Deaf Culture Wins & the Turning Point Threats
Barely a few weeks into 2025 GOP Conservatives are attacking essential services to the Deaf…
Neil Gaiman and the Fall of Gods and Men
This is not the follow up piece to the Miami Vice Episode Eerily Relevant Now…
Miami Vice Episode Eerily Relevant Now
If we read in the news that the son of a wealthy CEO was under…
How To Make Social Media Retro
Mark Zuckerburg not only announced that META will end fact checking, but he also baselessly…
Debbie Gibson Being Anxiously Lost In Her Eyes
On January 6th of 1989 Debbie Gibson released Lost in Your Eyes as a single….
Charlie Brown Stresses Out But Doesn’t Fail
39 years ago Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! premiered on CBS. It was the 30th…
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The One Where Courtney Cox Made 1985 History
Did you know that prior to 1972 advertisements for products relating to women’s menstrual cycles were banned from television and radio? The natural cycle of women has been considered indecent since Biblical times. The network executives were no different. It was considered indecent and in poor taste. Businesses that made feminine products (tampons and pads)…
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November Belongs to the Women of Fem Friday!
In the month of November Gen X Watch experienced another month of growth! 5% in unique readers to be exact. But the readers also made it clear that women and mental health matter. Before we get into your top 3 for the Month of November, we wanted to take a moment to thank you. We…
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The Gen X Watch Thanksgiving Special!
I want so much to talk about how awesome Thanksgiving was in the 80’s. To thrill you with the stories of yesteryear. But there is something weighing heavy on my heart. It has to do with the people I am most thankful for. There were some things that were amazing. The Macy’s Parade felt different…