasted an ice-rink – one of only three in Africa – where squealing Kenyan boys and girls tottered across the ice and thumped against the wooden barriers.

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised and Updated)
by Charles Wheelan
Published 18 Apr 2010

In 2000, I was assigned by The Economist to write a story on poverty in America. With the economy still booming, I sought some way to express the striking dichotomy between America’s rich and poor. I found it right outside the front door of my office building: A stroll down Wacker Drive, in Chicago, offers an instant snapshot of America’s surging economy. Young professionals stride along, barking orders into mobile phones. Shoppers stream towards the smart shops on Michigan Avenue. Construction cranes tower over a massive new luxury condominium building going up on the horizon. All is bustle, glitter and boom. But there is a less glamorous side to Wacker Drive, literally below the surface.

Multicultural Cities: Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles
by Mohammed Abdul Qadeer
Published 10 Mar 2016

Ethnic businesses have also made inroads into the mainstream economy. The Chinese have a niche in computer hardware. Italians and South Asians dominate construction. In the city of Toronto, financial, real estate, educational, and health services have been dominated by native-born of European ancestry and Jews, but now young professionals of Asian backgrounds are making inroads into these professions, forming informal networks and nationality-based professional organizations. Filipino nurses and nannies are an economic niche by themselves. Almost all major ethnic groups now have evolved networks of ethnic businesses and professionals large enough to merit their respective business directories and run commercials on multicultural TV and radio channels, pushing their advantage as those who speak “your” language.

From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia
by Pankaj Mishra
Published 3 Sep 2012

Furthermore Abduh, who, appointed Grand Mufti by the British occupiers of Egypt, went on to develop his own rationalist and flexibly contemporary interpretation of the Koran, had many Westernized disciples who went on to serve in important political and administrative positions in Egypt. The most famous of them, Saad Zaghlul, also a follower of al-Afghani, led the mass nationalist movement against the British after the First World War under the banner of ‘Wafd’, a broad-based coalition of young professionals and the working class. The idea that Islam offered a solid basis for anti-Western solidarity was developed further by such Turkish cultural nationalists as the poet Ziya Gökalp (1876 – 1924), who, though a secularist himself, famously wrote, ‘The minarets are our bayonets, the domes our helmets, the mosques our barracks and the faithful our army.’

Extreme Economies: Survival, Failure, Future – Lessons From the World’s Limits
by Richard Davies
Published 4 Sep 2019

As the kingpin of a syndicate of renegade traders he leads a precarious existence. If caught, Khaled and his gang could be expelled from Jordan and sent north to face the war in Syria. His risky life brings its rewards. At the end of each day Khaled takes home 20 dinars (around $28, or £22). It is roughly double what a young professional – a 30-year-old engineer, say – can expect to make in Amman, the Jordanian capital. It is lucrative because it is illegal: his team are smugglers, and their contraband consists of food, cigarettes, electronic equipment and medical supplies. The borders he navigates are those of Zaatari, the world’s fastest-growing refugee camp.

Lonely Planet Amsterdam
by Lonely Planet

Inside it also gets rammed; the leather-upholstered wall panels, modular seats and hardwood floors put a 21st-century twist on classic brown cafe decor. Top-notch bar food, too. Golden Brown BarBAR ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.goldenbrownbar.nl; Jan Pieter Heijestraat 146; h11am-1am Mon-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat; W; j1 Jan Pieter Heijestraat) This perennially hip, two-level bar with painted brickwork and cool colour palette attracts a young professional crowd that spills out onto the pavement. In winter, the cream-and-brown interior with its mod woodwork and neon-pink-lit bar offers a stylish respite from the chill, especially if you snag a seat on the faux-velvet couch. WellingBROWN CAFE ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.cafewelling.nl; Jan Willem Brouwersstraat 32; h4pm-1am Mon-Fri, 3pm-1am Sat & Sun; j3/5/12/16/24 Museumplein) Tucked away behind the Concertgebouw (Concert Hall), this wood-panelled lovely is a relaxed spot to sip a frothy, cold biertje (glass of beer) and mingle with intellectuals and artists.

Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity
by Claudia Goldin
Published 11 Oct 2021

“More Power to the Pill: The Impact of Contraceptive Freedom on Women’s Lifecycle Labor Supply,” Quarterly Journal of Economics 121(1): 289–320. Bailey, Martha. 2010. “Momma’s Got the Pill: How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped US Childbearing,” American Economic Review 100(1): 98–129. Bertrand, Marianne, Claudia Goldin, and Lawrence F. Katz. 2010. “Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors,” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2(3): 228–55. Bitler, Marianne P., and Lucie Schmidt. 2012. “Utilization of Infertility Treatments: The Effects of Insurance Mandates,” Demography 49(1): 125–49. Blau, Francine D., and Lawrence M. Kahn. 1997.

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
by David Graeber
Published 14 May 2018

They all told one another what a terrific job they were doing and what a disaster it would be for everyone else if they weren’t there as part of the team—but only, Dan felt, as a way of consoling one another in the secret knowledge they were hardly doing anything, that their work was of no social value, and that if they weren’t there, it would make no difference. It was even worse outside the office, where he began to be treated as the member of his family who had really made something of his life. “It’s honestly hard to describe how mad and useless I felt. I was being taken seriously as a ‘young professional’—but did any of them know what it was I really did?” Eventually Dan quit to become a science teacher in a Cree Indian community in northern Quebec. • • • It doesn’t help that higher-ups in such situations will regularly insist that perceptions of futility are self-evidently absurd. It doesn’t always happen.

The Job: The Future of Work in the Modern Era
by Ellen Ruppel Shell
Published 22 Oct 2018

Essentially, the working class becomes the servant class to the “better educated” or “more talented.” For example, on a visit to Detroit, it was impossible not to notice that Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest mortgage vendor, had all but taken over the city’s financial district. The company’s thousands of young professional employees, many if not most of them from outside the Detroit area, had swamped the real estate market, raising rents and forcing locals out. Avoiding this problem requires completely rethinking development strategies to build on the skills and strengths embedded in local and regional culture.

The Missing Billionaires: A Guide to Better Financial Decisions
by Victor Haghani and James White
Published 27 Aug 2023

Participants could place a wager of any amount up to their account value, in increments of one cent, on heads or tails. They were asked a series of questions about their background before playing, and about their experience when they finished. The sample consisted of 49 males and 12 females, mostly college‐age students in economics and finance, as well as young professionals at finance firms, including 14 analysts and associates at two leading asset management firms. It seems reasonable to expect that these participants should have been well‐prepared to play a simple game with a defined positive expected value. Optimal Strategy Before continuing with a description of what an optimal strategy might look like, perhaps you'd like to take a few moments to consider what you would do if given the opportunity to play this game.

Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It
by Kashmir Hill
Published 19 Sep 2023

Schwartz had lived a block away from the ten-acre park in the 1980s when he was Ton-That’s age and working for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Back then, it had been a hangout for the homeless, drug dealers, partiers, and leather-clad punk rockers who blasted boom-box radios late into the night. Schwartz wanted it to be a more orderly place with dog runs, where families could gather and young professionals could have a coffee. In 1988, the city started enforcing a curfew on the previously twenty-four-hour park, and when people protested, hundreds of NYPD officers were called in, resulting in an all-night brawl that left dozens injured. The police presence increased, with a push to remove the park’s homeless camps, and in 1991 it closed for a year for renovations.

Billionaires' Row: Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic Race to Build the World's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers
by Katherine Clarke
Published 13 Jun 2023

By “something bigger,” Stern meant a luxury rental building in Brooklyn’s up-and-coming Gowanus neighborhood, taking advantage of rezoning that had paved the way for residential development. Stern was looking for capital, and Juracich came with a string of banking contacts that could help the pair cobble together early financing for this project and future ones. As Brooklyn was booming with young professionals priced out of Manhattan and heading across the river, the strategy and reasoning behind the project made sense to Juracich. He trusted his gut and invested a modest $2.7 million of his personal funds. It would be a test to see whether the partnership worked—Juracich would put up some cash and the “reassuring, very confident” Stern would “steer the ship

State of Emergency: The Way We Were
by Dominic Sandbrook
Published 29 Sep 2010

The Sun even had a dedicated department of female journalists nicknamed the ‘Pacesetters’ who were given their own section, called ‘the pages for women that men can’t resist’ – although in practice their stories tended to be even more skewed towards sex than the rest of the paper.28 And then, of course, there was Cosmopolitan. Launched in 1972 as an offshoot of the American original, this was a woman’s magazine with a difference, aimed not at the housewives who had traditionally made up the women’s market, but at upwardly mobile, ambitious young professionals. Its ideal reader was ‘lively, sensual, fun, adventurous … honest with herself’, or so the adverts claimed. Its first editor, Joyce Hopkirk, made no secret of the fact that sex and men were central to her strategy: as one early reader put it, the first issue read as ‘a guide to getting, keeping (and if necessary getting rid of) your man’.

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Only a handful of pioneering Brook Advisory Centres – mocked at the time as ‘teenage sex clinics’ – handed out the Pill to young single women, while the much bigger Family Planning Association network catered for married couples only. By the end of the decade, therefore, Geoffrey Gorer found that only 4 per cent of single women were taking the Pill, while fewer than one in five young married couples used it – typically, affluent young professionals, because at that time the Pill was the only drug for which doctors were allowed to charge a fee. In other words, although the advent of the Pill is often seen as both a symbol and an instigator of sexual liberalization, the early story of the Pill is a much better reflection of the sheer conservatism of moral attitudes.

Northern California Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet

Alehouse PubPUB ( GOOGLE MAP ; %530-221-7990; www.reddingalehouse.com; 2181 Hilltop Dr; h3pm-midnight Mon-Thu, to 1:30am Fri & Sat, 11am-5pm Sun) Too bad for fans of the cheap stuff, this local pub keeps a selection of highly hopped beers on tap and sells T-shirts emblazoned with ‘No Crap on Tap.’ It’s a fun local place that gets packed after Redding’s young professionals get out of work. Cascade TheatreLIVE MUSIC ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; %530-243-8877; www.cascadetheatre.org; 1733 Market St) Try to catch some live music downtown at this refurbished 1935 art deco theater. Usually it hosts second-tier national acts, but if nothing else, take a peek inside; this is a neon-lit gem. 8Information California Welcome Center ( GOOGLE MAP ; %530-365-1180; www.shastacascade.org; 1699 Hwy 273, Anderson; h9am-6pm Mon-Sat, from 10am Sun) About 10 miles south of Redding, in Anderson’s Prime Outlets Mall.

