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Category: Generation X
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Molly Ringwald on Why ‘The Breakfast Club’ Is the Greatest Gen X Work of Art
The actress Molly Ringwald discusses one of the Gen X era’s most defining films, “The Breakfast Club,” in this excerpt from a T Magazine documentary about how the cohort once synonymous with slacking came to leave such an indelible impression on the culture.
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Did Gen X Invent Indie Film?
The actors Claire Danes, Luis Guzmán and Omar Epps discuss the indie film era in this excerpt from a T Magazine documentary about how Generation X, the cohort once synonymous with slacking, came to leave such an indelible impression on the culture.
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Whatever: A Gen X Glossary
“Androgyny,” “apathy” and other words and ideas that defined America’s last monoculture.
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Take a Look at T Magazine’s Gen X Covers by David Silverman of “The Simpsons” and Chris Ware
On two of T Magazine’s Holiday Issue covers, an era’s biggest stars appear as Simpsons characters. A third features Chris Ware’s illustrations of the goods of his youth.
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What Is Gen X’s Legacy?
The generation known for its irony also taught us something about engaging earnestly with art.
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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.
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How the Animated Sitcom and Gen X Grew Up Together
From “The Simpsons” to “Daria,” the cohort saw cartoons transformed into an art form.
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Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Some of the generation’s most iconic creators reflect on how the cohort once synonymous with slacking came to leave such an indelible impression on the culture.
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Gen X-ers Have Money to Spend. Why Are Retailers Ignoring Them?
Three in four Americans ages 45 to 60 say they expect to overspend for the holidays. They’re “sort of like the glue within the consumer spectrum.”
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How ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Winked at Gen X and Millennials
Jenny Han, the showrunner, handpicked music that referenced previous generations’ pop culture for Amazon Prime’s young adult drama.