"Can you smell it in the air? As of Monday, we've officially entered Autumn. Prepare your pumpkin spice, break out your light jackets, and get ready to be invited to go apple picking by your most orchard-coded friends. And why not kick off your Fall by enjoying the last few days of Sit at the Bar September, the latest and greatest TikTok trend meant to help you meet new people the old fashioned way. Ah, finding love at the bar-feels like the early aughts again."
"It's no secret that Gen-Z is disillusioned by the dating landscape right now, and all of the transactional swiping that mediates it. Naturally, as they've begun to scrap the apps, a new "trend" has emerged in its wake: sitting at a bar to meet potential new flames. 'Sit at the Bar September,' coined by 86-year-old real estate agent and TikTok influencer Laurie Cooper, encourages young singles to go old school and head to a local watering hole solo to meet people the analog way."
Autumn arrives with seasonal cues and a renewed interest in in-person socializing at bars. A TikTok movement called Sit at the Bar September urges singles to meet people offline, promoted by 86-year-old Laurie Cooper. Gen‑Z shows growing disillusionment with transactional swiping and increased willingness to patronize bars to form connections. Samsung plans a pilot to display advertisements on Family Hub smart refrigerators, merging AI meal suggestions with ad content. Media portrayals continue to engage controversial cultural histories, exemplified by a dramatized series about The Spotted Pig. The world's first martini expo celebrated cocktail culture and hospitality trends.
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