Saturday, May 15, 2010

Teenage Angst Has Paid Off Well

"I see you rolling your eyes. That’s right, you: the one in the fake-vintage rock ’n’ roll T-shirt and thick-framed glasses reading this on an iPhone at the sidelines of your daughter’s soccer game. But you know exactly what I’m talking about, pal. (And by the way: stop trying to be a hip alterna-sports dad. Just cheer, for God’s sake.)"

A. O. Scott in The New York Times identifies the rise in popular culture of the "Generation X midlife crisis."

But Helaine Olen at Slate criticizes Scott for neglecting women.

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