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Gen X to Boomers:
We Get It Now

With Obam's election, Gen X sees the political light

Salon Salon Nov 9, 08 5:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Sorry, boomers, for taking so long to drop the cynicism and eye-rolling, writes Heather Havrilesky in Salon. But to those who "became rational adults at the exact moment a reckless frat boy boomer became president," your generation's idealism and tales of '60s radicalism fell flat, she spills. Barack Obama's win changed that. Gen X'ers get it now, understanding "there's no shame in throwing ourselves into this new future with full hearts, with tears in our eyes." More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • Barack Obama supporters • Generation X • baby boomers • salon

OPINION

Age Is Just a Number; for Guys, It's 31

If it's really all in your head, show your head your birth certificate

Best Life Aug 5, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most men have two ages, theorizes author Douglas Coupland of Generation X fame: "the age we really are, and the age we are in our heads," which he pegs at "about 31 or 32." Coupland explains in in Best Life magazine: "When middle-aged men look in the mirror they think, 'I'm sorry, but there's been a horrible mistake.'" More »

More about:  psychology • aging • age • Generation X • middle age

 Why Gen Xers
 Hate Corporate Jobs 

10 reasons you won't find Xers in an executive suite

BusinessWeek BusinessWeek May 21, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Generation Xers don't seem to be clambering to the top of the corporate ladder in the numbers they should be—and many are turned off by corporate life altogether. BusinessWeek has 10 reasons why this might be so: Xers started their careers just as the economy went into its early '90s tailspin Remembered big corporate layoffs has given Xers a strong distrust of large institutions Xers like keeping their options open and don't want to be funneled into narrow career paths The economy is slowing again, just as Xers are reaching upper management Xers are struggling to manage the "pesky" Generation Y strivers coming up   More »

More about:  corporate culture • Generation X • Baby Boom generation • management • Generation Y • generation gap

Smells Like
Teen Nostalgia

As baby boomer baubles grow less desirable, collectors turn to Nirvana, G N' R

Portfolio Portfolio May 8, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grunge is passé, but the market for its collectibles isn’t, reports Portfolio . Nostalgia plays a big role in determining what's hot, and prices on items of baby boomer vintage, even from the likes of the Fab Four, are starting to drop. Meanwhile, the demand for Gen X artifacts—skateboards, Star Wars figurines, old video games—is on the rise.  More »

More about:  auction • memorabilia • Christie's • guitar • Generation X • Nirvana • Eric Clapton • Jimi Hendrix

new release

Author Just Talking 'Bout
X Generation

'Ignored' demographic keeps 'everything from sucking,' book argues

Time Time Apr 18, 08 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Between the stuck-in-the-'60s boomers and their blog-happy offspring is a mighty yet forgotten generation, Jeff Gordinier writes in his new book, X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking . From less Dylan to more Cobain, the author wants the "dark-horse generation" born between 1965 and 1980 to get the credit it's due. More »

More about:  Generation X • baby boomers • generation gap • Generation Y

 Boomers Move Back Home 

Shaky economy has more children living with their parents—even at age 50

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 24, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Young people have long fled recessionary job markets by moving back home, but the current crisis has a new demographic scurrying there: the middle-aged. "This is not like, 'OK, my son just graduated from college and needs to move back in' type of thing," says one financial planner, who has seen more adult children leaning on parents for everything from rent to groceries. More »

More about:  subprime crisis • US economy • recession • unemployment • housing • parents • Generation X • baby boomers

No Booze for You, Baby

Bars are banning
Gen-X parents who bring kids, sparking angry debate

New York Times New York Times Feb 12, 08 7:07 PM CST
(Newser) - A mellow Brooklyn watering hole has recently banned an unlikely irritant: babies. Gen-X parents in New York, Philly, and DC are rolling their strollers into bars, the New York Times reports, and response has been vocal, with thirsty young moms and their childless counterparts waging a spirited Web war over babies in bars. More »

More about:  New York City • babies • smoking ban • bars • Generation X • new parents • strollers

Gen Xers Aren't Saving
for Retirement

Too many still living paycheck
to paycheck, one expert warns

MSNBC MSNBC Nov 10, 07 7:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Aging Gen Xers are too saddled with costs and debt to save for retirement, MSNBC reports. In fact, 62% of Gen Xers—those born roughly from 1965 to 1980—said they still live paycheck to paycheck, according to a Charles Schwab survey. And they’re headed for trouble: The fund that helps back Social Security will likely be drained by 2040, when many Gen Xers retire.  More »

More about:  education • mortgage • retirement • debt • Social Security • Generation X • savings

Aging Brain, Not Racism, Explains Elderly Gaffes

Older people
unable to inhibit stereotypical thoughts

Newsweek Newsweek Sep 26, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grandma’s verbal faux pas might signal not that she’s more prejudiced than younger relatives, but rather that she’s unable to disguise or overcome stereotypes, a study shows. Anecdotal evidence suggests, and earlier studies confirmed, that older Americans are more racist, but new research shows age-related brain shrinkage may be behind “social inappropriateness,” Newsweek reports. More »

More about:  racism • elderly • Generation X • Baby Boom generation • frontal lobe

Quirk Is the
New Kitsch
(Sigh)

Atlantic writer traces the devolution of idiosyncrasy into idiocy

Atlantic Monthly Atlantic Monthly Aug 16, 07 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Quirk is the “ruling sensibility” of today’s culture—random narrative, “mannered ingenuousness”—and it’s become exhausting, writes the Atlantic 's Michael Hirschorn. “This American Life” has been the standard-bearer, but the quirk it purveys hasn't held up well in expanding from radio to TV. More »

More about:  culture • Generation X • This American Life • Talking Heads • Wes Anderson

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