“Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time? That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only […]
The Douglas Coupland Gen X Comic Strip You’ve Probably Never Seen
The first Gen X Comic Strip was created by Douglas Coupland and Paul Rivoche in the late 1980s. Read on to learn more. In September 1987, two-and-a-half years before the publication of Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, Douglas Coupland wrote about Generation X for the Vancouver Sun. Paul Rivoche was the illustrator. Here […]
Sneak 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 the U.S. this summer. Play Crystal Pepsi Trail on July 7, but please don’t die from dysentery. To kick-off the Summer […]
Rare Picture of Courtney Love with Daughter Frances Bean Cobain
Courtney Love met Generation X grunge icon Kurt Cobain 26 years ago this month. Earlier today she posted a rare picture with her daughter Frances Bean Cobain alongside a note to her late husband. In the weeks and months preceding Kurt Cobain’s April 1990 suicide, Love attempted to intervene on behalf of the troubled singer […]
Star Wars and Generation X
I’ve been thinking a lot about Star Wars and Generation X since the release of The Force Awakens. The first Star Wars movie came out in 1977, the year I turned 10. On Saturday, my 10-year-old son went to see the movie with friends. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The […]
Magical Cold War Russian Family Photos
In November 1985, President Reagan arrived in Geneva, Switzerland for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. They met on the 19th and the meeting proved historic. The anniversary inspired me to look for some photos of Russians during that period of time. I came across a wonderful album on Flickr that belongs to Konstantin […]