Parents who stalk their children
Here is an hilarious video highlighting attempts to connect across the generation gap. Enjoy:
generational stereotypes
Great Eargasms
When I was teaching High School, I learned a whole lot about contemporary slang. The particular phrases and peculiar turn of a word my students used in casual conversation made me laugh and cringe. I used to quip with my students that as soon as I found out the nuances of their slang, it had […]
The lens of youth culture
For years I have subscribed to the Hedgehog Review: critical reflections on contemporary culture. Published by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, each volume is always intriguing and worth reading cover to cover. The following is taken from the introduction for the Spring 2009 issue focused on "Youth Culture". The […]