Kirby Marzec
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Nostalgia Hits the 90s Babies
(One More Time)
December 13, 2011 - 8:20 pm
Tags: @90sGirlProblem, ABC, Beanie Babies, Britney Spears, Clarissa Explains It All, Doug, Easy Bake Oven, Felicity, Figure It Out, Fruit-By-The-Foot, Gator Golf, generation y, George Washington University, Goosebumps, Hey Arnold!, Home Improvement, IMPACTS Research and Development, Kenan & Kel, Lady Gaga, Last Man Standing, Limited Too, Lisa Frank, Marvin the Martian, Marymount Manhattan College, Matchbox 20, Nicholas Borenstein, Nickelodeon, Nirvana, NoLita, Nostalgia, Olivia Ross, pogs, Polly Pocket, Retromania, Scout Vintage, Skip It, Space Jam, Sugar Ray, Tamagotchi, The 90s Are All That, The Backstreet Boys, The Spice Girls, Third Eye Blind, Tim Allen, University of Michigan, Woodstock, youtube, Ypulse
Posted in Culture, Trends | 1 Comment
For a generation that’s barely lived a quarter of their lives, millennials seem prematurely nostalgic for their youth. But thanks to the Internet and modern media, icons of yesterday are in the palms of Generation Y hands. Youngsters of the 1990s had it easy. Days were spent delighting in Nickelodeon’s “Doug,” snacking on Fruit-By-The [...]
1-800-ANXIOUS
November 22, 2011 - 8:04 pm
Tags: addiction, anxiety, cell phone, Craig Levan, Cristina Pansolini, dependency, generation y, Jamieson Webster, Lisa Gitelman, Lisa Merlo, NYU, Omid Morshed, University of Florida
Posted in Culture, New Media | No Comments
During a summer vacation in 2007, Cristina Pansolini’s cell phone kicked the metaphoric bucket and with it went her ability to enjoy a stress-free trip. Sans cell phone, how would she make plans with friends? Would her boyfriend think she was ignoring his text messages? What if she needed to contact her family? Although Pansolini [...]
From Working “On The House” To Inside The Fashion House
November 22, 2011 - 7:26 pm
Tags: Acne, Bergdorf Goodman, Corey Moran, Fashion Indie, FashionIndie.com, Northeastern University, Robert Geller, Want Agency
Posted in Gen Y Profiles | No Comments
Just last summer, Corey Moran spent his days slogging as an unpaid fashion sales intern in Manhattan and his nights catching winks on a shabby sofa in his brother’s New Jersey apartment. Two years ago, the Buffalo native could be found cramming for entrepreneurship and marketing exams at Northeastern University and assisting, without pay, the [...]
I Can Haz Internet Memes
October 25, 2011 - 8:52 pm
Tags: Beza Merid, BuzzFeed.com, Internet memes, KnowYourMeme.com, meme, Memebase, New York University, Old Spice, Patrick Davison, Paula Deen, Paula Deen Riding Things, Widen + Kennedy
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Ian Devaney’s Facebook default depicts a hand-sketched headshot of the 21-year-old musician. His photo choice is quite ordinary, save for the graphic of celebrity chef Paula Deen photoshopped atop his head. Devaney’s Facebook photo is among thousands of memes posted on “Paula Deen Riding Things,” a Tumblr sensation that portrays the Food Network star “riding” [...]