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Start here before touring the four-block radius of gay bars and clubs that locals call ‘Lavender Heights.’ 58 Degrees and Holding CoWINE BAR ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.58degrees.com; 1217 18th St; h11am-10pm Mon, Wed & Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat, to 9pm Sun) A wide selection of California and European reds and a refined bistro menu make this a favorite for young professionals on the prowl. Old Tavern Bar & GrillPUB ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1510 20th St; h6pm-2am) This friendly dive stands out from Sac’s many workaday joints with its huge beer selection, tall pours and 1980s-loaded jukebox. SACTOWN BEER HEAVEN In the past few years, Sacramento has developed one of California's best craft beer scenes.

Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier
by Edward L. Glaeser
Published 1 Jan 2011

To rigorously test the value of human proximity, he got forty children to compete at spinning fishing reels to pull a cable. In all cases, the kids were supposed to go as fast as they could, but most of them, especially the slower ones, were much quicker when they were paired with another child. Modern statistical evidence finds that young professionals today work longer hours if they live in a metropolitan area with plenty of competitors in their own occupational niche. Supermarket checkouts provide a particularly striking example of the power of proximity. As anyone who has been to a grocery store knows, checkout clerks differ wildly in their speed and competence.

The America That Reagan Built
by J. David Woodard
Published 15 Mar 2006

The middle-class market sought the deposits of ordinary savers and young people just beginning to accumulate assets. Wall Street had previously ignored these customers, but now it sought them out. Prudential-Bache, an aggressive firm, was quoted in Barron’s as saying it ‘‘sees its clients as the $40,000-a-year young professional on the fast track.’’3 As the market expanded, more individuals placed their money in funds to balance risk and profit. Suddenly the stock market report was of interest to everyone. Stockbrokers assured investors that their money was safe, but in late 1987 they discovered the real meaning of risk.

Fodor's Normandy, Brittany & the Best of the North With Paris
by Fodor's
Published 18 Apr 2011

Easygoing, bohemian-chic revelers can be found in the northeastern districts like Canal St-Martin and Belleville, while students tend to pour into the Bastille, St-Germain-des-Prés, and the Quartier Latin. Grands Boulevards and Rue Montorgueil, just north of Les Halles, is party central for young professionals and the fashion crowd, and the Pigalle and Montmartre areas are always hopping with plenty of theaters, cabarets, bars, and concert venues. Warmer months draw the adventurous to floating clubs and bars, moored along the Seine from Bercy to the Eiffel Tower. Bars and Clubs American Bar at La Closerie des Lilas (171 bd. du Montparnasse, Montparnasse, 6e | 75006 | 01–40–51–34–50 | Station: Montparnasse) lets you drink in the swirling action of the adjacent restaurant and brasserie at a piano bar hallowed by plaques honoring such former habitués as Man Ray, Jean-Paul Sartre, Samuel Beckett, and Ernest Hemingway, who talks of “the Lilas” in A Moveable Feast.

Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back
by Douglas Rushkoff
Published 1 Jun 2009

Slowly but surely, an artsy store or two and a clique of hipsters “pioneer” the neighborhood until there’s significant sidewalk activity late into the night, making it safer for successive waves of incoming businesses and residents. Of course, after the city’s newspaper “discovers” the new trendy neighborhood, the artists are joined and eventually replaced by increasingly wealthy but decidedly less hip young professionals, lawyers, and businesspeople—but hopefully not so many that the district completely loses its “flavor.” Investment increases, the district grows bigger, and everyone is happier and wealthier. Still, what happens to the people who lived there from the beginning—the ones whom the police detective was talking about?

What Should I Do With My Life?
by Po Bronson
Published 2 Jan 2001

It was my first job out of college. I slipped into a navy wool suit and rode the bus downtown every morning, saluted the chipper security guard, rode up to the twenty-second floor, strolled past the window offices, and eventually took my seat in the back row in a gray windowless room of twelve young professionals my age. My employer was a litigation consulting firm—supposedly a blend of the best of law and the best of management consulting. I’d fought for an interview, and fought harder to get hired. It was the perfect setup job for law school or business school. That wasn’t my plan (I don’t think I had a plan), but it suggests the high reputation this firm had.

The Science of Fear: How the Culture of Fear Manipulates Your Brain
by Daniel Gardner
Published 23 Jun 2009

The devices can rupture and cause pain and inflammation, the FDA noted, but the very substantial evidence to date does not indicate that they pose a risk of disease. Anti-implant activists were furious. They remain certain that silicone breast implants are deadly, and it seems nothing can convince them otherwise. 6 The Herd Senses Danger You are a bright, promising young professional and you have been chosen to participate in a three-day project at the Institute of Personality Assessment and Research at the University of California in sunny Berkeley. The researchers say they are interested in personality and leadership and so they have brought together an impressive group of one hundred to take a closer look at how exemplary people like you think and act.

City: A Guidebook for the Urban Age
by P. D. Smith
Published 19 Jun 2012

Osaka used to be the most densely populated city in Japan, but although central Osaka has also experienced a dramatic hollowing out of its residential population, the downtown remains a vibrant centre for business and entertainment. Here suburbanisation has not meant the death of downtown.24 In the twenty-first century, despite the fact that the majority of Americans now live in the suburbs, there are signs of a revival in the fortunes of downtown. For the first time, people – mostly young professionals – are beginning to move back into the centre, even in such a decentralised city as Los Angeles, where 450,000 commuters travel into downtown every day. Living in a downtown loft apartment means you can avoid the city’s appalling traffic congestion. Indeed, since 1999 the Los Angeles authorities have encouraged the conversion of old office buildings – many of which were standing empty – into residential use.

The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
by William Easterly
Published 4 Mar 2014

Fong and the Institute of Pacific Relations had formulated authoritarian development in the 1930s, competes in a multiparty democracy. Economic growth continues to be high. LESSONS OF DEVELOPMENT ON GREENE STREET A short time ago, I had lunch with Naomi Seixas at a café on the corner of Greene and Houston, on the block whose history is covered throughout this book. Naomi is a young professional who works in New York. She is also a descendant of the Seixas family that lived on or near the Greene Street block from the 1830s through the 1850s. She kindly helped me find additional sources on Seixas family history. When Benjamin Mendes Seixas lived at 133 Greene Street in 1850, as noted in Chapter Eight, average income in the United States was one-seventeenth of today’s incomes.

Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs
by Lauren A. Rivera
Published 3 May 2015

For sociological research on conversational turn-taking norms, see Gibson 2005. 7. Firms that had multiple office locations assigned a specific number of offer slots to each office. Some offices were more desirable than others. Positions in New York and San Francisco—cities that have become hotbeds for recent graduates and young professionals—were in highest demand and thus were the most difficult to get due to fierce competition for a limited number of slots. In general, because of elevated candidate demand, the more desirable the office, the fewer the number of maybes given callbacks or offers. Moreover, there was an iterative relationship between geographic region and school prestige.

How I Became a Quant: Insights From 25 of Wall Street's Elite
by Richard R. Lindsey and Barry Schachter
Published 30 Jun 2007

There was a shower in the office, and late in the afternoon a bunch of us JWPR007-Lindsey 310 May 7, 2007 17:32 h ow i b e cam e a quant would go out for runs in the Berkeley hills. Once a month we would do this at night under the full moon and then go out for ice cream or beer. BARRA was full of young professionals, and almost equally divided among the sexes. This, as you might imagine, led to a number of internal mergers. I managed to keep my own relationship secret enough that when we finally moved in together, people looked at the housewarming invitation and asked, “Is this Peter from BARRA or Bonnie from BARRA?”

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
Published 1 Mar 2016

The apartment was on Ward Street, on the west side of Kinnickinnic Avenue, which the locals shortened to “KK.” It faced an undeveloped plot of land surrounding railroad tracks and was not far from an apartment Scott used to rent years ago, when he was still a nurse and living in Bay View, a thriving neighborhood that attracted young professionals, artists, and hipsters. From their stoop, Scott and D.P. could see the crowning dome of the Basilica of St. Josaphat. One hundred years ago, Polish parishioners had emptied their savings accounts to fund the massive building project, “a scaled-down version of St. Peter’s in Rome.”1 As Scott drank his beer, he joked about “taking his own vow of poverty….All I’m going to do is buy some food and clothes and some drugs now and again.”

Financial Independence
by John J. Vento
Published 31 Mar 2013

Peter was an internist, and Suzanne was a gynecologist and pediatrician. At the time we met, both Peter and Suzanne had found positions in existing practices. Of course, they were no longer interns, but they were the low doctors on the totem pole in their respective practices, and, like most young professionals, had much to learn. Nevertheless, one of their dreams was to set up a full-service family practice where they would work together, and they wished to make that happen as soon as possible. Peter and Suzanne were eager to talk to me because they had some fears about the fact that they were starting their professional and married lives with a combined debt caused by student loans of Financial Independence ( Getting to Point X ) : An Advisor’s Guide to Comprehensive W ealth Management © 2013 John Vento..

Howard Rheingold
by The Virtual Community Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier-Perseus Books (1993)
Published 26 Apr 2012

The present state of porosity between the boundaries of different online groups on the Net might be an artifact of the early stages of the medium--fragmentation, hierarchization, rigidifying social boundaries, and single-niche colonies of people who share intolerances could become prevalent in the future. I spoke with young professionals--an insurance salesman, an 26-04-2012 21:45 howard rheingold's | the virtual community 13 de 25 http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/7.html employee of an auto leasing firm, a city hall employee involved in the department of education--who had left Oita for college in one of the larger cities, and had started using COARA to stay in touch with people in Oita while they were gone.

Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
by John Markoff
Published 22 Mar 2022

At the same time, now back in America, Fadiman was quite lonely, and so he welcomed the opportunity to double-date for the weekend with Brand in the Virginia countryside. That fall, after months and months of failing to convince the brass he was worthy of working as a military photographer, Brand finally found a connection who might be able to pull strings in his favor. His savior was Henry Grossman, a young professional photographer who would go on to fame for his photographs of President Kennedy and the Beatles, but who was serving his time as an infantryman at Fort Dix when Brand met him in the base darkroom. Leaving Fort Dix for DC, Grossman said he would see what he could do for Brand. A few weeks later he sent him a note on White House Press Room stationery saying that he had spoken with Vice President Johnson’s military aide and several other military public information officers with Brand in mind.

Straphanger
by Taras Grescoe
Published 8 Sep 2011

Even as the region’s suburbs grew more slowly and compactly than comparable American metro areas, the central city retained its population. Toronto’s answer to the redlining of poor districts—the denial of federally guaranteed mortgages that doomed so many African-American and immigrant neighborhoods in the United States—was “white-painting.” In the ‘70s, proto-gentrifiers, young professionals the Toronto Star dubbed “urban adventurers,” slapped coats of acrylic on century-old downtown rowhouses, brilliantly proclaiming their intentions to build lives in the city. At the same time, Canadian efforts at urban renewal tended to be far more modest. After experiments with concrete-slab housing projects—among them the blighted Regent Park and St.

