Reactions to Generation X Mini Series by National Geographic + Gen X Reddit
Have you been watching the Generation X mini-series on National Geographic channel? To be honest, the six-part special is a bit of a disappointment. Half the time, it feels like they’re talking about...
View ArticleFunny Schweppes Commercial Pays Homage to Xers
Schweppes collaborated with Coca-Cola Latin to create a fun commercial that pays homage to Gen-Xers. According to an advertising spokesman, Schweppes believes “a person in their thirties or forties...
View ArticleGen X Conversations, New Stories and Gripping Memoir (April 2016)
National Geographic’s Generation X special brought a lot of new traffic to my blog via Google search. Also, a recent BuzzFeed article gave me a nice shout-out. Unfortunately, at precisely the same...
View ArticleHeather’s Life In Three Videos
There are some wonderful pictures of Heather’s life in the following three videos. I don’t know her, but the videos feature a great collection of Generation X images from birth to middle age. Heather...
View ArticleMust Read: Save America, Generation X.
Please follow along on Facebook, where I share the most recent information being written about Generation X. The following article is a terrific read by Matthew Hennessey. It appeared last week in City...
View ArticleGen Xers Playing On The Freeway and Other Free Range Things Before Free Range...
Back in the 1970s and 80s, half of all Gen-Xers grew up in households headed by single moms. They didn’t call us free-range kids back then, but I suppose that’s exactly what we were. Latchkey kids that...
View ArticleCelebrate MTV’s Music Comeback With Fun, Vintage Footage
Six years ago, MTV’s president declared they were “pushing Generation X out”, but last week, the network announced MTV’s music comeback. From the Los Angeles Times: With ratings flat or down in a...
View ArticleGreat Indoors Features Gen X Managing Millennials
A funny new comedy series, The Great Indoors, has been picked up by CBS and will air this fall. It’s about a 44-year-old, squarely Generation X reporter who must adapt to the times when becomes the...
View ArticleSneak Peek Pics, Video: Survivor: Gen X vs. Millennials
It’s Generation X vs. Millennials in the 33rd season of Survivor, a reality television series known for exotic locations and tough competitions. Slated to be one of the best Survivor seasons yet, the...
View ArticleThe Syracuse College Students Killed By Terrorists, 1988
The disappearance of EgyptAir 804 has made me think a lot about Pan Am Flight 103 and the Syracuse College students killed by terrorists on December 21, 1988. I was in college at the time and more than...
View ArticleNew Report on Screenagers, a.k.a , Generation Z + Gen X Links
The Washington Post has published a big story Screenagers — better known as Generation Z or even Homelanders. Here is an excerpt: They are the true “digital natives,” a label that carries profound...
View ArticleGeneration X Timeline of Significant Events (Formative Years)
Epoch Times created this timeline of significant events during the formative years of Generation X. You can read the accompanying article here.The post Generation X Timeline of Significant Events...
View ArticleHow Generation X Got Its Name
The following guest post about Generation X got its name is from the blogger L. M. McDougald of Solo Gen X Warriors. McDougald’s blog is “devoted to the history of Generation X and its solo warriors...
View ArticleGen X We Didn’t Start The Fire Parody
This is not the first We Didn’t Start the Fire parody I’ve come across, but it’s the first I’ve seen for Generation X. It was published on YouTube in 2009, and features a guy named Patrick on Karaoke....
View ArticleCelebrate Skip Day for Gen-Xers
In honor of Ferris Bueller’s actual day off, June 5, 1985, we’ve declared today an official Generation X holiday. It’s Skip Day for Gen-Xers. This is an international event, y’all. Because of Canada...
View ArticleRomper Room Host Miss Mary Ann Dies
Romper, bomper, stomper, boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me do. Magic mirror tell me true. Did all my friends have fun today, did all of our friends have fun with us today? Miss Mary Ann (Mary Ann King),...
View ArticleSneak Peek: Crystal Pepsi Trail Game
Inspired by overwhelming fan demand, Pepsi announced today that Crystal Pepsi – the iconic 90s clear cola – will be available for a limited time across retail and food service locations in Canada and...
View ArticleQuiz: Are You A True Member of the Bicentennial Generation?
Monday is the 240th birthday of the United States of America. Back in 1976, when we celebrated the 200th birthday, schools were big into Bicentennial programs, plays and parades. Most school pictures...
View ArticleWriter Rips Gen X Leaders After Secret Handshake
Never let anyone accuse me of breaking news. I’m more like — here’s something funny that happened. Two weeks ago. Ha. But, there’s a story in today’s Financial Times about Gen X politicians that I...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Taps Into Gen X Nostalgia With Father-Daughter Ad
Tonight, while watching the Olympics in Rio, I saw a McDonald’s ad for Chicken McNuggets. The ad features a split-screen drama of a boy about eight to 10-years-old and his future daughter. The...
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