My latest for @slate.

"I report today from beyond the grave. I’ve been made quite dead by my tweenage daughter, who recently informed me the term preppy equates to “people who wear Nirvana shirts.” I’d lived long enough for Carlton Banks’ ethos to be confused with Kurt Cobain’s." Link below and on Slate's homepage today.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/10/nirvana-shirts-tiktok-trend-style-preppy-teens.html