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...
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...
Check out Mona Lisa Through the Generations Which one do you think is the most accurate? I love how the skipped from 1900 to 2000. They completely missed the psychedelic 60s and the 50s poodle skirts. Mona Lisa would look hot in a poodle skirt. Pictures: Transformation of Helen Mirren, 1969 to...
40-Something Dads Rocket Man by William Hazelgrove is a novel that captures a 40-something man in hell. The Catcher in the Rye for Generation X men, it nails the times in which we live with the precision of The Graduate. The protagonist, Dale, is plagued with subdivision life and high taxes. His...
Death is an invitation like no other. The loss of a life calls us into retrospection, introspection and examination of reality-as-time. When Michael Jackson died in June, I suddenly remembered what I’d forgotten: how much I’d loved his music. The fancy glove, the fancier footwork and the beat...
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