The young and the restless: Local youths share their world
The young & the restless: Local youths share their world
You may have seen them gather near "watering holes" and "places of material consumption." Forming what we might call "social clusters" or "human herds," they communicate using a mysterious dialect unintelligible to outsiders.
In speech replete with abbreviations, slang, and punctuated by high-pitched noises known as "giggles," they exchange information in a way almost entirely indecipherable to those of us whose "hip factor" has atrophied (and not been replaced).
Never trust anyone over 30?
Never mind that. In what we think of as a "spontaneous social experiment," the Hook asked local teens to share the secrets of their subculture. And as it turns out, we adults have nothing to fear.
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THE BLIND DATE CHALLENGE- Chemical reaction: It takes more than molecules
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COVER- The young & the restless: Local youths share their world
CULTURE ART FEATURE- Multiplier effect: Meditations on the Buddha
CULTURE BUZZ BOX- Sock it to 'em: Fingering Uncle Monsterface
DISH- Bistro maestro: Uncork the Boar's Head's best-kept secret
THE FEARLESS CONSUMER- Open-door policy: High tech gizmo traps pup
ON ARCHITECTURE- Glory days? Staunton bets its future on the past
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's best and worst about being a kid?
