NXT Next Generation

Justin Ellis brings you culture, technology and dispatches on "the young people."

Press Play with Videoport Jones - Food Inc., GI Joe and You're Welcome: A Final Night with George W. Bush

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 14:17

We're back in business baby! This week's new releases on DVD finally give Videoport Jones and I a reason to do the Snoopy Dance for the first time in a long time.

Campus cuisine hits the iPhone at Bowdoin

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 16:40

What's for eats at the dining hall? Indeed, there's an app for that.

Is the answer for young readers free newspapers?

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 13:01

Is the best way to get "The Young People" to read the newspaper giving it to them for free?

Press Play with Videoport Jones - Whatever Works, Ice Age and Orphan

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 17:59

Maybe we should just call this the Autumn of Disillusionment. First it's our favorite actors, now it's one of our favorite directors.

New Law: Save on rent, cut the heat

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:07

We're at the time of year where people begin to dread the next six months, not because of the cold, but because of the cost of fighting off the cold.

As H1N1 advances on campus, are drinking games to blame?

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 13:58

We know a few things about H1N1, particularly that the elderly, kids and people with underlying medical conditions are at risk.

But what about college students?

Pop!Tech '09 - The mayor, FLAP, robots and more "Gee Whiz" moments

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 17:16

While Pop!Tech is filled with lots of discussion, humor and insights, there are plenty of moments that standout and make you stop what you're doing.

Pop!Tech '09: Re-imagining the classroom and the student

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 14:29

Big picture, big issues, big problems.
How big? Education big.

Around the Web: Pop!Tech '09 round-up

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 09:43

Day 1 of Pop!Tech somehow involved lab rats, flying trash, tiny robots, Wall Street pay and solar-powered messenger bags. So, yeah, that happened.

Re-imagining America at Pop!Tech 2009

Submitted by Justin Ellis on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 10:22

Is it possible to re-imagine America?

about Justin and this blog

Justin is a former newspaper intern and has the scar tissue to prove it. Justin has been a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2003, and in 2004 began writing a weekly column in the Monday Magazine.

If he had to pick a label, the column would fall under "youth culture," covering everything from high school dance etiquette, dealing with college debt, the resurgence of Roller Derby and Portland's one-of-a-kind music scene. This of course has not stopped him from answering letters to Santa Claus or writing about his experience riding shotgun in a drift car.

Justin is an export from the Midwest. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and is originally from Minnesota. He enjoys bacon, cheap beer, redheads, Burt Reynolds jokes and wondering what the oundtrack to his life would sound like.

When he grows up he wants to be an international art thief. Or Captain America.

Until then he'll be bringing you dispatches about "the young people" and what they do.

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