Category Archives: Movies, TV, Radio, Comics, Books

Was the call to Conan’s defense against Leno a Gen-X and Gen-Y cry against Baby Boomer entrenchment?

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When you get older, these kinds of reflections start to seem all the more uncomfortable don’t they? That makes them all the better to consider and think about.

reddit.com: “It just hit me: Leno vs. Conan perfectly embodies the struggle in America between the greedy, selfish Baby Boomers who refuse to go away, and its youth”

In the comments someone posted a monologue from Craig Ferguson that was worth a listen:

Worth repeating: Conan O’Brien’s goodbye message

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All I ask is one thing. And this is… I’m asking this in particular of young people that watch. Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record its my least favorite quality. It doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard, and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. I’m telling you – Amazing things will happen. I’m telling you. It’s just true.

Gawker: CoCo’s Last Dance: “Hardest Thing I Have Ever Had to Do”

You could have been killed

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“People were told to read it, memorize it, and destroy it because if they were caught with it, they could be killed.” – Joe Wos on the dangers of possessing a copy of “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story”, a comic book, in the 1960s.

You can read the comic, originally published 1956 online. It still has a message that resonates.

You can read the background on the comic book from Tom Christopher.

Check out the Metafilter Thread and links from Bleeding Cool.