nytimes = wicked formal

This is what I've been trying to explain to my sociology professor and thesis advisor... Or I guess not specifically this, but something along these lines. The hardest thing about sociology is that just when you think you've devised a topic and are ready to start a year's worth of research on it, someone writes a trend piece on it which requires a far shorter period of research, less statistics, only 2-3 examples, but then again, such is social science...

The above is also an article from the NY Times, which always amuses me when they talk about the downtown comedy scene or the creators of College Humor and refer to everyone as Mr. ___. Which I guess is normal, but feels so formal (ooh rhymes). I'm glad that these groups are getting the recognition they deserve. Does our generation value comedy more than earlier ones when they were in their twenties? I guess the best evidence of this would be if these shows (human giant, whitest kids..., etc.) last longer or gain a more mainstream audience than their equivalent ten years ago (The Ben Stiller Show, dana carvey show, mr. show, etc.).