Jihad vs. McWorld: Terrorism's Challenge to Democracy
by Benjamin Barber
Published 20 Apr 2010

The mafia is democracy.44 Fortunately, neither McWorld nor its fellow-traveling criminals are the only forces at work in the new Russia. There are other important factors, including the emerging outline of a new civil society and civic infrastructure focusing on associations that belong neither to the state nor to the marketplace; a young professional class of academics, lawyers, and civic professionals ded icated to civil society and the rule of law; a growing interest in a “third sector” that cannot be folded into capitalism or state socialism; a concern for constitutional issues that go beyond politics; and a growing sense of the need to support the legislature (even when it is in the “wrong” hands) against the arbitrary prerogatives of the executive (even when it is occupied by Westernizing market enthusiasts).

Masters of Management: How the Business Gurus and Their Ideas Have Changed the World—for Better and for Worse
by Adrian Wooldridge
Published 29 Nov 2011

Today’s bandits live at the margins of official society but are much in evidence: in Shanghai’s People’s Square you will be offered a cheap watch or phone at every step, as well as sundry other services. These bandits are parasites who profit from China’s weak property rights, but they are also talented innovators, quickly producing copies of high-tech gadgets that are cheap enough for migrant workers to be able to afford but also fashionable enough for young professionals to covet. Some of the more exotic phones are designed to look like watches or packets of cigarettes (they even have room for a few real ones) and often have striking new features, such as solar chargers, superloud speakers, telephoto lenses, or ultraviolet lights that make it easier to detect forged currency.

The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
by James Crabtree
Published 2 Jul 2018

Sanyal’s band waved their brooms cheerfully at the staff, who stared back bemused behind displays thick with gold watches and rings. Around the next corner we walked past the Gamdevi police station and the group stopped to pose for pictures next to a busted-up Aston Martin, hidden beneath a dirty gray sheet. Later that week I watched Sanyal try to win over a late-night gathering of dozens of young professionals, crammed into a cavernous living room in the south of the city. There was an energy among the crowd, with people sitting five deep on the floor. The audience were well to do and liberal, although mostly disengaged from mainstream politics. In India, unlike in the West, wealthy neighborhoods tend to have lower voter turnouts while poor areas stream to the polls, in the hope that loyalty to some local politician or other might improve their lot.

Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal
by Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz
Published 20 Jul 2020

Gucci belts and Burberry coats with plaid popped collars proved they’d made it, and the same went for college as parents sought to heap privileges on their only children. The number of students from China enrolled at U.S. colleges would soar to roughly 370,000 by the 2018–19 academic year, up nearly sixfold over fifteen years. For a long time, a degree from any U.S. school served as a mark of distinction when young professionals moved back to China and looked for jobs. But by 2014, when some of China’s own universities cracked the top 50 in the Times Higher Education world rankings, a bachelor’s from Wichita State wasn’t so sexy anymore. Chinese families faced a particular challenge: they didn’t understand what schools were looking for.

The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community
by Ray Oldenburg
Published 17 Aug 1999

In their manner of talking, third place patrons differ from those of other bars. The contrast was evident in two bars I happened to have observed in the same afternoon. After having spent some time in a jolly place nearby, I entered what was reputed to be the “in place” for the youthful “pretty people” of a small Midwestern city. It was the haunt of young professionals, junior executives, and the spawn of local well-to-do families. The style of dress was fledgling attorney and careerwoman-after-hours. The patrons were nice-looking people almost without exception and well-behaved except for a bit of bad sportsmanship at the billiards table. Yet, the atmosphere seemed unfriendly, almost conspiratorial.

Nothing Personal: My Secret Life in the Dating App Inferno
by Nancy Jo Sales
Published 17 May 2021

There was hardly any vegetation except for the lawns, just a few skinny palm trees which gave off the air of embarrassed, naked adolescents. It was as if a giant bulldozer had pulled into whatever fecund Florida forest had been there before and vomited up a massive amount of asphalt and concrete, killing life, so that the suburbanites could move in and begin theirs. The dads were all young professionals—doctors, lawyers, dentists, accountants—and the moms were mostly housewives who wore aprons throughout the day. Everybody was white and Christian, except for a smattering of Jews, like us, who weren’t making a big deal out of it. Nobody ever said anything openly about race—not even when the family next door took their daughter out of our elementary school when our class was integrated.

Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley
by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans
Published 25 Apr 2023

Another staple event was DrinkExchange, a monthly party hosted at different venues for tech employees from all over Silicon Valley, who were required to buy two drinks and give one away—a play on the credit system at LinkExchange. “Where Wuppies Gather: DrinkExchange Draws Hundreds Every Month,” read a 1997 headline from the San Francisco Chronicle. A play on “yuppie,” the word “wuppie” was reserved for flashy young professionals who made their fortunes on the web. “Last month, 400 revelers—mostly people in their 20s who work for Internet startups—congregated at Backflip in the Tenderloin,” the Chronicle article stated. “A line snaked out into the street and the wait at the bar was so long that people snuck in beers from the outside.”

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
by David Brooks
Published 8 Mar 2011

And the first thing you should know about these soon-to-be parents is that they were both good-hearted, but sort of shallow—even though their son would go on to be intellectually ambitious and sort of profound. They had been drawn to this resort community by the gravitational pull of Composure Class success, which they someday hoped to join. They were staying in group homes with other aspiring young professionals, and a blind lunch date had been arranged by a mutual friend. Their names were Rob and Julia, and they got their first glimpse of each other in front of a Barnes & Noble. Rob and Julia smiled broadly at each other as they approached, and a deep, primeval process kicked in. Each saw different things.

On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System
by Henry M. Paulson
Published 15 Sep 2010

I ended up, of course, being disappointed in Ehrlichman, who served time in prison for perjury, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice; Colson was convicted of obstruction of justice. Seeing men who were one day on top of the world and in jail the next taught me an enduring life lesson: never be awed by title or position. Later, I would frequently caution young professionals never to do something they believed was wrong just because a boss had ordered it. I didn’t spend a lot of time with Nixon, but I got along fine with him when I did. He liked athletes and enjoyed working with young people. I was not smooth, and I occasionally interrupted him out of eagerness to get my point in, but he didn’t take offense.

The People: The Rise and Fall of the Working Class, 1910-2010
by Selina Todd
Published 9 Apr 2014

As a young woman, she worked in a shop in a middle-class suburb close to Bristol University. One of Clare’s regular customers let a room to an Indian lodger ‘and I got to know him and he introduced me to the tennis club he belonged to.’ Belonging to a tennis club was a step up for this working-class girl. She enjoyed socializing with the students and young professionals she met there, and quickly became attracted to an Indian student. The feeling was mutual, and the couple courted for two years in Clare’s early twenties. Clare ‘was quite proud to be going out with him because he was very intelligent and he went to Bristol University’. His status as a middle-class student may also have helped keep her parents quiet: ‘I think my father was a bit put out but he never said anything.’51 Courting a university student with a professional career ahead of him was a different proposition to going out with a sailor with no fixed abode, as Ellen Halliburton had done.

Computer: A History of the Information Machine
by Martin Campbell-Kelly and Nathan Ensmenger
Published 29 Jul 2013

During 1976, while Wozniak designed the Apple II, Jobs secured venture capital from Mike Markkula, to whom he had been introduced by his former employer at Atari, Nolan Bushnell. Markkula was a thirty-four year-old former Intel executive who had become independently wealthy from stock options. Through Markkula’s contacts, Jobs located an experienced young professional manager from the semiconductor industry, Mike Scott, who agreed to serve as president of the company. Scott would take care of operational management, leaving Jobs free to evangelize and determine the strategic direction of Apple. The last piece of Jobs’s plan fell into place when he persuaded the prominent public relations company Regis McKenna to take on Apple as a client.

Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
by Evan Osnos
Published 12 May 2014

In fact, anyone who took a few steps to get on a proxy server could discover as much about Tiananmen as he chose to learn. And yet many young Chinese had adopted the Party’s message that the 1989 movement was misguided and naïve. “We accept all the values of human rights, of democracy,” Tang Jie told me. “We accept that. The issue is how to realize it.” * * * I met dozens of urbane students and young professionals that spring, and we often got to talking about Tiananmen Square. In a typical conversation, one college senior asked me whether she should interpret the killing of protesters at Kent State in 1970 as a fair measure of American freedom. Liu Yang, a graduate student in environmental engineering, said, “June Fourth could not and should not succeed at that time.

When the Iron Lady Ruled Britain
by Robert Chesshyre
Published 15 Jan 2012

As we parted he asked me what I thought of proportional representation, which, after having been rebuffed for safe Conservative seats, he obviously thought was the only way an Asian such as he was going to get into Westminster. Mr Vala’s chosen Asian parliamentary candidate was Mrs Zerbanoo Gifford, then the Liberal candidate for Harrow East. He and some other young professionals had formed a small group to advance her campaign. Mrs Gifford is scarcely the typical ‘immigrant’ – perhaps less so even than Major Saroop. She is, for a start, a Zoroastrian Parsee – her father is president of the world Zoroastrian movement. She was brought up largely in English hotels owned by her father – ‘a good preparation for public life: you’re on duty twenty-four hours a day when you live in a hotel.

Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
by Elizabeth Becker
Published 16 Apr 2013

Flavio Gregori, a professor of English at Università Ca’ Foscari. Claudio Paggiarin, an architect. Marco Malafante, tourism professional. The last two are Venetian natives; the professor is a long-time resident. They agreed to give up a Saturday morning with their families to explain to me why they were active in 40xVenezia, an organization of mostly young professionals in their forties dedicated to reining in the runaway tourism in Venice. The sun was scorching. We found a café on the canal with umbrellas and ordered drinks. The men started talking at once, laughing as they interrupted each other. First, the problem as they saw it: “When our population reaches under 60,000, Venice stops existing as a living city.

Endless Money: The Moral Hazards of Socialism
by William Baker and Addison Wiggin
Published 2 Nov 2009

Eventually his new “church,” the Wall Street Ministry, would be watered down through renaming to the Wall Street Center, a less provocative appellation. It probably exists no longer, but a search for it turns up help from social workers at the Wall Street Counseling Center. Instead of contemplation, it offers assistance with substance abuse, psychotherapy, and marriage counseling.2 After your first walks about the neighborhood as a young professional on Wall Street, the sense of the past might fade into the background, and as you step, your own thoughts of financial markets cling instead. You remember the digital screen, nowadays two or more, that keeps you focused on what is happening today, this very moment. 6 ENDLESS MONEY More than anything you want insight; the unique arrangement of ups and downs you see are a compelling truth, but they will be forgotten by tomorrow.

Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization
by Parag Khanna
Published 18 Apr 2016

The North also produces agricultural staples like rice, corn, soybeans, and potatoes that private equity firms are buying to ride the next wave of international agribusiness. Choson Exchange, the most prominent international nongovernmental organization (NGO) operating in North Korea, is training thousands of young professionals—especially women—in entrepreneurship and workplace skills, even bringing delegations of Western venture capitalists to the country. Even if all the planned ports, special economic zones, industrial parks, real estate developments, mining projects, worker-training programs, and mountain ecotourist parks currently on the drawing board were executed to perfection, fifteen years from now North Korea could at best resemble post-communist Romania, where low-grade industry, farming, and mining remain economic staples.

Economic Dignity
by Gene Sperling
Published 14 Sep 2020

This model helps nearly 90 percent of students gain one to two reading levels in a single year of one-on-one tutoring.51 But even a program with such impressive returns as the FLI, which relies on volunteer tutors, can function effectively only with skilled professionals who are specialists in assessment, reading, and nonprofit management. Even the highest-performing nonprofits in youth development struggle to get the strong, steady funding needed to hire dedicated young professionals and then convince them to build careers with the nonprofit. This is even more true when those same funding challenges also translate to excessive hours due to understaffing. I saw that struggle even with the Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, which was founded by my brother, Rick Sperling, in 1992, and has been continually recognized as one of the nation’s top youth theater programs and by the Carnegie Foundation and others for its stellar performance on youth development.52 “It’s really heartbreaking,” describes Rick.

Energy: A Human History
by Richard Rhodes
Published 28 May 2018

Their enclosed carriages accommodated twelve to twenty-eight inside passengers protected from the weather, backs to the windows facing each other across a central aisle. By 1852, in Lower Manhattan, some thirty companies operated more than seven hundred omnibuses. Rides weren’t cheap: a 12-cent fare, at a time when workers earned a dollar and craftsmen only $2 a day, limited the omnibus to businessmen, young professionals, and their families.3 Gansevoort Market, New York City, 1907. Setting omnibuses on rails increased the number of passengers that horses could haul and improved the ride. In 1856, when New York City’s Common Council judged street-level steam locomotives to be dangerous and barred them below Forty-Second Street, horse-drawn street railways replaced them.

Capitalism in America: A History
by Adrian Wooldridge and Alan Greenspan
Published 15 Oct 2018

This coincided with a corporate reorganization that put senior executives in charge of particular brands, and encouraged them not just to invent new products but also to give them personalities that could be sold to consumers. The 1930s saw a big advance in the science of management as companies struggled at once to squeeze unnecessary costs and to seize new opportunities. In 1933, Marvin Bower, a young professional with a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School, bumped into James McKinsey, a former professor at the University of Chicago and founder of a firm of accountants and engineers. Bower had come to the conclusion that America had plenty of professionals (bankers, lawyers, accountants, and the like) who knew how to put companies’ affairs in order after they had failed, but no professionals who knew how to prevent them from failing in the first place, and he persuaded McKinsey to add a new breed of management consultants to his company’s roster.

Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History
by Kurt Andersen
Published 14 Sep 2020

It’s a close-to-home example of that spiral of mistrust and resentment that wasn’t only cultural, hard hats versus hippies, but about earning a living, the changing political economy. And what happened at newspapers (and magazines) back then also had disproportionate impact on this whole history because once journalists were actively ambivalent about organized labor, that disenchantment spread more contagiously than if it had just been random young professionals disrespecting and bad-mouthing unions. News stories about labor now tended to be framed this way rather than that way or were not covered at all. Thus, like Democratic politicians in Washington at the same time, media people became enablers of the national change in perspective from left to right concerning economics.

Snakes and Ladders: The Great British Social Mobility Myth
by Selina Todd
Published 11 Feb 2021

Let each wait in his place till his turn comes.’44 But many voters were sceptical of the Tories’ commitment to merit. Men and women like Philip Jennings help to explain why Labour increased its share of the popular vote in the 1951 general election – the party won more votes than the Conservatives, although fewer parliamentary seats. These educated, upwardly mobile young professionals were united by a belief that the post-war welfare state was the foundation on which modern social democracy could be built. For many of them, this meant a society more equal than the one in which they had grown up, with universal provision of healthcare and education and scope for everyone to develop their talents.

Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
by Scott J. Shapiro

Cybersecurity spending is estimated to be $1 trillion from 2017 to 2021: “Global Cybersecurity Spending Predicted to Exceed $1 Trillion from 2017–2021,” Cybercrime Magazine (blog), June 10, 2019, https://cybersecurityventures.com/cybersecurity-market-report/. fled the country: Jane Arraf, “Russia Is Losing Tens of Thousands of Outward-Looking Young Professionals,” The New York Times, March 20, 2022; Masha Gessen, “The Russians Fleeing Putin’s Wartime Crackdown,” The New Yorker, March 20, 2022, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/03/28/the-russians-fleeing-putins-wartime-crackdown. especially severe: Anthony Faiola, “Mass Flight of Tech Workers Turns Russian IT into Another Casualty of War,” The Washington Post, May 1, 2022.

Fodor's Essential Belgium
by Fodor's Travel Guides
Published 23 Aug 2022

Known for: hang around for the live music and shows; the cakes are pretty good; it’s a charming little spot to rest your feet. DAverage main: €12 ERue du Nord 7, Luxembourg City P26/201–894 mBus: 2, 4. Namur $ | CAFÉ | A Luxembourg favorite since 1863, this classic café (there are a pair of locations in the city) attracts everyone from shoppers to young professionals. Its city-center branch specializes in chocolates, delicious pastries, and coffee and sandwiches. Known for: a caffeinated haven while shopping; if you aren’t in the mood for something sweet, the sandwiches are good; perfect for pastries, cakes, and snacks. DAverage main: €10 ERue des Capucins 27, Luxembourg City P352/223–408 wwww.namur.lu CClosed Sun. mTram: T1.

Lonely Planet Mongolia (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet , Trent Holden , Adam Karlin , Michael Kohn , Adam Skolnick and Thomas O'Malley
Published 1 Jul 2018

MB Beer PlusPUB ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; %11-326 741; Chinngis Ave, What3words: wove.weep.digs; h11am-2am Mon-Sat, from 4pm Sun; W) This popular city microbrewery produces four beers on-site, with the standout being its amber ale; it also does a lager, weiser and dark ale. It gets packed on weekend evenings with young professionals here for beers accompanied by plates of pub food, and it has a terrace beer garden for summer. Blue Sky LoungeLOUNGE ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; %8000 2323; Peace Ave 17, Blue Sky Tower, 23rd fl, What3words: calm.grins.acute; h5pm-2am; W) This cocktail bar at the top of the iconic Blue Sky Tower is a stylish place for a drink.

The Rough Guide to Berlin
by Rough Guides

Claiming to be the oldest Kneipe in western Berlin – though some of the decor looks suspiciously modern – this place is famed for its fruit wines and theme nights, from rockabilly to belly-dancing. Daily 6pm until late. Green Door Winterfeldtstr. 50 030 215 25 15, greendoor.de; Nollendorfplatz; map. Somewhat snobby, dimly lit cocktail bar, attracting a well-dressed crowd of young professionals and local party-goers. Press the buzzer to get in: the place can be fun, and the bar staff can mix a really good cocktail. Mon–Thurs & Sun 6pm–3am, Fri & Sat 6pm–4am. Mister Hu Goltzstr. 39 030 217 21 11, misterhu.de; Eisenacher Strasse; map. Warm red cocktail bar with a relaxed atmosphere and great range of drinks (€6–11) mixed by some of the city’s best bartenders.

The Rough Guide to Finland
by Rough Guides
Published 31 May 2010

They do a whirling trade in group dinners for seniors groups, which often lead to some pretty slow outdoor pavilion-style dancing on weekends during the summer. Their à la carte menu is a tad pricier than similar spots, but it’s the waterside setting you’re paying for. Bars Bar Kino Itäpuisto 10A www.barkino.com. Set in an old cinema, this bar-club attracts students and young professionals with regular live music on Thursday nights and DJs on Wednesdays and at the weekend, though beware of the occasional themed evenings aimed strictly at 18–20-year-olds. €5 cover most nights. Beer Hunter’s Antinkatu 11. Poor punnery has done nothing to halt the flocks of Finns who descend on this pub once work lets out.

Eastern USA
by Lonely Planet

The Brooklyn Brewery ( 718-486-7422; www.brooklynbrewery.com; 79 N 11th St; admission free; 6-11pm Fri, noon-5pm Sat) hosts weekend tours (on the hour from noon to 6pm), special events and pub nights. Fort Greene NEIGHBORHOOD This residential neighborhood of late-19th-century brownstones and gospel churches is home to a racially diverse group of young professionals and working-class families. Its gem is the Brooklyn Academy of Music ( 718-636-4100; www.bam.org; 30 Lafayette Ave), a highly respected performing arts complex and cinema. A well-regarded art and architecture school, the Pratt Institute calls the neighborhood home. Unbeknownst to the majority of dog walkers and sunbathers, over 11,000 prisoners of war from the Revolutionary War’s Continental Army are buried underneath the grassy mounds of Fort Greene Park.

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The South Carolina State Museum (www.museum.state.sc.us; 301 Gervais St; adult/child $7/3; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, 1-5pm Sun) is housed in an 1894 textile factory building, one of the world’s first electrically powered mills. Exhibits on science, technology and the state’s cultural and natural history make a nice activity for a rainy day. For eating and entertainment, head down Gervais St to the Vista, a hip renovated warehouse district popular with young professionals. For coffee and cheap ethnic food, mingle with USC students in Five Points, where Harden, Greene and Devine Sts meet Saluda Ave. Stop at popular new Pawley’s Front Porch (www.pawleys5pts.com; 827 Harden St; mains $7-10; 11:30am-10pm) to try a pimento cheeseburger (a burger topped with a cheese, mayonnaise and red pepper mixture), Columbia’s answer to New York’s pizza slice or Chicago’s hot dog.

Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History
by Kurt Andersen
Published 4 Sep 2017

Finney promptly became a Presbyterian minister and was soon the flashy-but-respectable Christian superstar of his time, its Billy Graham, preaching to huge camp meetings all over the country. But he didn’t dwell on the Presbyterians’ buzzkill doctrine of predestination or on doctrine generally. The only point was for rationalists, like the young professional he’d been, to experience Jesus, as he’d done, and thereby—presto—become free of sin and guilt, with guaranteed passage to Heaven. Like his pioneering predecessor Whitefield a century earlier, he understood that in America Christianity should be a kind of show business: “to expect to promote religion without excitements,” Finney wrote, “is…absurd.”

MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World
by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams
Published 28 Sep 2010

Wikit’s matching software would do the rest, while taking a small cut of every transaction. Zipcar takes the proposition even further. Rather than just share rides, why not share cars too. A Personal Journey to a New Model of Personal Transportation When Aaron Hay finished college he moved to Toronto to start a new job. As a young professional with reasonable income and the occasional need for a vehicle, Aaron considered purchasing a small, fuel-efficient city runabout. In calculating the costs, Aaron was faced with monthly costs of a $290 car payment, a $170 insurance bill, about $100 in fuel costs, and an $85 apartment parking fee.

