Month: July 2024
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Cyndi Lauper and Other Powerful Women Pass the Torch
As the Era of Cyndi Lauper comes to an end with her final tour she passes the torch to Taylor Swift who is on her Eras tour! When I asked for reader feedback and ideas for Fem Fridays, Gen X Watch reader Charity asked for articles where I project who the future Fem Fridays would…
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Olive Branch to Gen Z from Gen X Watch
Andrew: My God, are we gonna be like our parents?Claire: [teary] Not me…ever.Allison: It’s unavoidable, it just happens.Claire: What happens?Allison: When you grow up, your heart dies…Bender: Who cares?Allison: I care.― The Breakfast Club This scene from The Breakfast Club was part of what is known as the Library Confessions scene. The entire scene was…
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Nostalgia in a Modern World: Embracing Meaning
“The Greek word for “return” is nostos. Algos means “suffering.” So, nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.”― Milan Kundera, Ignorance Gen X tends to fall into a trap of judgmental attitudes towards other generations too often. We exaggerate our upbringings as these overly independent coming of age stories that are…
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