tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post3683593590647642768..comments2024-03-20T04:51:59.137-05:00Comments on Kathie Smith: Floria Sigismondi's THE RUNAWAYSKathie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960801109466931460.post-69254596950842857242010-03-30T09:59:10.941-05:002010-03-30T09:59:10.941-05:00Interesting blog, Kathie. There is a fascinating g...Interesting blog, Kathie. There is a fascinating generational component to the Runaways story: Joan Jett, Cherie Curie, et al. are members of Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). Understanding the generational context to their story really fills in the picture.<br /><br />Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. . I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.htmlhetyd4580https://www.blogger.com/profile/03970460085144987807noreply@blogger.com