Fodor's Rome: With the Best City Walks and Scenic Day Trips
by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.
Published 24 Sep 2012

Workday lunchtime offerings include classic trattorias and chic caffè like Café Canova-Tadolini (Via del Babuino 150A | 06/32110702), where you can get a nibble, salad, or plate of pasta in a gorgeous sculpture atelier setting. Come sundown, the options increase as modern trattoria-pizzerias like ’Gusto and ReCafé throng with tastemakers and young professionals. Perennial hot spots include Nino and Dal Bolognese. And the upscale hotels in the area—the Hassler, Hotel Eden, and Hotel de Russie—offer great aperitivi in their distinguished bars. EMPIRE OF “TASTE” When ’Gusto (Piazza Agusto Imperatore 9 | 06/3226273) opened in the late ‘90s, the concept was new to Rome: a sprawling ground-floor pizzeria, a wine bar with nibbles, and an upstairs upscale restaurant, all in one space.

America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System
by Steven Brill
Published 5 Jan 2015

The walls were lined with screens showing dashboards of website visits and incoming phone traffic, most likely coming from the ads Oscar had launched. Oscar’s marketing firm had produced both online messages and outdoor billboards, which were concentrated in the trendy neighborhoods where the marketers assumed they would be seen by the young professionals—freelancers, coders, actors—whom they had targeted. “Health insurance shouldn’t be brain surgery … unless you need brain surgery,” proclaimed one of my favorite pitches. The website had been completed and was now taking inquiries from people who had seen the ads or gotten social media messages suggesting they have a look at this strange insurance company website.

Peggy Seeger
by Jean R. Freedman

These recordings showcase traditional American folk music, and many of the songs were taken from Ruth's songbooks. Peggy's repertoire had remained relatively constant, but she had come a long way since Songs of Courting and Complaint. By this time, Mike and she were no longer talented amateurs but young professionals beginning to develop their own individual styles. Mike had immersed himself in the old-time music of the southern Appalachians, music he had initially grown to love by listening to the field recordings that Ruth had played while she transcribed the songs. In 1954, he moved to Baltimore in order to work at the Mount Wilson Tuberculosis Hospital, his alternative to military service during the Korean War.

Fantasyland
by Kurt Andersen
Published 5 Sep 2017

Finney promptly became a Presbyterian minister and was soon the flashy-but-respectable Christian superstar of his time, its Billy Graham, preaching to huge camp meetings all over the country. But he didn’t dwell on the Presbyterians’ buzzkill doctrine of predestination or on doctrine generally. The only point was for rationalists, like the young professional he’d been, to experience Jesus, as he’d done, and thereby—presto—become free of sin and guilt, with guaranteed passage to Heaven. Like his pioneering predecessor Whitefield a century earlier, he understood that in America Christianity should be a kind of show business: “to expect to promote religion without excitements,” Finney wrote, “is…absurd.”

Frommer's San Francisco 2012
by Matthew Poole , Erika Lenkert and Kristin Luna
Published 4 Oct 2011

The seaside Embarcadero, once plagued by a horrendously ugly freeway overpass, was revitalized by a multimillion-dollar face-lift, complete with palm trees, a new trolley line, and wide cobblestone walkways. SoMa, the once industrial neighborhood south of Market Street, has exploded with new development, including the beautiful Yerba Buena arts district, the sleek lofts of Mission Bay, and a slew of hip new clubs and cafes. South Beach is the new darling of young professionals living the condo-in-the-city life, and the spectacular new California Academy of Sciences and de Young Museum have given even the locals two new reasons to visit Golden Gate Park. The San Francisco Giants celebrate their 2010 World Series win. All that glitters is not the Golden Gate, however.

The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989
by Frederick Taylor
Published 26 May 2008

In the early 1960s, its birth rate was among the lowest of any city in the world. Most years, thousands fewer people came to West Berlin than left, a situation that continued until the late 1980s. Significantly, in the 1960s, the newcomers were not the traditional immigrants looking for work, nor were they ambitious young professionals. West Berlin was not a place to go if you wanted advancement—that happened in thriving centres like Frankfurt (finance), Hamburg (the press), Düsseldorf (advertising and insurance) or Bavaria, where the new electronic industries were beginning to flourish. No, those coming to Berlin in large enough numbers to make their presence felt were an interesting crowd, despite—or perhaps because—they were not mainstream.

Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time
by Stephen Fried
Published 23 Mar 2010

Kitty died of Hodgkin’s disease in 1962 at the age of seventy, leaving the bulk of her estate to her family—especially to Byron Harvey III, “Ronny,” her favorite—as well as to Mary Perkins and her gardener. (She also funded the Katherine Harvey Fellows program at the Santa Barbara Foundation, which to this day trains young professionals to get involved in nonprofit work.) She ordered her life’s collection of correspondence burned, but arranged for various items in the house to be sent to certain people with notes she had written. Her nephew Stewart Jr. had spent his honeymoon night in 1956 at Arequipa, where he and his bride broke one of the cherrywood beds in the guest room.

The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow
by Gil Troy
Published 14 Apr 2018

It is our shlichut as citizens to strengthen civil society by creating opportunities for dialogue on the local and national level. It is our shlichut as parents and educators to break down the founders’ grand ideals into ideas that our kids, growing up free and comfortable, can relate to and embrace. It is our shlichut as young professionals to ensure that our various fields contribute to a just society, instead of breaking it apart on the altar of individual ambition. It is our shlichut as Zionists to stand guard and thrive, not merely survive, making sure that the very prosperity and freedom our parents dreamed of won’t blind us to each other’s needs, to the bigger purpose of being a model society, or detract from the communal values that inspired the state’s founding in the first place.

Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping
by Roger Faligot
Published 30 Jun 2019

Control of the institute passed from the Diaochabu to the Guoanbu after the latter was established in 1983, and today it remains answerable, in both administrative and budgetary terms, to State Security.7 In the jargon of the special services, it is registered as an “open” (gongkai) organization, in order to facilitate intelligence gathering through multiple networks. While the CICIR’s 400 or so members provide sophisticated analyses of even the slightest geopolitical events, its real influence stems from the fact that its researchers, experienced professors and young professionals have links with thousands of academics and policy-makers all over the world, and organize academic exchanges with many strategic research centres abroad. When I was working at such an institute in Japan in 2000, I realized that one of the tricks often employed by both the Chinese and the North Koreans is the exchange of researchers between two institutions, using the visiting card of a foreign research centre to gain entry to the most closed circles of the host country, as well as third countries.

Buffett
by Roger Lowenstein
Published 24 Jul 2013

The topic, assigned just before the scandal broke, was “The Dumbest Thing I Have Done in Investments or Business.” In New York, the scandal was taking a toll on morale. A manager complained, “It’s tough to come in in the morning and open the paper. You just wonder when it is going to stop.”36 Rosenfeld, the able new chief of the government desk, went to a restaurant frequented by young professionals on the Upper East Side. He overheard people talking about Salomon—“Isn’t it disgusting?” one said knowingly—as if the firm were shot through with crooks. Early in October, Buffett held a pep talk with the staff. He asserted unequivocally that he was feeling good about their prospects, The employees, most of them, were living through a crisis for the first time.

Fodor's Essential Israel
by Fodor's Travel Guides
Published 2 Aug 2023

E 3 Shoshan St., Center City P 02/582–2090 wwww.mazkeka.com. H Sira DANCE CLUBS | A great watering hole with a gritty edge, Sira features a variety of music spun by DJs. Open until the wee hours, it’s one of the most fun places in the city to dance. Here you’ll find a hodgepodge of students and young professionals who gather on weekend afternoons. E 4 Ben-Sira St., Center City P 02/623–4366. Toy Bar DANCE CLUBS | Named for a beloved toy store that previously occupied this space, Toy Bar is a multilevel club with cozy couches for conversation, a great selection of local DJs, and massive flat-screen TVs for live performances and keeping an eye on the game.

USA Travel Guide
by Lonely, Planet

The Brooklyn Brewery ( 718-486-7422; www.brooklynbrewery.com; 79 N 11th St; admission free; 6-11pm Fri, noon-5pm Sat) hosts weekend tours (on the hour from noon to 6pm), special events and pub nights. Fort Greene NEIGHBORHOOD This residential neighborhood of late-19th-century brownstones and gospel churches is home to a racially diverse group of young professionals and working-class families. Its gem is the Brooklyn Academy of Music Offline map ( 718-636-4100; www.bam.org; 30 Lafayette Ave) , a highly respected performing arts complex and cinema. A well-regarded art and architecture school, the Pratt Institute calls the neighborhood home. Unbeknownst to the majority of dog walkers and sunbathers, over 11,000 prisoners of war from the Revolutionary War’s Continental Army are buried underneath the grassy mounds of Fort Greene Park .

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The South Carolina State Museum (www.museum.state.sc.us; 301 Gervais St; adult/child $7/3; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, 1-5pm Sun) is housed in an 1894 textile factory building, one of the world’s first electrically powered mills. Exhibits on science, technology and the state’s cultural and natural history make a nice activity for a rainy day. For eating and entertainment, head down Gervais St to the Vista, a hip renovated warehouse district popular with young professionals. For coffee and cheap ethnic food, mingle with USC students in Five Points, where Harden, Greene and Devine Sts meet Saluda Ave. Stop at popular new Pawley’s Front Porch (www.pawleys5pts.com; 827 Harden St; mains $7-10; 11:30am-10pm) to try a pimento cheeseburger (a burger topped with a cheese, mayonnaise and red pepper mixture), Columbia’s answer to New York’s pizza slice or Chicago’s hot dog.

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Getting around is easiest by car, although if you’re not in a hurry public transport is usually adequate to most of these neighborhoods. DOWNTOWN For decades, Downtown was LA’s historic core, and main business and government district – and empty nights and weekends. No more. Crowds fill Downtown’s performance and entertainment venues, and young professionals and artists have moved by the thousands into new lofts, bringing bars, restaurants and galleries. Don’t expect Manhattan just yet, but for adventurous urbanites, now is an exciting time to be Downtown. Downtown is easily explored on foot or by subway or DASH minibus. Parking is cheapest (about $6 all day) around Little Tokyo and Chinatown.

The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885
by Pierre Berton
Published 1 Jan 1971

Few of them were bona fide homesteaders. Dewdney reported to the Prime Minister, four days after the site was chosen, that most of them were paid monthly wages by Winnipeg speculators to squat on land and hold it “until it is found out where the valuable points are likely to be.…” By fall, the squatters, mainly young professional men – lawyers, engineers, clerks, and surveyors – held most of the available homestead land in the area of both Pile o’ Bones and Moose Jaw Bone creeks. Their “improvements” under the homestead law consisted of putting up a small tent or a log framework four or five feet high which was called a house.

