If I’m not falling apart, I like grocery shopping. I like
seeing what food products are available and consider the exercise a reality
check about the larger society of Portland.
A few days ago, at the checkout counter, the New Seasons staff
were involved in an animated discussion about which film series had the greater
impact – Star Wars or Harry Potter.
The most passionate speaker claimed that the Harry Potter
movies were the truth of the millennial generation. I hadn’t seen the films,
but I’ve always gone to many of the Star Wars films, believing this was a form
of cultural literacy I needed (I really don’t).
The Harry Potter fan turned out to be in the minority of his
peers, although no one had much enthusiasm for Star Wars either after a bazillion
movies. At least they had seen many of the Star Wars films. Most baggers
and checkers hadn’t even watched two of the eight Harry Potter movies.
When I thought about a blog post I knew I was really late to the party as there were already
hundreds of Star Wars versus Harry Potter graphics.
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