Ypulse Essentials: Nintendo's 'Secret Flirts', Remake Nation, Are Millennials The Next GI Generation?
Posted by meredith on 06-22-2009
MadeMan.com (a lifestyle guide for young guys is the latest in a string of irreverent, video-centric properties from Break Media. Plus a motivational blog for young adults) (MediaPost, reg. required) (The Coloraoan)
- L.A's indie teen scene (private school kids with connections put on real rock shows with a little help from their friends.. and mom and dad. And Mos Def releases his latest album on a t-shirt) (New York Times, reg. required) (PSFK)
- 'Make it or Break It' (just misses the mark, according to The Boston Globe. Slate, on the other hand, calls the high school gymnastics-centered drama, a not so far cry from teen favorite "Friday Night Lights." And an overall look at the breed of TV teens on ABC Family) (Philadelphia Daily News)
- A call for course sponsors (to save the slate of city college classes set to be canceled because of the budget crisis. Need extra incentive? The course will be named after the sponsor) (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 'Secret Flirts' (an instructional flirting game licensed, but not developed, by Nintendo, comes under fire from family groups. Plus, Ars Technica explains how rhythm games like DJ Hero and Scratch fell short at E3)
- Deja movies (a columnist looks at the continuous recycling from Hollywood and asks "what today's young generation will be able to look back on when they're my age." And the latest addition to the list is 'Teen Wolf'. Cynopsis Kids reports a remake is in the early stages of development)
- 'The father of tween TV' (how Disney Channel's Rich Ross, senior vice president of programming, turned the former House of Mouse into the House of Montana and co. Also "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" battle a soft DVD market) (Los Angeles Times, reg. required)
- Millennials: New GI Generation? (more comparisons between today's young adults and their great-grandparents Depression Era generation. Also, Australian Gen Y-ers still seek out their parents' advice) (Los Angeles Times, reg. required) (The Courier-Mail)
- Your 'friendly' neighborhood police officer (more police departments follow a national trend of joining social networks to improve community relations and share information) (The State Journal-Register)
- Buffy vs. Edward (a pretty amusing mashup showdown that should delight 'Slayer' fans and Twilighters alike) (Jezebel)
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