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About this kid
Greg Volk is a freelance writer whose TV credits include Cash Cab and Pawn Stars. He desperately clings to his own youth while living and writing in Brooklyn. Likes include history and things that are awesome. Dislikes include chores and being told what to do. Follow his 140-character rebellion @kidsthosedays. MORE→
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Five famous manly men in dresses
I recently came across a Smithsonian Magazine piece on the history of gender-specific clothes. Once upon a time, they say, it was considered manly (boyly?) to don both pink and dresses. It was quite customary, indeed proper, for boys age … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion
Tagged Albert Einstein, baby photos, blue, Clark Gable, Ernest Hemingway, FDR, gender, men in dresses, pink, Ronald Reagan, Smithsonian Magazine
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Whitewashing Jobs
One of the most fundamental abilities we have as humans is to whitewash the past. Whether it’s convincing ourselves that Reagan was actually a good president (read: conservative Christian and bona fide tax cutter) or that “Thundercats” was actually a … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged bio, Edison, Einstein, New Yorker, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson
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Barbie throws her life away on a tattoo, again
This week Mattel unveiled Bedford Avenue tokidoki Barbie, who has her very first tattoo. And with said “funky” tattoo, she’s “always ready for cutting-edge fashion!” And, boy, if I know one thing about high fashion, it’s that you need to … Continue reading
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Othello: the game of strategy for young racists
From a very early age we’re taught, however subtly, that white is good and black is bad. It’s good versus evil. Day versus night. Chocolate versus vanilla. Elvis versus all the guys Elvis got famous covering. In the game of … Continue reading