Category Archives: Millennials

This blog in a nutshell

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Greg

Catherine Rampell at the New York Times recently made waves with a piece about the kids (A Generation of Slackers? Not so much). Because it’s a lot more fun, I wish I could say she missed the mark. Because she’s … Continue reading →

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Hipster hating and headline grabbing

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Greg

According to Metro (via @MatadorPress, hat tip to @magneticmedia) “hipsters” are still relevant and screwing things up. The fogies at NPR say the Census return rate for New York averaged 50 percent, though it bottomed out at 30 percent in … Continue reading →

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Torture: everyone is doing it

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Greg

In honor of the Civil War anniversary, the Red Cross recently published a study on people’s attitudes about war and war tactics. One of its findings was that 60 percent of teenagers think torture is acceptable in certain situations (compared … Continue reading →

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Internet Street Smarts: Mustache = Danger

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Greg

Gawker.TV found a wonderful PSA relic from the dial-up era. It’s clearly targeted at wealthy kids with coveted 56K access. There’s no way you’re seeing anything dangerous in 1998 with anything less than that. Like most PSAs even today, “Internet … Continue reading →

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Kid Coverage: Gen Y taking its sweet time moving out

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Greg

The folks over at LiveScience have an interesting article on a study from the Journal of Marriage and Family’s April edition. The study’s finding? Kids aren’t slackers; they’re just taking longer than previous generations to establish themselves. (Look for an … Continue reading →

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