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...subjects of them too. The most prevalent Burton myth is that he is dark and possibly a little disturbed. In addition to his clothes and movies, there are eerie bits of biography to support this view, like the fact that Burton's parents blacked out the windows of his childhood bedroom, apparently to save on heating bills. (Burton grew up in Burbank, Calif.--not a notoriously difficult place to heat a home.) The second Burton myth is that his mind is still trapped in the eremitic universe of that darkened bedroom. Evidence includes his lavish re-creations...
...there is a theme to these shows--with their world-weary kids and less-than-super heroes--it's casting a jadedly funny, grownup eye on the memories and characters of childhood. On Harvey Birdman: Attorney-at-Law, a superhero turned lawyer defends cartoon characters--for instance, he represents Scooby-Doo's Shaggy for drug possession. The Adult Swim sensibility caters perfectly to the Gen X--Gen Y brand of nostalgia: affectionate derision for the junk of one's youth. It's like a restaurant that fashions three-star meals out of Doritos and Ring Dings...
...during a lynching. Niggaz is the guys walking past the velvet rope on their way into the club.") Or The west coast warrior exchanging rhetoric and artillery in dissing contests with his bitter rivals, East Coast hip-hoppers Biggie Smalls and Puffy Combs? Shakur had been an actor since childhood and showed real gifts in the films Juice and Gridlock'd. Maybe Thug Tupac was one more fictional character, which he acted out with a Method man's frightening authenticity...
...glad that TIME has written about the disorders that affect so many children and teenagers [Nov. 3]. Lots of people refuse to acknowledge childhood mental illness, but it does exist. I am 17, and no fewer than 14 different medications have been prescribed for me in an attempt to control my depression and other mental problems. I have often been worried about the long-term effects of many drugs I have taken (several of which are being examined regarding their safety for children). I know that without medication I am a wreck, but I often feel as though...
Fitzpatrick says some of his favorite memories of childhood are of afternoons spent playing scrabble with Shaun and his grandmother. The games would often progress into rowdy debates over point totals, because his grandmother wanted to win as badly as the boys...