Gen X Watch - Stories, Rants, and Being Left Alone

When Fem Friday is More Important Than the Election

What could be more important than the most important election in history according to social media? When a Fem Friday is in the ICU. The last time I saw her we met at a restaurant. We closed out the restaurant that day. We laughed in the parking lot about how 4 hours felt like 20…
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November 6, 2024
Election Stress & How To Not Become a Monster

Tomorrow is election day in the United States. 69% of our audience is in the US. A cursory glance at the news and social media will show that Americans are under a lot of stress and experiencing a lot of anxiety right now. The feelings are valid, there’s a lot at stake. In some ways…
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November 4, 2024
Fem Friday to Have a New Home!

TLDR Version: Fem Friday will have a new home at Tawnlandia so it can have it’s own identity and grow. It will reach a broader audience of women and offer audio renderings and new voices! This makes books based on the Fem Friday Features possible! Fem Friday is Bigger than Gen X Watch! Fem Friday…
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November 1, 2024
What does Faith and Vampires With Open Letters Share?

Faith, Hot Vampires, Open Letters, White Bic Lighters, Wednesday Addams and Large Shoulder Pads. What could any of these things possibly have to do with one another? Other than being in this article together? Not much. October has been an amazing month at Gen X Watch. We have had another month of amazing growth. 13%…
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October 30, 2024
How to Burn Down the Locker Room and Why

Is the locker room a safe space for men to speak what they truly think? Does the locker room exist wherever two or men are gathered together? Is it necessary to challenge the locker room? How do we do it? Defining the Locker Room Locker Room Talk is not in the dictionary, but it is…
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October 28, 2024
Editor In Chief’s Open Letter to Women

Dear Women of Fem Friday, It is with a deep gratitude and concern that I write this. I just finished the first draft of an upcoming novel about one of the most special Fem Friday Women I have written about. As I reflect on the strength and experiences of the woman the main character is…
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October 25, 2024
Weird Al Giving to Himself as He Gives to Others

Today is Weird Al’s Birthday. Most know him for his parodies of top artists and songs over the decades. Some know him for his movie presence and voice over acting. Regardless of how people know him they know him for the humor and kindness he gives to the world with the gift of laughter. Everyone…
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October 23, 2024
It’s Okay to Want a Slushy Groovy Kind of Love

October 22nd of 1988 Phil Collins’ remake of The Mindbenders 1966 classic Groovy Kind of Love became the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. What were the deeper undertones of this song? What did it do to us culturally and as a society? Was there more to the story of this song? Honestly? It…
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October 21, 2024
Stevie Nicks is the White Witch and The Lighthouse

On September 24th of 2024 Stevie Nicks released The Lighthouse. Nicks wrote the song to encourage women to stand up for abortion rights. It did not get a lot of fanfare despite the full court press of publicity for this important song. On October 12th of 2024 she would perform live on Saturday Night Live.…
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October 18, 2024
Human League’s Invasion Inspired by Toxic Love

On October 16th of 1981, The Human League began the second British Invasion with the release of their third album ‘Dare!’ Two of the founding members left. Front man Phillip Oakley was at the helm and in a do or die moment. The album would either be a new chapter or the end of Human…
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October 16, 2024