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Crash Course

Crash Course

by Jessica Liebman Apr 16 2007
Books to help you decode your Generation YouTube interns. 

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Cover of Tuned Out
Image: Jeff Harris

Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don’t Follow the News

By David T.Z. Mindich

This book explains why “millennials” can’t ID a single Supreme Court justice but can name Paris Hilton’s best friend of the week—and tell you how much she weighs.

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By John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade

They’ve survived virtual combat, car wrecks, and homicidal cyborgs without any pain, so this internship should be a piece of cake, right? And mistakes? Hey, they can always hit the reset button.

Photograph by Jeff Harris

By Chuck Klosterman

Never underestimate the impact of The Real World, Billy Joel, and John Cusack.

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