From Fargo to Dark Winds, Zahn McClarnon’s slow rise reflects a generation defined by grit, grace, and authenticity. His story is about representation and endurance.For much of his career, Zahn McClarnon existed in the margins of big television and film, the Native...
Catholics vs Convicts Classic Saturday Kickoff Special After I watched America’s Team: The Dallas Cowboys on Netflix and loved it, my husband Robert, the unofficial Gen X sports historian, suggested I watch Catholics vs. Convicts. The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary takes...
Why Alex Prager’s Art Feels Like Our MemoriesThe first time I saw photographer Alex Prager’s work, it felt a bit like stumbling across an old picture of an ancestor in a shoebox. Kind of familiar, but unsettling. Beautiful but also a little wrong. Her images have the...
Call for Submissions: Generation X Poetry Anthology, October Call for Submissions: Generation X Poetry Anthology, October Ode to Generation X “Perhaps the great error is believing we’re alone,That the others have come and gone — a momentary blip —When all along, space...
Every once in a while, a film comes along that feels tailor-made for Gen X nostalgia. Band on the Run, now streaming on Amazon, is just that movie. Rooted in Detroit’s gritty, vibrant 1990s music scene, this indie dramedy captures the raw energy of a band chasing its...
Tramps Like UsThe Rise and Fall of My Springsteen YearsThe Rise and Fall of My Springsteen YearsBaby, we were born to run. August 24, 2025The Bruce Springsteen Archives will host “Born to Run” 50th‑anniversary celebration September 4-7, with talks and exhibits...
I discovered Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 countdown when I started driving at age 14. We lived in a small town in Southeast Kansas, which explains why I was running errands in my mom’s Ford Granada without a license. I made every excuse to head to the store during...
This collection of 25 cultural artifacts isn’t just a catalog of things Generation X once owned. It’s a reflection of who we were and how we lived, primarily through music and communication. There are hundreds of other artifacts I didn't list including movies and...
SOURCE 2025 Marks the 50th Anniversary of Jaws Can you believe Jaws turns 50 this year? I’ve been blogging here so long—17 years and counting—I actually wrote about the 40th anniversary, too. If you were around in 1975, you remember the Jaws phenomenon: suddenly,...
Kelli Finglass Returns for Season 2 of America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders First, the important stuff. Does anyone else remember Julie from the Love Boat trying out for the DCC? ☺️ Season 2 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders drops...
Reclaiming Monicay Lewinsky These fragments I have shored against my ruins.(T.S. Eliot) What do you want to reclaim? Monica Lewinksy, the nation's leading voice on cyberbullying and public shaming, is nearly 20 episodes into her new podcast aptly titled Reclaiming....
Atlanta Parade, 1972 A young Rachel Lane, 5, dressed in a solid royal blue sequin baton twirling costume and carrying two batons, was captured by White House photographers during a parade in Atlanta in October 1972. Nixon and the First Lady were on the campaign trail...