As a Gen Xer, I can clearly remember the costs of public college for me, which were under $5000 a year for tuition—something that can realistically be paid during a school year. As both a current (grad) student and a teacher, college costs don’t even compare. The boom in college attendance and the removal of…

In defense of Radiohead, OK Computer is a great album, though tending toward depression. I’ll just claim Green Day (who grew up as I did and became political) and Pearl Jam instead of Kurt Kobain.