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In the New York Times Magazine there is a feature called  This Boy's Life: The enduring spell of S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders'––then, now and always . This includes an interview with S.E. Hinton and a fashion spread of bloodless young men in stiff, unforgiving denim and  very  thin moustaches. The clothes have a gritty, flawed, surplus-store quality. Some items include:     • Polo Ralph Lauren jacket, $1,998     • Calvin Klein 205W39NYC sweater, $1,600     • Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello plaid shirt, $890     • Helmut Lang t-shirt, vintage, from the David Casavant Archive,  price on request     Eat your heart out, Ponyboy.     I know you're bitter about everything , C says,  but those are great books, and she wrote them when she was still a girl. Am I bitter about everything? That feels inaccurate, like the German army crossing the Polish frontier being described as a home invasion. 'Bitter' implies a level of understanding and engagem