From the day
Perspective: The Teenager · Sound
Ricky Martin is absolutely blasting from every passing Honda Civic, competing with the digital chirps of a nearby BlackBerry and the frantic shuffling of Pokémon cards on the curb. I’m just trying to zone out and wait for some files to finish on Napster, but the neighborhood "poser" keeps humming that Duel of the Fates track like he’s actually a Jedi. Honestly, if I have to hear one more breathless theory about *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace* while standing in this heat, I might lose it. The sheer static of 1999 is deafening today, a messy chorus of dial-up tones and pop radio that won't give me a second of peace.