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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→
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Category Archives: Media
This post will go viral
I am working on a viral video. You are going to love it. I just know you will. I’m 100 percent sure. Why? Because it involves character actor Bronson Pinchot, who is a person who used to be kind of … Continue reading
The Week makes the most of the past 7 days
I first came across The Week several years ago when one of my friends was mocking one of his friends for subscribing to a printed magazine that culled stories from other publications. “That’s the Internet,” he said to his friend. … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Bad Opinion Generator, Gawker, Huffington Post, Jack Shafer, news aggregation, Shell, Slate, Slatest, The Week
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Who gives a f— about an Oxford comma?
Apparently, lots of people. (And yes, everyone’s used that headline because there just isn’t a better one.) As NPR’s Linda Holmes put it yesterday, the Internet “blew up” at the news yesterday that Oxford University was dumping its precious comma. … Continue reading
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Tagged grammarians, Oxford comma, punctuation, serial comma, typos, William Safire
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Me, Myself & I and pop music
The NY Times detailed a study by University of Kentucky psychologist Nathan Dewall where he found that song lyrics have gotten more self-centered (as well as angrier) over the past several decades, thus providing rock-solid proof that Generation Me only … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyonce, Fergie, Generation Me, Justin Timberlake, Millennials, Nathan Dewall, NY Times, University of Kentucky
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Kids (the movie) revisited
The critics agreed, Larry Clark’s directorial debut is the end of human existence! “Nihilistic pornography” – The New Yorker “Child pornography disguised as a cautionary documentary” – Washington Post “One of the most controversial American films ever made” – Daily … Continue reading
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Tagged Chloe Sevigny, Daily Variety, Harmony Korine, Kids, Larry Clark, Leo Fitzpatrick, New Yorker, Rosario Dawson, The Wire
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