Tag Archives: The Youth of Today

More Beards on Television

SNL’s beards-and-guitars fetish rolled on last night. Were there no girls in nipple tassels available?

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Illustration Proves Useful

Today’s Journal features a trend-tastic piece on the hottest new hot new trend to sweep the nation’s college campuses: Smoking tobacco. From a pipe! The article has all the hallmarks of a great trend story – a shocking lede (“Dan … Continue reading

Posted in Media | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Cambridge Kid Not So Hot for Valentine’s Day

So I’m walking through Harvard Square this morning and these two 15-year old guys run by, backpacks in tow, grousing about how awful and oppressively sad life is. Obvs. One of them wails, “I’m so distraught!” About what, you might … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

By Any Means

Saw this kid on the T this morning. He was banging out some homework and rocking this suburban gangsta Yankees hat that had, logically enough, incorporated the words of Malcolm X into the Yanks logo. “By aNY means,” the cap … Continue reading

Posted in Historicalness | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Speaking Of…

And speaking of news from on high, here’s some more bearded lads that are blowing up all over the place — the Fleet Foxes — playing for the cameras on network television.

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

News from on High

Love that line. Blue Mass Group used it best, announcing that a press release from the Speaker’s office had found its way onto their internets. In that spirit, I note that Rolling Stone, which is a magazine, throws some love … Continue reading

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Christmas Ain’t Over Yet

Not without a tate of that sweet, sweeeeet nutmeg.

Posted in Media | Tagged | Leave a comment

On the First Oi of Christmas…

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Merry? Try Terrifying

Tried to grab some coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts today. In the mall in Saugus. That was mistake number one. So this deranged woman shambles up to the counter and asks, “You got hot chocolate in four sizes, right?” The guy … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Kid: Enlightened

Overheard today on Boylston Street: A 13-year old girl explaining to some squeaky little guy how to properly insult the fairer sex. “It’s not butter face,” she said. “It’s but her face. Buttaface!” “Ahhh!” he squealed. “Now I get it!”

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment