Gen Z is ruining the sex parties
Tomo Chien
February 11, 2025
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and I’m reading about Chinese hamburgers. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.
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LA’s members-only sex parties are seeing “tremendous growth,” according to directors of the $250,000-per-year clubs which screen for “aesthetic appeal” and “professional status.” Except, Gen Zers are starting to ruin the fun. “They’re not having sex at these parties as much,” a New York director said. “They’re just coming for the costumes.”
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A team of USC researchers found that Earth’s molten core may be changing shape, forming what resemble towering mountains and iron landslides. The development will have little effect on land-dwellers, but scientists say the study adds to a growing understanding of the planet’s mysterious interior.
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An LA man was slapped with felony charges for allegedly throwing books at cars from a freeway overpass during last week’s protests against Donald Trump’s immigration policies. District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the charges are meant to send a message to people using protests “as a cover to commit criminal activity.”
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's planned National Institutes of Health funding cuts in 22 states, including California, that sued to halt the order. Universities in red states like Georgia and Missouri, which were not party to the suit, are expected to lose billions in medical study grants starting this week.
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An anonymous group that calls itself “Students Against Nazi Extremism” is leaving notes on Teslas in Northern California, threatening to vandalize the vehicles starting tomorrow. In a quasi-manifesto, the group called Tesla CEO Elon Musk “an overt Nazi with a history of fascist, racist, misogynist and criminal behavior.”