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Miami Vice Episode Eerily Relevant Now
If we read in the news that the son of a wealthy CEO was under investigation for the rape an 18 year old immigrant, would we be shocked? Would we be surprised if the DA was reluctant to move forward despite physical evidence? If the charges were dropped by the victim would anyone be shocked?…
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How To Make Social Media Retro
Mark Zuckerburg not only announced that META will end fact checking, but he also baselessly accused the fact checkers of being “too politically biased” and said they “have destroyed more trust than they’ve created, especially in the U.S.” Elon Musk claims to value free speech, but has shown he might even penalize conservatives who disagree…
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Debbie Gibson Being Anxiously Lost In Her Eyes
On January 6th of 1989 Debbie Gibson released Lost in Your Eyes as a single. In less than 2 months it would climb to the top of the US and Canadian charts. At the tender age of 18 she became one of only four women to have written, produced, and performed multiple number one hits…
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Charlie Brown Stresses Out But Doesn’t Fail
39 years ago Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! premiered on CBS. It was the 30th network prime time special based on Peanuts and the last project helmed by Peanuts animater Bernard Gruver due to his passing away in June of 1985. Charlie Brown, as always, has something to teach us. He was stressed out, he…
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Gen X Watch’s First Year & Future on the Past
In January I started an experiment. Use nostalgia as the vehicle to have important discussions about now and the road ahead. Would people want to take this deeper journey beyond memes about the past being awesome? You came and a lot has happened and more is going to happen. The Idea Nostalgia is comfort. The music…
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Gen X Watch Year in Review: Your Top Ten!
Tomorrow we will be telling you about some exciting things to come for 2025 along with some special thanks to some people who made this space as wonderful as it is and will be. But for today, we wanted to jump into your top ten most read articles this last year…with a caveat. Fem Friday…
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Mary Makes it a Wonderful Life
Gen X grew up with Bedford Falls and George Bailey as part of their lives. Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life was played repeatedly on multiple channels every Christmas Season. But while we all focus on the lesson of George Bailey’s revelation that every person’s presence matters to others, there are some other messages that…
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Important Statement on Beauty From Trauma
A deadline has been missed. It is the right thing. Let’s talk about that. Last night Tawn Krakowski (AKA Empress at Tawnlandia) reached out to me to tell me she was having trouble with recording this week’s episode of Fem Friday. For those who may not know, Gen X Watch and Tawnlandia have gone into…
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Swatch Beats Malaysia and Takes PRIDE to Heart!
On Nov 25th, AP News reported that Swiss watchmaker Swatch won a lawsuit against the Malaysian government after a court ordered the return of 172 Swatch watches that were seized last year due to designs that authorities said bore LGBT elements. Further, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that the watches were seized illegally without…
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The Ugly Christmas Sweater Rebellion of 2002
From primary school all the way to corporate and family affairs there is a relatively new Christmas tradition. The ugly Christmas sweater! Could something inspired by the 50’s and perfected in the 80’s unite generations and help people? Let’s have an important discussion on ugly sweaters and how Millennials got it right when they rummaged…
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