Switzerland
by Damien Simonis , Sarah Johnstone and Nicola Williams
Published 31 May 2006

Most places have stools perched at bars or stand up tables. Sous le Pont (%031 306 69 55; Schützenmatte; snacks & light meals from Sfr5-15; h11.30am-2pm & 6pm-midnight Tue-Fri, 6pm-2am Sat) Organic meat and lots midnight Sat) The Lorenzini complex of bars, enotoca (lounge) and Italian restaurant is popular with a young professional crowd looking for merely a coffee and panini, or a full meal of home-made pasta or other Tuscan cuisine. Altes Tramdepot (%031 368 14 15; Am Bärengraben; Don’t be deterred by its touristy location by the bear pits; even locals recommend this cavernous microbrewery. Swiss specialities sit alongside international dishes with an occasional Australian bent.

Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities
by Eric Kaufmann
Published 24 Oct 2018

Another unusual twist is the relationship white Brits now have with the city over their life cycle. In the 1970s, London was still depressed and somewhat run-down, and wouldn’t become a centre of global finance until the roaring 1980s. More white twenty-somethings left it for other parts of England and Wales than entered it. As the capital became a more attractive destination for young professionals, this changed. In the 1990s and 2000s, about 25 per cent more white British twenty-somethings moved to London than departed. But London’s growing attractiveness made little difference to white families. In the 2000s, 20 per cent more white Britons with children – a much larger group than twenty-somethings when you count their kids – left the city than moved in.23 The cyclical pattern of moving to London in your twenties then then leaving the city to start a family is much less apparent for minorities.

The Enlightened Capitalists
by James O'Toole
Published 29 Dec 2018

Back from Harvard, he informed his team of MBAs that the company’s primary emphasis henceforth would be not on profit but, instead, on serving its customers by offering healthy and environmentally safe products: I now began to understand that the tensions at Tom’s of Maine between me and my young MBAs were a symptom of our different visions of business, of our clash of values. No matter how much those young professionals wanted to work at Tom’s of Maine and be “different” from their fellow business school graduates, they had been trained the same way, indoctrinated into the same business principles, taught to ask the same questions: What will the numbers be this time next year? How do we get the numbers we want?

The Rough Guide to Paris
by Rough Guides
Published 1 May 2023

Exhibitions tend to focus on experimental, cutting-edge French and international artists. Ménilmontant MMénilmontant Like Belleville, much of Ménilmontant aligns itself along one straight, steep street, the rue de Ménilmontant and its lower extension, rue Oberkampf. Although run-down in parts, its popularity with artists and young professionals, or bobos (bourgeois-bohémiens), has helped to revitalize the area. Alternative shops and cool bars and restaurants cluster along rue Oberkampf and its parallel street rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud, the city’s most vibrant nightlife hub (see page 291). The upper, eastern reaches of rue de Ménilmontant, above rue Sorbier, are quieter, and looking back you find yourself dead in line with the rooftop of the Pompidou Centre, a measure of how high you are above the rest of the city.

Lonely Planet London City Guide
by Tom Masters , Steve Fallon and Vesna Maric
Published 31 Jan 2010

There’s a blue plaque at 3 Routh Rd, home to the former British prime minister David Lloyd George. Return to beginning of chapter CLAPHAM The so-called ‘man on the Clapham omnibus’ – English civil law’s definition of the hypothetical reasonable person since the turn of the 20th century – has largely left this neighbourhood. Today Clapham is the home of well-heeled young professionals in their 20s and 30s, who eat in the area’s many restaurants, drink in its many bars and generally drive up property prices. It was the railways that originally conferred on Clapham its status as a home for everyday commuters from the late 19th century. Clapham Junction is still the largest rail interchange in Britain, and in 1988 was the tragic site of one of Britain’s worst train disasters.

Colorado
by Lonely Planet

The Fruita Section of the park is within walking distance to Dinosaur Journey and has over 60 sites, including a nice loop for tents along the a small lake and some with RV hook ups. There’s also a swimming beach. Eating Dream Café BREAKFAST $ ( 970-424-5353; 314 Main St; breakfast $6.50-10; 6:45am-2:30pm Mon-Sun; ) Before hitting the trails or heading to work, families and young professionals gather at this bright, sleekly designed cafe for Grand Junction’s best breakfast. Our favorite of the five eggs Benedict dishes is the California Dreamin’ Bene, topped with red peppers, avocado, asparagus and hollandaise sauce. If you’re into sweet stuff instead, opt for the pineapple upside-down pancakes.

City for Sale: The Transformation of San Francisco
by Chester W. Hartman and Sarah Carnochan
Published 15 Feb 2002

And as a May 2001 Examiner story noted, the city’s downtown is increasingly becoming a massive pied-à-terre for the superrich: Featured were Bill and Linda Klipp, retired Charles Schwab executives (forty-three and forty-two years old, respectively), who closed on a $1 million condo, their second home, where they spend on average one week a month. “While a great many buyers [of downtown luxury condos, in the $500,000–$3 million range] are wealthy Silicon Valley executives looking for a second home,” the story continues, “some are young professionals who want to live in the city. Others are retirees who like the idea of living in a full-concierge service condo right across from the baseball park. . . . The housing market is as tight as it has ever been.”44 One should not have excessive faith that the business turndown of 2000–2001 will spell much relief for San Francisco’s overburdened housing consumers.

Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist
by Alex Zevin
Published 12 Nov 2019

It hinted that industriousness was elastic, rising or falling with changes in the religious sentiment giving rise to it. Europeans ‘liked to think of themselves as rational heirs to the Enlightenment’, but they suffered from a consequent competitive disadvantage when it came to God.91 Later, in Shanghai, Micklethwait and Wooldridge sat in on a Bible study group composed of young professionals, all convinced that Christianity was behind American greatness. In full agreement, the authors pointed out that the US supplied not only missionaries to China, but also a ‘gospel of pluralism’ in the form of the first amendment – engineered by ‘the genius’ of the founding fathers as much to keep the state out of religion as the other way around.92 If spirituality increased material wellbeing, a great deal sprinkled over the earth would increase it by a large amount.

The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics
by Christopher Lasch
Published 16 Sep 1991

It is true that drug addiction is one of the things that undermine "traditional values," but the need for drugs—that is, for commodities that alleviate boredom and satisfy the socially stimulated desire for novelty and excitement—grows out of the very nature of a consumerist economy. It is only in their capacity as quintessential consumers that young professionals dominate the airwaves and set the tone of American life. Their distinctive manner of living embodies the restless ambition, the nagging dissatisfaction with things as they are, that are fostered by a consumer economy. Their careers require them to spend much of their time on the road and to accept transfers as the price of advancement.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Tim. Clancy
Published 15 Mar 2022

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Ayn Rand and the World She Made
by Anne C. Heller
Published 27 Oct 2009

Yet it seems unlikely that she would have entertained Leonard or many of the others for more than an evening now and then if it hadn’t been for her deepening interest in Nathaniel Branden. She confirmed this later when she said, “I’ve always seen [the Collective] as a kind of comet, with Nathan as the star and the rest as his tail.” Nevertheless, their devotion offered important compensations. They were an unusually talented group of students and young professionals. They provided her with a comforting sense of being understood and appreciated at a pivotal point in the writing of Atlas Shrugged, when Dagny, returned from Galt’s Gulch, begins to discover the unpleasant psychological motives of the left-wing bureaucrats who are marshaling their forces against her.

Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017
by Ian Kershaw
Published 29 Aug 2018

At the high point of the refugee flood as many as 2,305 people headed from East to West Berlin on a single day, 6 April 1961. Most of those leaving were young. Many were farmers, choosing this way out of the collectivization of agricultural production that had been introduced in June 1958. Skilled workers, newly qualified students and young professionals – none of which the East German state could afford to lose – were also prominent among the droves seeking a better life in western Germany. In 1960 some 200,000 East Germans left. The numbers threatened to grow even larger in 1961. In April that year alone 30,000 crossed the border for good.

Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
by Max Blumenthal
Published 27 Nov 2012

I had not expected anything beyond a leisurely chat, but as soon as we sat down, Ala and Amir made it clear they wanted to tell me all about their situation. They were not particularly political, but life in Israel was becoming unbearable for them and their community. And instead of joining the struggle, they were among those seeking an exit strategy. With designer jeans and a polo shirt, Ala could have passed for a young professional in any city in the world. He had sandy brown hair with a tuft that hung over his forehead, accentuating his boyish features. Amir arrived wearing a T-shirt and shorts. He was heavyset and jocular, laughing heartily at the sarcastic asides I used to break up the mood when I sensed the discussion was becoming excessively gloomy.

MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
by Tony Robbins
Published 18 Nov 2014

You don’t have to wait for retirement to get there. From Nashville, Tennessee, to Portland, Oregon, and from Augusta, Maine, to Ann Arbor, Michigan, there are hundreds of affordable havens for young and old alike: retirees looking to stretch their savings and continue to enjoy a rich, rewarding lifestyle; and young professionals looking to jump-start or reimagine their careers. Check out U.S. News & World Report’s feature on the best places to live for as little as $75 a day (http://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2013/10/15/the-best-places-to-retire-on-75-a-day). Also seriously consider the seven states where there’s no state income tax at all: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.

The Rough Guide to Poland
by Rough Guides
Published 18 Sep 2018

Jazz Club Hipnoza pl. Sejmu Śląskiego 2660 476 156, jazzclub.pl; map. South of the train station on the second floor of the Upper Silesian Cultural Centre (Górnośląnski Centrum Kultury), this laidback pub decked out in armchairs, sofas and lampstands is the city’s most popular venue with the studenty, arty, young-professional crowd. There’s a solid food menu too – with pizzas (15–20zł) and grilled steaks (30–35zł) predominating. Live jazz or blues about once a week. Daily noon–1am; closed July & Aug. Kato Bar ul. Mariacka 13 bit.ly/KatoKatowice; map. One of the first places to open on the Mariacka strip, Kato has become something of a cult destination among visitors in search of the new spirit of the city.

Spain
by Lonely Planet Publications and Damien Simonis
Published 14 May 1997

Bonanno (Map; 91 366 68 86; Plaza del Humilladero 4; noon-2am Sun-Thu, noon-2.30am Fri & Sat; La Latina) If much of Madrid’s nightlife starts too late for your liking, Bonanno could be for you. It made its name as a cocktail bar, but many people come here for the great wines and it’s usually full with young professional madrileños from early evening onwards. Be prepared to snuggle up close to those around you if you want a spot at the bar. Café del Nuncio (Map; 91 366 08 53; Calle de Segovia 9; 12.30pm-2.30am Sun-Thu, 12.30pm-3.30am Fri & Sat; La Latina) Café del Nuncio straggles down a stairway passage to Calle de Segovia.

