Author: Marie

  • Why Pokémon Might Save Us From Loneliness in 2026

    Why Pokémon Might Save Us From Loneliness in 2026

    It’s silly. It’s bright. It might be exactly what we need to fight a global loneliness crisis. By: Marie Pascual A short personal pipeline I was born in 1996, the year Space Jam dropped, the Spice Girls blew up, and Pokémon began its march to global takeover. In early-2000s Scarborough, they called me “Mareep,” like…