tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post117043136167893025..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: The Grace Kelly FactorSean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1171048787063448222007-02-09T13:19:00.000-06:002007-02-09T13:19:00.000-06:00Is this really so new? Grace Kelly, after all, was...Is this really so new? Grace Kelly, after all, was reported to be very free with her charms, to put it politely. Liars and scoundrels have abounded since the days of Caesar or Leonidas. Perhaps we're just more aware of it because of the instantaneousness of information these days. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, Libby, but the Bears didn't go, they went down in flames. Still, a good Superbowl game to watch.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170777808982316152007-02-06T10:03:00.000-06:002007-02-06T10:03:00.000-06:00It all reminds me of kids who used to see who coul...It all reminds me of kids who used to see who could say the dirtiest word.When there weren't so many of us it could be labelled a chid's game and forgotten.Today,however,there are so many more of us all vying for attention so the one who can think up the nastiest words can take a secret pleasure in causing the worst mayhem.But it's not just kids anymore,it's grownups acting worse than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170690765901534692007-02-05T09:52:00.000-06:002007-02-05T09:52:00.000-06:00Endless delay...more thumb-typing...Perhaps more g...Endless delay...more thumb-typing...<BR/><BR/>Perhaps more germane to the original post: The coarsening is pervasive, as TEEN PEOPLE, with at least some standards, folds up its tent, while PEREZ HILTON, with almost zero decorum, becomes the gossip/culture site du jour. And consider this: Much of what this cohort learns about etiquette and communication happens in a shrunken, semi-anonymous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170688836142510682007-02-05T09:20:00.000-06:002007-02-05T09:20:00.000-06:00Another thing from this morning, an article on MSN...Another thing from this morning, an article on MSNBC saying...duh...that a lotta young teens are looking at porn online. This generation will have seen everything before they hit 16. For many of us, that was just not the case. <BR/><BR/>This is Scott -- blindcamel -- btw. I'd log in, post the link, etc., but I'm doing all this from a tiny, half-useless handheld device, stuck on a frozen plane Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170687429719017172007-02-05T08:57:00.000-06:002007-02-05T08:57:00.000-06:00Libby, that article aligns closely with a theme we...Libby, that article aligns closely with a theme we called Maturiteens coupla years ago. There are many signs that age aspiration -- the age old desire to be older -- has been accelerating among teens. We say today's teen girls are 15 going on 25, that they're taking their cues from SEX AND THE CITY and Paris Hilton. Funny that the big hit HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is really big with...wait for it...6 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170617937814096042007-02-04T13:38:00.000-06:002007-02-04T13:38:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.FizzWaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314620820449568108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170602256079759742007-02-04T09:17:00.000-06:002007-02-04T09:17:00.000-06:00Interesting comments, blind camel. And thanks for ...Interesting comments, blind camel. And thanks for the link, Kevin. Check out this week's newsweek, already online at http://www.msnbc.com as well for their story on teenage girls and what/who influences them. I'd be interested in your reactions, especially, Blind Camel.. it sounds eerily close to what you're talking about.Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693555214699897283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170549544642541722007-02-03T18:39:00.000-06:002007-02-03T18:39:00.000-06:00blind camel, what an interesting post. I keep pon...blind camel, what an interesting post. I keep pondering my life as a writer in response to the MySpace phenom. I like the nurse driving a Hummer: I feel compassion for all living things as I drive over them in my Hummer!<BR/>And yes, Kevin, it's shocking that someone with no skill or qualification for running one of the most powerful countries on earth can parlay faux charm into a Sara Paretskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803185134430978343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170547072749133062007-02-03T17:57:00.000-06:002007-02-03T17:57:00.000-06:00Libby, this morning's Times has a story about the ...Libby, this morning's Times has a <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/us/politics/03gossip.html" REL="nofollow">story about the "Washington gossip wars"</A> [reg. req.] that seems related to your post. It's about the explosion in the number of political gossip columns. <BR/><BR/>Here's a relevant quote:<BR/><BR/><I>"If you’re in Hollywood and you write something about Brad Pitt that turns Kevin Guilfoilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239157460247794910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170457529044440922007-02-02T17:05:00.000-06:002007-02-02T17:05:00.000-06:00There's no shortage of interesting ideas in your p...There's no shortage of interesting ideas in your post!<BR/><BR/>I work in market research for a boutique firm focused on U.S. teens. Some of the most recent themes we're reporting on -- the truth that we see at the intersection of qual and quant research -- reflect what you write. <BR/><BR/>We talk about the notion of "Authenticitude" -- that this cohort often seems to value the "feel of real" Scott Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751738044783309855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-1170448580035737302007-02-02T14:36:00.000-06:002007-02-02T14:36:00.000-06:00right on about Molly Ivins, my sister! As for clas...right on about Molly Ivins, my sister! As for class, yes, I'd love a return to some of the manners of my youth--I don't like children calling me by my first name or running over me on the sidewalk, but I don't miss the racist slurs that people used with impunity back then!Sara Paretskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803185134430978343noreply@blogger.com