Source: Have A Polly Day on EtsyMedia Monday Media Monday is about revisiting stories that shaped us, and The Babysitters Club Musical delivers that rare gift: something that’s both new and comfortingly familiar. Media Monday: Babysitters Club Musical When The...
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...
I first discovered Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbit, 1975) in 6th grade, tucked onto a shelf at the Ozark Public Library in Ozark, Arkansas. I checked it out right before my family moved to East Texas, and I read it as we bounced down the road in yet another U-Haul....
Jerry Jones and the Generation X CowboysJerry Jones and the Generation X Cowboys Lord knowsDreams are hard to followBut don't let anyone tear them awayJust hold onAnd there will be tomorrowAnd in time, you'll find the wayMariah Carey, Hero, 1993It occurred to me...
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...
Flipside: The Documentary"The existential Gen-X movie we didn’t know we wanted." --Jaie Laplante, DOC NYC"The existential Gen-X movie we didn’t know we wanted." --Jaie Laplante, DOC NYC"Flipside is about a record store the way Moby Dick is about a whale." — The Wrap...
Books About Gen X (NonFiction)Books About Gen X (NonFiction)The following is a curated selection of some of the most influential, insightful, and enduring nonfiction books about Generation X. The list does not include memoirs, per se, although some of these books...
Let's watch these half-remembered films in front of the Panasonic. Better yet, let's make it the Zenith.The Forgotten Films of Generation X Let me start with a confession: I probably have no business writing about the forgotten films of Generation X. I saw so few...
Sit StillLow Wattage Gen X Poetry EmporiumSit StillI've seen the quiet violence of low ceilings and dim bulbs. They make the cupboards dark where we keep the powdered milk. They make every corner uncertain. They say: This is enough light for a life that sits...
I love you. I love you not.Me and Oklahoma. We go way back. The Gen X Poetry EmporiumI love you. I love you not.A sun-bleached Buick with a cracked dashboard.A Ford Taurus that smells like wet cigarettes.An El Camino with its own personal Jesus. Here, the...
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...