When we started the outline for "Balloon," the team was on the lookout for current publications covering the topics we were exploring. One such source came from New York Magazine in March 2018.
"How to Raise a Boy includes Will Leitch reflecting on when you don’t know what to think about what your dad taught you; Stella Bugbee on when he won’t talk to you; Lauren Slater on when he finally yells at you; Alden Jones on when he loves guns; Lisa Chase on when his father dies; Rachael Combe on when he gets violent; Laurie Abraham on when you were raised another way; Craig Jenkins on when Kendrick Lamar gives him a voice; Peggy Orenstein on when he’s been the victim; and many more." - Aude White