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When Dartboard’s parents got married, they did the sensible thing. Dartboard’s mom kept her last name, and Dartboard got his dad??s last name. The name “Slack” has served him well on everything from SAT forms to résumés to job applications. Never has he been forced to bubble in only part of his last name for want of spaces...
Dartboard wants his generation to recognize its responsibility to end this nominative madness. Split up your kids—half get dad??s name, half get mom’s. Or condense the hyphenated names into some sort of acronym (in the second example above, Mary’s last name could be Elbo). Or flip a coin ‘fer crissakes.’ There’s no easy solution other than marrying a family member, but a solution has to be found. Just don’t saddle your young’uns with...
Those who are still grooving to Dad??s turntable, take note. Just steps from the Yard, a ragtag band of independent record stores serves the most musically sophisticated—or technologically outdated—Cantabrigians. Specializing in new and used CDs and vinyls at discount prices, these stores carry everything from early 1930s Jazz to the latest in underground techno. And though Newbury Comics maintains a carefully constructed bohemian vibe, the real deal can only be found in the endangered species of Mom-and-Pop record shops. So throw on your vintage rock concert...
...your AIM away message the moment one of your best friends signs on. Certainly you’ve delayed replying to that lunch invitation sent by e-mail until lunch has already passed. And certainly you have turned your cell phone off after seeing “Mom and Dad?? pop up in the caller ID. (Mom and Dad, if you’re reading this, I’m only kidding...
While many of my classmates spent their summers living in cities or suburbs—immersed in technology—I packed my old jeans and my dad??s chain saw into the back of my aged stick-shift Volvo wagon and drove up Route 91 to Canada. Though I have been making this trip, alone or with family, ever since I can remember, the drive has never been the same since 9-11, a heart-punch to every American, even those far from urban life...