Is religious freedom in America eroding? Echolight studios produced One Generation Away, a film that features primarily the Christian faith under fire in America. References are also made to discrimination against practicing Jews and Jewish symbols in American life. Below is the official news...
When I created this map of Generation X movies from all 50 states I didn’t include the now cult classic EMPIRE RECORDS. The film, which was set in Delaware, was released in 1995. It’s a coming-of-age movie that follows a group of indie record store employees through the course of a...
This week Robin Williams passed away. I will always remember him best for his role on Mork and Mindy. He inspired a big fashion trend that dominated my junior high years — rainbow suspenders. My friend Shona had a pair! The following is an exchange from a Mork and Mindy episode on...
I love a good coming-of-age story and Cliff Alspaugh’s debut novella is just that, but with an added bonus. It explores father-son relationships and the making of men. We hear the heart-rending news reports all too frequently about the consequences of children and teens mercilessly taunting...
Our criteria for choosing the Generation X movies was pretty simple and straightforward. From Fight Club to The Breakfast Club, we asked ourselves, “Does it include a Gen-X icon and/or bear witness to the collective persona of Generation X?” Click the map below to see which movies we...
Here is my latest Best of Flickr find. A couple of Gen-Xers swimming together in the Swansea Dam. They’re Blue Lagoon look-alikes! The Blue Lagoon came out in 1980 and starred Brooke Shields (b. 1965) and Christopher Atkins (b. 1961). It was a scandalous film at the time. Shields was only 14...
Now, that the kids are out of school for the summer we’re enjoying reading for fun. We checked out a bunch of books from our local library including Bridge To Terabithia. Every night we read a few pages. Age Range For Bridge To Terabithia The age range for this classic Newberry Medal winner...
The Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce sponsored a children’s festival yesterday. It took place on SW 25th Street, an area of town I fondly refer to as Little Mexico. They shut the street down between Walker and Western Avenues. There was a really impressive display of...
Gen Xers Worry About Running Out of Money In Retirement So, here’s a news release I received today about the latest study outlining the miserable state of affairs for Generation X. This one comes from PwC and reveals that Generation X employees are struggling the most financially, and are...
“One more high-tech, prehistoric, teenage, special-effects movies.” –Roger Ebert reviewing the 1985 movie Legend with Mia Sara and Tom Cruise Remember this? The unforgettable scene in Legend, the unicorn movie where the unicorn is surrounded by pink petals. Roger Ebert died...
Read on to learn more about Mary Katherine Joyce, the daughter of William Joyce who inspired The Rise of the Guardians. I saw Rise Of the Guardians over the Thanksgiving Holiday and I liked it so much, I had to know more about the writer, William Joyce. I was only peripherally familiar with his...
Wookiees Are Our Thing Jen Chaney of the Washington Post has written a commentary on Disney’s plans to purchase Lucasfilm and make three new “Star Wars” movies. “We so-called Xers…the ‘Star Wars’ generation…We don’t claim the Beatles as our own, nor...
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