Jess Karl
@jesskarl.bsky.social
i write a newsletter for bloomberg ✍️🦖 https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/opinion-today
But: Haven't cigarettes always been aesthetic?
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
But: Haven't cigarettes always been aesthetic?
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
Old Hollywood used them all the time to signal style. That allure remains to this day — but what's different about the 2020s is that cigarettes are surfacing in digital spaces that parents and health officials aren't always privy to
Looking at the data, cigarette use is still at an all-time low among teens and adults. This is great news!
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Looking at the data, cigarette use is still at an all-time low among teens and adults. This is great news!
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
But as smoking becomes more normalized in pop culture, there's a real worry that the imagery will end up influencing behavior down the line
🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🧵Not a day goes by where I don't see a cigarette on my social feeds. They're at birthday parties, celebrity weddings and even in ... cakes (see pic).
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is Gen Z being influenced by these romanticized images? Let's find out ➡️ www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
In my latest newsletter for @opinion.bloomberg.com, we play a little game of “Spot the Difference" with two photos from the Oval Office taken 171 days apart.
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
August 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In my latest newsletter for @opinion.bloomberg.com, we play a little game of “Spot the Difference" with two photos from the Oval Office taken 171 days apart.
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
What did you notice first? The mantle? The posture? Or maybe was the wardrobe change... www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
i looove the grub street diet features but this one includes a detail so unrealistic I must point it out — you can't just "roll over" to Tatiana!!!
January 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i looove the grub street diet features but this one includes a detail so unrealistic I must point it out — you can't just "roll over" to Tatiana!!!
it's week 1 and the girls are already fighting!!!
January 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
it's week 1 and the girls are already fighting!!!
the fact that @parmy.bsky.social just won the @financialtimes.com's best business book of the year award >>>>>>>>>>>
December 9, 2024 at 10:47 PM
the fact that @parmy.bsky.social just won the @financialtimes.com's best business book of the year award >>>>>>>>>>>
you know, this really didn't need to be the headline
December 5, 2024 at 7:35 PM
you know, this really didn't need to be the headline
you just know a vape would fit so well between his fingers
December 4, 2024 at 6:19 PM
you just know a vape would fit so well between his fingers
they really said people's armpits need to smell like warm sugar cookies
December 3, 2024 at 6:31 PM
they really said people's armpits need to smell like warm sugar cookies
Enron is back from the dead. My latest: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 2, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Enron is back from the dead. My latest: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
crazy how easy it is to make thanksgiving dinner
November 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM
crazy how easy it is to make thanksgiving dinner
this is shrimp cocktail erasure and i will not stand for it www.eater.com/24296643/tha...
November 25, 2024 at 9:56 PM
this is shrimp cocktail erasure and i will not stand for it www.eater.com/24296643/tha...
actual texts from @alampietti.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 5:28 PM
actual texts from @alampietti.bsky.social
something tells me he was more of a splits guy
November 22, 2024 at 5:14 PM
something tells me he was more of a splits guy
is it cake or is it candle
November 21, 2024 at 9:47 PM
is it cake or is it candle
strange things are happening in the duct-tape-iverse
November 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM
strange things are happening in the duct-tape-iverse
why do we turn everything into meatballs
November 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM
why do we turn everything into meatballs
Spotted in Noho this evening...
November 15, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Spotted in Noho this evening...
even the scammers are uninspired these days
July 3, 2023 at 1:40 PM
even the scammers are uninspired these days
Look they made a store for Elon
June 3, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Look they made a store for Elon
ok I haaate to ruin it but "the tale of the flopsy bunnies," published 1904, includes casual incest (a fact I discovered at Easter this year)
May 25, 2023 at 10:21 AM
ok I haaate to ruin it but "the tale of the flopsy bunnies," published 1904, includes casual incest (a fact I discovered at Easter this year)