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El Jardín Secreto (Map; 91 541 80 23; Calle de Conde Duque 2; 5.30pm-12.30am Mon-Thu & Sun, 6.30pm-2.30am Fri & Sat; Plaza de España) ‘The Secret Garden’ is all about intimacy and romance in a barrio that’s one of Madrid’s best-kept secrets. Lit by Spanish designer candles, draped in organza from India and serving up chocolates from the Caribbean, it’s at its best on a summer’s evening, but the atmosphere never misses a beat. It attracts a loyal and young professional crowd. Café Comercial (Map; 91 521 56 55; Glorieta de Bilbao 7; 7.30am-midnight Mon, 7.30am-1am Tue-Thu, 7.30am-2am Fri, 8.30am-2am Sat, 9am-midnight Sun; Bilbao) This glorious old Madrid cafe proudly fights a rearguard action against progress with heavy leather seats, abundant marble and old-style waiters.

Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany 2017
by Rick Steves
Published 8 Nov 2016

Roberto also offers Siena walks and multiday tours. Other Local Guides Federica Olla, who leads walking tours of Siena, is a smart, friendly guide with a knack for creative teaching (€55/hour, mobile 338-133-9525, www.ollaeventi.com, info@ollaeventi.com). GSO Guides Co-op is a group of 10 young professional guides who offer good tours covering Siena and all of Tuscany and Umbria (€140/half-day, €260/full day, they don’t drive but can join you in your car, 10 percent discount for Rick Steves readers, www.guidesienaeoltre.com). Among them, Stefania Fabrizi stands out (mobile 338-640-7796, stefaniafabriziguide@gmail.com).

Austerity Britain: 1945-51
by David Kynaston
Published 12 May 2008

There was also this season, in early July, an emblematically antediluvian episode at Bristol. The Glouces-tershire captain was Basil Allen, an amateur who had captained the county before the war and was determined to uphold the established social order. Coming off the field for an interval, he overheard one of his young professionals, Tom Graveney, say, ‘Well played, David’ to an opposition batsman, Cambridge University’s David Sheppard (the future Bishop of Liverpool). A few minutes later in the pavilion, Allen went over to Sheppard. ‘I’m terribly sorry about Graveney’s impertinence,’ he apologised. ‘I think you’ll find it won’t happen again.’

Coastal California
by Lonely Planet

Santa Monica is the most tourist- and pedestrian-friendly beach town; others include swish-but-low-key Malibu and bohemian Venice. DOWNTOWN & AROUND For decades, Downtown was LA’s historic core and main business and government district – and empty nights and weekends. No more. Crowds fill Dowtown’s performance and entertainment venues, and young professionals and artists have moved by the thousands into new lofts, attracting bars, restaurants and galleries. Don’t expect Manhattan just yet, but for adventurous urbanites, now is an exciting time to be Downtown. Downtown is easily explored on foot or by subway or DASH minibus. Parking is cheapest (about $6 all day) around Little Tokyo and Chinatown.

Western USA
by Lonely Planet

Getting around is easiest by car, although if you’re not in a hurry public transport is usually adequate to most of these neighborhoods. DOWNTOWN For decades, Downtown was LA’s historic core, and main business and government district – and empty nights and weekends. No more. Crowds fill Downtown’s performance and entertainment venues, and young professionals and artists have moved by the thousands into new lofts, bringing bars, restaurants and galleries. Don’t expect Manhattan just yet, but for adventurous urbanites, now is an exciting time to be Downtown. Downtown is easily explored on foot or by subway or DASH minibus. Parking is cheapest (about $6 all day) around Little Tokyo and Chinatown.

Scandinavia
by Andy Symington
Published 24 Feb 2012

The results are as impeccable as the service, and the set menus are excellent. Kult Kafeen CAFE € (Sølvberggata 14; sandwiches & salads Nkr120-135; 10am-10pm Mon-Sat, noon-10pm Sun) Located in the Kulturhus in the centre of town, this cool place has won the affections of families and cool young professionals alike. Well-sized sandwiches and fresh salads are the high points, but many just come here for a quiet coffee. Bølgen & Moi NORWEGIAN €€ (Norsk Oljemuseum, Kjerringholmen; mains Nkr95-265; cafe 11am-5pm daily, bar & brasserie 6pm-1am Tue-Sat) The imaginative menus in this stylish restaurant attached to the Oil Museum include dishes such as soy-and-honey-marinated salmon with potato salad (Nkr225), and lunch specials are huge.

The Irrational Bundle
by Dan Ariely
Published 3 Apr 2013

Most young people change jobs frequently, so they uproot themselves, yet again disrupting their social lives. With every move, their developing direct and indirect relationships are curtailed—which further hurts their chances of finding someone, because friends often introduce one another to prospective mates. Overall, this means that the improvement in the market efficiency for young professionals has come, to a certain extent, at the cost of market inefficiency for young romantic partners. Enter Online Dating I was troubled by the difficulties of Seth and some other friends until the advent of online dating. I was very excited to hear about sites like Match.com, eHarmony, and JDate.com.

Coastal California Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet

This is the largest art museum in the western US, home to 100,000-plus works. 5 Hollywood Hitting the bars and clubs for a night of tabloid-worthy decadence and debauchery. 6 Santa Monica Learning to surf, riding a solar-powered Ferris wheel or just simply dipping your toes in the ocean. 7 Walt Disney Concert Hall Marveling at Pritzker Prize–winning architect Frank Gehry's creation with its undulating steel forms evoking the movement of music itself. 1Sights & Activities Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights Downtown Los Angeles is historical, multi-layered and fascinating. It’s a city within a city, alive with young professionals, designers and artists who have snapped up stylish lofts in rehabbed art-deco buildings. The growing gallery district along Main and Spring Sts draws thousands to its monthly art walks. oWalt Disney Concert HallNOTABLE BUILDING ( GOOGLE MAP ; %323-850-2000; www.laphil.org; 111 S Grand Ave; hguided tours usually noon & 1:15pm Thu-Sat, 10am & 11am Sun; p; mRed/Purple Lines to Civic Center/Grand Park)F A molten blend of steel, music and psychedelic architecture, this iconic concert venue is the home base of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, but has also hosted contemporary bands such as Phoenix and classic jazz musicians such as Sonny Rollins.

Egypt
by Matthew Firestone
Published 13 Oct 2010

These isolated, unprotected communities were fortified after destructive raids in 817 by Arab tribes on their way to conquer North Africa. Of the 60 monasteries once scattered over the valley, only four remain. The religious life they helped protect is now thriving. The Coptic pope is still chosen from among the Wadi Natrun monks, and monasticism is experiencing a revival, with young professional Copts once again donning robes and embroidered hoods to live within these ancient walls in the desert. Even today, some monks still retreat into caves in the surrounding countryside for weeks and months at a time. Information Each monastery has different opening times, with some closed completely during the three annual fasting periods (Lents) at Easter, Christmas and in August.

1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East
by Tom Segev
Published 2 Jan 2007

Thirty percent more young people said they were more religious than their parents; among those who defined themselves as secular, only 2 percent had made the same statement before the war, while a few years afterward 5 percent did.21 AS TENSIONS ESCALATED BEFORE THE WAR, ISRAELI EMBASSIES ABROAD WERE FLOODED with requests from young professionals, mostly Jewish, who wanted to volunteer in Israel. It soon became evident that the supply exceeded the demand, and the Foreign Ministry scaled back its offer to finance flights for volunteers; it would now subsidize only Jews willing to spend at least four months in Israel (doctors would need to commit to a minimum of six weeks).

Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
by Kurt Eichenwald
Published 14 Mar 2005

Lay saw no real risk; he felt confident that the banks could be repaid in the future with the growth in value from Enron shares. The borrowing started in earnest. On the evening of September 2, the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Andy and Lea Fastow were dining at Tony’s with two friends, Michael Metz and his wife, Clare Casademont. Other diners shot furtive glances at the four attractive young professionals; Casademont was well known in town, a former local news anchor who had left the station when she moved to London with Metz, an international oil trader. As the four chatted over drinks, Fastow noticed a group of people making their way to a second, smaller dining room. It was Jordan Mintz, an Enron tax lawyer, accompanied by his wife, Lauren, and her family, all there celebrating the eightieth birthday of Lauren’s father.

Gorbachev: His Life and Times
by William Taubman

I thought to myself, ‘This is why young people flee from this god-forsaken village. They flee from desolation and horror, from the fear of being buried alive.’ I wondered, ‘How is it possible, how can anyone live like that?’ ”42 How could he help Gorkaya Balka? Moscow University graduate that he was, Gorbachev consulted “some specialists, mainly young professionals like myself,” almost certainly including his wife, who said the young people of Gorkaya Balka needed social contacts. So Gorbachev opted “to organize discussion groups for political and other education—to fling open a window on the outside world, as we say.” Political indoctrination was of course standard in the USSR, but Gorbachev’s version reflected his own fondness for a more meaningful exchange of views.

Central Europe Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet

Bratislavský Meštiansky Pivovar SLOVAK €€-€€€ ( 0944512265; Drevená 8; mains €6-12; 11am-midnight Sun-Thu, until 1am Sat & Sun) Not only does this stylish microbrewery serve Bratislava’s freshest beer, it offers some of the city’s most creative Slovak cooking. Both after work and at weekends, crowds of young professionals fill in beneath the vaulted ceilings and stylised Old Town artwork. Reservations are never a bad idea. U Remeselníka SLOVAK €-€€ ( Obchodná 64; mains €5-11) Small and folksy, this cellar cafe associated with the traditional Úľuv craft store upstairs is a great place to try a trio of halušky (small dumplings) – with sheep’s cheese and bacon, with kolbasa, and with cabbage.

New York
by Edward Rutherfurd
Published 10 Nov 2009

At seven thirty, Maggie O’Donnell walked out of the Croydon rental building on Eighty-sixth Street, turned up Madison, walked a few blocks, past the Jackson Hole where she got her burgers, up to the tiny, enterprising restaurant where they served a very reasonable prix fixe menu with minimal choice, which changed every night. The Carnegie Hill area, lying as it did at the very top of the Upper East Side, contained a lot of young professionals who were glad of a chance to get an inexpensive meal in amusing surroundings, and the little restaurant’s half-dozen tables were seldom empty. She was going to meet her brother Martin. If he turned up. To be fair to Martin, he had been quite specific. The bookstore where he worked had an author reading that evening.

