Youth Culture

Hipster Joins Marines, Wins Purple Heart In Ultimate Act Of Irony

Emmett Rensin | Posted 07.02.2009 | New York


Emmett Rensin

Though no amount of exercise or food was able to add a pound to Cohen's body, he reported finding boot camp surprisingly easy. Sgt. Marvin DeLores remembers Cohen as "One of the easiest-conditioned guys I've met in years. Hardly took much work at all to shape him up."

Kafeyah Scarf Now Trendy With Iranian Youth

guardian.co.uk | Robert Tait | Posted 01.01.2009 | Style


For nearly 30 years its distinctive chequered pattern has been a sacrosanct symbol of Iran's Islamic revolution and an essential garment for its most ...

Forget You, What About Me-Tube?

New York Times | STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Conventional wisdom, supported by academic studies using the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, maintains that today's young people -- schooled in th...