Tag Archives: The Youth of Today

Call it a Pact

Today on the Red Line I overheard a group of high school girls discussing their classmates’ summer plans. Specifically: “People are going to get pregnant!”

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Girl’s Parents Don’t Want Her to Eat Unless She Can Get Into Harvard

Overheard on the T yesterday: A gaggle of teenagers grousing about college. One girl is asked about how awesome it must be to have gotten into MIT. She responds, not very, because nothing but Harvard will do for her parents. … Continue reading

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If This Band Were Any Hotter Right Now, Their Name Would Be “Shirtless Werewolf Weekend”

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Japandroids, Meet Wind Machine, Meet VHS Camcorder

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Girls on a Roof

No, not those girls. These girls. [via]

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Los Campesinos! Drink on the Beach, Release New Song

And here it is. A bit more melancholy than most of their other stuff, but nice nonetheless. The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future from Los Campesinos! on Vimeo.

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Seemed to be a Good Idea at the Time

It’s been some time since this blog shared any audio-visual treatment of New Jersey Beard Heroes Titus Andronicus doing their thing. So here’s a double-shot of brownie-eating and smelly (guessing there) rock n’ roll.

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Werewolves (And Vampires?) of Boston

Today’s Globe takes a stab at relating to the youth of today. Which is to say, today’s Globe name-checks Twilight and the Facebook and Mean Girls while explaining how vampire hysteria came to overrun Boston Latin. Also, there are Facebooking, … Continue reading

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Bathroom Rock!

Here’s The Pains of Being Pure at Heart rocking out next to the toilet, courtesy of Pitchfork TV. Wash your hands when you’re done.

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The T Ride of Shame

I found myself on the Red Line at 1:30 this afternoon, staring at this ghost of a girl who appeared to be making her way home from Sunday’s St. Pat’s parade just then. She was clad in shamrock pajama pants, … Continue reading

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