As more Gen X parents arrive at primary schools, replacing Boomer parents, the demands placed on teachers are become more extreme.

Remember that cute little kid on Family Ties? The actor that played him, Brian Bonsall, was born at the end of 1981, putting him right on the cusp of . It appears after his acting career he has lived up to the expectations/stereotype of the generation. Here’s his most recent photo: This is a mugshot from his [...]

Although I think it’s very cool that a gal from the Generation would have their own blog (and a good one, at that), I am amazed at the amount of vitriol that Helen of “Margaret and Helen” has for Sarah Palin. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a fan of Palin, but Helen’s diatribe on [...]

Is Fight Club prescient about America’s future, or just Generation X’s past?

Martha Stewart (born 1941, making her part of the ) seems to be quite judgemental about . Listen to her comments about X’er Rachael Ray: And next about X’er Sarah Palin: I suppose the high moral ground that Martha occupies gives her right to judge her juniors. Her attitude seems more than Silent to me.

This article in City Journal suggests that the characterization of as disengaged politically is not true. They cite a survey from National Conference on Citizenship (download the report in PDF format). It’s an interesting take on the civic attitude of generations. They have stats from their surveys showing that Generation X is just as likely [...]

Great article over at Leadership Turn about how corporations are focused on and and completely missing the generation most capable of helping in tough times: . I love this quote: Let me spell this out. The economy will turn around. The Boomers may stay in the workforce for now, but they will retire. Gen Y [...]

This recession brings out the best and worst of Generation X. Are we destined to be another Lost Generation?

Noreena Hertz, born 1967 (making her ) isn’t a rock star, but she is friends with Bono. And in the world of economics she has risen to fame recently by predicting the financial meltdown in her 2001 book “The Silent Takeover” (she was laughed at back then). No one is laughing now, and this article [...]

Last night I watched “Away We Go” and felt it really captured the character (especially the younger Gen X parents). The story is of a 30-something couple, both living a somewhat vagabond lifestyle, unattached to place or jobs (they both work in jobs where they can telecommute). They discover they are going to have a [...]