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In the newest issue of Paper mag, brilliant style brain Glenn O'Brien and his 11-year old son Oscar O'Brien interview each other. Hilarity ensues. We love this: "What is it you don't like about Harry Potter?" Glenn asks Oscar. Oscar replies: "He's a nerd! He's a pure nerd. And the idea is stupid, to wave your wand around." Also, Glenn describes his parenting style: "Don't talk down to kids, don't treat them like babies, treat them like they're adults, don't do baby talk. We always treated you like you were pretty mature, and here you are, you're pretty mature, so it worked. Maybe it was the way you were, but we always took you everywhere, but you've traveled. You traveled like an adult." [Paper]