Category Archives: Respond

Ruben Navarrette is at it again. If you aren’t familiar with this particular pundit’s opinion of Millennials, just take a gander at his last foray into our generation, titled “Are Millennials Cut out For This Job Market?” Let’s just say that someone who calls for our generation to be “rebooted” isn’t exactly writing from a […]

Name: Victoria Solomon Age: 22 1. What book has most impacted who you are today? How or why? The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd. I read it during my freshman year of college when I had absolutely no idea what I was interested in, or rather, if there was a major for what I liked to do. […]

Name: Ffion Bell Age: 21 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark 1. What book has most impacted who you are today? How or why? The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. It helped me connect with my family when I first read it, and so far in my life it has become an excellent talking point when meeting new […]

Name: Ticara Gailliard Age: 26 1. What book has most impacted who you are today? How or why? I really want to say “To Kill a Mockingbird” so I can sound smart and/or deep, but that wouldn’t be true, despite it being one of my favorite books. Instead, I’ll go with my other favorite, Janet […]

Name: Jen Kalaidis Age: 22 Location: New York, NY 1. What book has most impacted who you are today? Definitely To Kill A Mockingbird. I am a sucker for anything coming-of-age, and this is probably one of the best literary examples out there. What more could you want – historical intrigue, intense drama, a wise-cracking 8 […]

Last week, fashionistas were abuzz with the last glimmers of New York Fashion Week. Shortly after, the style world was taken over by a different fashion scoop. Christian Dior creative director John Galliano pulled a Mel Gibson, spewing anti-Semitic bile to a couple dining near him at La Perle in Paris. Liquored up and slurring, […]

Every year, thousands of viewers tune in to the Academy Awards on ABC. These viewers believe they’re watching for the awards, but they really long for the fashions of the red carpet. Somehow, the red carpet draws them into the glamorous world of cinema. Let’s take a look at the Oscar fashions of 2011! Best Dressed: Academy […]

Name: Kelly Riordan Age: 21 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1. What book has most impacted who you are today? Either Satan Says by Flannery O’Connor or Driving with Dead People by Monica Holloway (a memoir. It’s hilarious. Read it). They’re VERY different books and taught me different things. 2. If you unexpectedly received $100 today, what […]

Anyone who is anyone has noticed the recent hype about the so-called “Tiger Mom.” It started with the Wall Street Journal and made its rounds through Time Magazine, the New York Post, Good Morning America, NPR, PBS and eventually into most local news sources—the hype around the claim for superiority of Chinese parenting has infiltrated […]

Name: Ricky Montanari Age: 24 Location: Ridgefield, CT 1. What book has most impacted who you are today? Tuesdays with Morrie – Mitch Albom or The Secret. A Clockwork Orange is my all time favorite though. 2. If you unexpectedly received $100 today, what would you spend it on? Hats/Shoes or a Tattoo 3. What […]