Lonely Planet Turkey (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet , James Bainbridge , Brett Atkinson , Steve Fallon , Jessica Lee , Virginia Maxwell , Hugh McNaughtan and John Noble
Published 31 Jan 2017

And you know the mantı (Turkish ravioli) has got to be good when Turks are crammed in at lunch time slurping down bowls of the stuff. They do börek as well, and good soup. But you're here for the mantı. CaddeCAFE€ ( GOOGLE MAP ; GOP Bulvarı; mains ₺8-18; h8am-midnight; W) This modern cafe hums with students and young professionals who come here to slouch on the comfy sofas and gossip over umpteen glasses of çay or grab a cheap lunch or dinner. There's always set menu specials such as çorba (soup) and İskander kebap for ₺16 and the Tokat kebap here is one of the cheapest in town. Konak CaféNARGILE CAFE ( GOOGLE MAP ; %0356-214 4146; GOP Bulvarı; mains ₺7-15; h9am-11pm) This friendly cafe has multilevel outdoor shaded seating to lounge on after stomping all those historic streets.

Costa Rica
by Matthew Firestone , Carolina Miranda and César G. Soriano
Published 2 Jan 2008

Tao (Map; 2225-5696; www.taorestolounge.com; Calle 41 btwn Avs Central & 8; cocktails from ₡3000) A dimly lit lounge decorated with lots of Buddhas, this hip spot has fusion cocktails and decent Vietnamese appetizers, including satay and spring rolls (from ₡2000). Un Lugar (Map; Calle 33 btwn Avs 11 & 13) This small wood-lined bar serves as a neighborhood hangout that draws artsy types and young professionals for cold beer and bocas (₡1800 to ₡3300). This is a good spot for solo women travelers. Return to beginning of chapter Entertainment Multicines San Pedro (Map; 2283-5715/6; www.ccmcinemas.com; 2nd fl, Mall San Pedro; admission US$4) This popular multiplex has 10 screens showing the latest Hollywood flicks.

Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, From the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First
by Frank Trentmann
Published 1 Dec 2015

The metamorphosis has been especially pronounced in Turkey, where unveiling had been an integral part of building a modern, secular state after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in 1923, proclaimed the republic and abolished the Ottoman caliphate. While veils were not formally outlawed, their use was heavily stigmatized. Beginning in the late 1970s, the veil started to make a sudden comeback – and in cities and among young professional, educated women; not only in rural villages. For many, putting on a veil was a way of regaining security and respect at a time of deep political and economic turmoil; Turkey went through a major debt crisis, followed by a military takeover in 1980, hyper-inflation and, finally, under the auspices of the International Monetary Fund, threw open its market.

Lonely Planet Ireland
by Lonely Planet

Sam's BarBAR ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 36 Dawson St; h4pm-2am Mon-Thu, 1pm-2.30am Fri-Sun; gall city centre, jSt Stephen's Green) A posh Dawson St drinking spot, Sam's has decor that is Middle Eastern (a hangover of its previous incarnation as an Asian-themed bar) meets art-college graffiti. An odd mix, but it doesn't bother the young professional clientele, who come to share tales of success over fancy cocktails. BruxellesPUB ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 7-8 Harry St; h9.30am-1.30am Sun-Thu, to 2.30am Fri & Sat; gall city centre) Bruxelles is a raucous music bar split across different areas. It's comparatively trendy on the ground floor, while downstairs is a great, loud and dingy rock bar with live music each weekend.

The the Rough Guide to Turkey
by Rough Guides
Published 15 Oct 2023

Limonlu Bahçe Yeniçarşı Cad 98, Galatasaray; http://limonlubahcebeyoglu.com. Just a five-minute walk from İstiklal Caddesi, the ‘Lemon Garden’ is a calm oasis providing a welcome retreat from the chaos of Beyoğlu. Reached via an impossibly long maze of corridors which open out onto this leafy space, usually bustling with a young professional crowd, it’s a little pricey, but worth it if you need an escape from the bustle outside. Also has an extensive food and soft drinks menu. Pasific Sofyalı Sok; 0212 292 7642. Small, friendly bar with a good selection of rock music and well-priced beer. It’s a struggle to find a seat on the alleyway tables in summer, though the Kino Garden next door is run jointly with Pasific and has a garden out back.

Reamde
by Neal Stephenson
Published 19 Sep 2011

But quite a few of the old buildings had been rescued—Olivia imagined a D-day-style invasion of the island, gardeners with saws and shovels parachuting out of the sky and storming the beaches—and were being liberated from the thorny or flowery embrace of climbing vines, deratted, reroofed, fixed up, and condoized. Her apartment was small but nicely located on the top floor of what had once been a French merchant’s villa and now served as home to a couple dozen young professionals like Meng Anlan. Her bed looked out onto a small balcony with a view across the water to the brilliant downtown lights of Xiamen, and during those nights when sleep eluded her, she would sit up and hug her knees and stare across the water, wondering which of those scintillae was the screen of Abdallah Jones’s laptop.

Fodor's California 2014
by Fodor's
Published 5 Nov 2013

AMERICAN | In the mid-2000s North of the Panhandle became the city’s newest talked-about neighborhood in part because of the big, bustling Nopa, which was cleverly named after it. This casual space, with its high ceilings, concrete floor, long bar, and sea of tables, suits the high-energy crowd of young professionals mixed with stylish neighborhood residents that fill it every night (and since the kitchen doesn’t close until 1 am, plenty of restaurant-industry types come in and pack the bar late into the night). Diners come primarily for the rustic fare, like an always winning flat bread topped with fennel sausage and caramelized onions; the vegetable tagine with lemon yogurt; smoky, crisp-skinned rotisserie chicken; a juicy grass-fed hamburger with thick-cut fries; one of the city’s best pork chops; and for dessert, the donut-like sopapillas.

Power at Ground Zero: Politics, Money, and the Remaking of Lower Manhattan
by Lynne B. Sagalyn
Published 8 Sep 2016

What they discounted or missed in the data was the evolving character of lower Manhattan as a mixed-use neighborhood and the conversion of older, obsolete class B and class C office buildings into thousands of apartments.28 Events, in time, would reveal the fault lines of their reasoning as thousands of young professionals and families continued to settle in lower Manhattan, drawing with them nightlife, restaurants, and the kind of avant-garde art scene that had long been a fixture of the area and was making it one of the city’s fastest-growing residential districts (figure 12.5). Figure 12.5 Growth in downtown as a place to live: 2000–2008.

Frommer's England 2011: With Wales
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
Published 2 Jan 2010

Before its decline, Ken Lo’s Memories of China offered the best Chinese dining in London. The late Ken Lo, whose grandfather was the Chinese ambassador to the court of St. James, made his reputation as a cookbook author. Jenny Lo is Ken’s daughter, and her father taught her many of his culinary secrets. Now Belgravia matrons and young professionals come here for perfectly prepared, reasonably priced fare. Ken Lo cookbooks contribute to the dining-room decor of black refectory tables set with paper napkins and chopsticks. Opt for such fare as a vermicelli rice noodle dish (a large plate of noodles topped with grilled chicken breast and Chinese mushrooms) or white noodles with minced pork.

California
by Sara Benson
Published 15 Oct 2010

Temple Coffee House (Map; 916-443-4960; 1014 10th St; 6am-11pm) The warm environs of this downtown coffee shop still imbibe the comfy feel of the bookstore that used to be in this space. Hip young patrons nurse organic free-trade coffee and chai while tapping at their wi-fi connected laptops. 58 Degrees and Holding Co (Map; 916-442-5858; 1217 18th St) A huge selection of California reds and a refined bistro menu make this a favorite for young professional singles on the prowl. Head Hunters (Map; 916-492-2922; 1930 K St) Though there are wilder options within sight, start here before partying around the two-block radius of gay bars and clubs that locals coyly call ‘Lavender Heights.’ You might be back at the end of the night; the kitchen stays open into the wee hours.

Frommer's Mexico 2009
by David Baird , Lynne Bairstow , Joy Hepp and Juan Christiano
Published 2 Sep 2008

It includes high-tech and multinational companies, banks, Iberro Americana University, and a large shopping complex. Santa Fe looks more like a modern American neighborhood than anywhere else in Mexico City. 09 285619-ch05.qxp 104 7/22/08 10:54 AM Page 104 CHAPTER 5 . MEXICO CITY Many of the capital’s well-off young professional have moved to this area, which has developed a booming restaurant and nightlife scene. To reach Santa Fe, take Reforma Avenue west to the Toluca highway and follow the signs to Santa Fe. Xochimilco Twenty-four kilometers (15 miles) south of the town center, Xochimilco (soh-chee-meel-coh) is noted for its famed canals and Floating Gardens, which have existed here since the time of the Aztec.

Frommer's Caribbean 2010
by Christina Paulette Colón , Alexis Lipsitz Flippin , Darwin Porter , Danforth Prince and John Marino
Published 2 Jan 1989

This place has a big stage wher e some of the best live bands in Trinidad frequently appear (or a DJ rules the night). There’s also a reliable kitchen dishing up local specialties. More Vino , 23 O’Connor S t., Woodbrook (& 868/622-8466), is known for its array of different wines and as a rendezvous point for the smart set of young professionals. Gossip fills the air, and patrons sip cocktails on the terrace or else r etreat to the air-conditioned interior. Local joints come and go with alarming fr equency, but locals continue to flock to the live music at The Base, Main Street (no phone), at Chaguaramas, a 20-minute driv e or taxi ride w est of P ort-of-Spain.

Lonely Planet China (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet and Shawn Low
Published 1 Apr 2015

Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin TempleTEMPLE ( GOOGLE MAP ; %2327 8141, 2351 5640; www.siksikyuen.org.hk; 2, Chuk Yuen Village, Wong Tai Sin; donation HK$2; h7am-5.30pm; mWong Tai Sin, exit B2) An explosion of colourful pillars, roofs, lattice work, flowers and incense, this busy temple is a destination for all walks of Hong Kong society, from pensioners and businesspeople to parents and young professionals. Some come simply to pray, others to divine the future with chim – bamboo ‘fortune sticks’ that are shaken out of a box on to the ground and then read by a fortune-teller (they’re available free from the left of the main temple). Middle Road Children’s PlaygroundPARK ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Middle Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui; h7am-11pm; c; mEast Tsim Sha Tsui, exit K) Accessible via a sweep of stairs from Chatham Rd South, this hidden gem atop the East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station has play facilities, shaded seating and views of the waterfront.

The power broker : Robert Moses and the fall of New York
by Caro, Robert A
Published 14 Apr 1975

Moses found himself forced to delegate all authority for them to subordinates. Authority is delegatable; genius is not. Some of the men to whom the work was delegated were first-rank architects or engineers—many of them, in fact, for the Depression had driven into the Arsenal many brilliant young professionals who in ordinary times would have been making names for themselves in private commissions. But they were not Robert Moses. The further Moses' presence receded from individual small park projects, the less dis- tinguished these projects emerged. In designing the Central Park Zoo, the Seventy-ninth Street boat basin, Jacob Riis Park, Orchard Beach, the ten big neighborhood swimming pools, problems were solved with ingenuity and thoughtfulness.