This 1990s prom dress is too 1990s for the 1990s. I purchased the original recently for my collection. I paid around $15, so if you swipe it and put in on your wildly famous 1980s Instagram account, please cite the photographer and this blog,...
Remembering the Generation X Magazine Swing by David Lauren
The glossy inaugural issue of SWING, a national Generation X magazine, arrived in November 1994, complete with articles about poetry slams, the growing trend in indoor rock-climbing and coffee shops with computer ports. You know - all the cool stuff Generation Y...
50 Most Iconic Songs Of All Time
And love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah... Car maker Fiat recently commissioned a study through the University of London to determine the most iconic songs of all time. Topping the list is the Generation X angst-filled anthem, Smells...
The 1990s In One Picture
People ask Jim to create pictures for them with Microsoft's crude program Paint. So, Jim creates pictures with Microsoft Paint. National Geographic asked him to summarize the 1990s in one picture. He came up with this: Did he miss anything? Check out more of Jim's...
Samantha Mathis: Most Underrated Gen X Actress
I came across an article today about Gen Xer River Phoenix's last movie, Dark Blood, which is finally going to be released nearly 20 years after the actor's death. It got me to wondering about my favorite actress, Samantha Mathis, and what she might be up to these...