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Joy Division and the New Order of the 80’s!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced its 2025 nominees for the Hall of Fame! In the list as one nominee is Joy Division/New Order. This is a bittersweet moment in musical history that not everyone knows about. In Gen X Watch, columnist Jeremy Ritch has written about the importance of not being…
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Jenny’s Feedback and Graceful Truth
Can well intentioned people show ableist behavior? Is it possible to give hard truth gracefully? Do we get better with age? Can we change an ending? According to a former model named Jenny, the answer is yes. Jenny is a Fem Friday we have written about twice. The first one was our Brooke Shields piece…
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The Go-Go’s Gave the World the Gift of Jane Wiedlin
Were the Go-Go’s a punk band or were they a pop band? Did their music change the game for female bands? Is the world a better place with Jane Wiedlin in it? Does Jane Matter today? Is Jane Wiedlan a great song writer and musician as well as an actor and, activist, and a comic…
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Surviving the Upside Down: The Enduring Power of Nostalgia
Did the Duffer Brothers create one of the most powerful moments on the small screen? Does Max show us a path through the trauma? Was Stranger Things one of the inspirations of the Gen X Watch Project? Can nostalgia matter today and save us? Why do I start articles with questions? Yes. And because questions…
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World Start Turning on My Depression
Could the same man who gave us Jessie’s Girl and Doctor Noah Drake make a difference? Is depression an affair of the heart? And have I sometimes been Walking on the Edge of a Suicide Manifesto like a Working Class Dog? Yes. An Unlikely Hero If you do not know who Rick Springfield is, here…
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I read this article yesterday morning before work and it really struck me. Like, to tears… I hate to say…
First, thank you! Second...wow. Third. I was a few month away from 50 before I took boundaries and self care…