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Greg Sullivan
March 17, 2026
Each weekday, Tangle unpacks one major story with clear reporting, fact-based summaries, and thoughtful context — helping curious readers understand what’s really happening, not just one narrative.
“You’re working hard to bring real peace among the generations.”
By Heather Wake
New slang can sometimes sound like an entirely new language. In that case, having a translator can be helpful. Content creator Blue Franklin has bravely stepped up to provide this service, “translating” common words and phrases so that virtually any generation can understand what’s being said.
In the video below, you’ll see what we mean. Franklin takes a Gen Z word (such as “Ohio”) and then provides the Millennial and Gen X equivalents: “weird” and “bogus,” respectively.
It’s surprisingly satisfying to have mind-boggling terms suddenly make sense (so that’s what “skibidi” means) and to realize when you actually prefer the slang of other generations (legend > GOAT, sorry not sorry).
This is sisterhood.
“If you find a toilet in your dream, don’t use it.”
By Annie Reneau
Life hack advice abounds in the era of optimization and influencers, but the desire to live life a little better is nothing new. Even ancient philosophers pondered the wisest uses of our time, energy, and resources. But in today’s more complicated world, the answers to such questions can be a lot more specific.
Young adults have been asking for “oddly specific” life tips, and people are delivering their favorite hacks. These aren’t the “surround yourself with positive people” kind of tips we typically see, but rather random, specific bits of advice.
To be fair, Romeo is a little “cringe.”
By Heather Wake
Shakespeare is a staple of any high school English curriculum. Yet, getting young folks to actually understand, let alone appreciate, the Good Bard’s work has always been a bit of a challenge. Unless you’re teaching it to a room full of theatre kids, that is.
Recently, a high school teacher named Molly Dugan shared some of her current students’ reactions to one of Shakespeare’s most notable works, Romeo & Juliet. Spoiler alert: they weren’t fans. Nonetheless, their remarks were comedy gold.
Some of the comments reflected the same counterpoints many younger generations have had about well-received works of yesteryear (looking at you, ’90s rom-coms).