generation X

An open apology to boomers everywhere An open apology to boomers everywhere

Your earnest, self-important prattle has gotten on Gen X nerves for decades. But now we finally get it.
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 7, 2008

  • Did Gen X kill the rock star?

    Seeing Nirvana's music repurposed to sell video games reminds us of Generation X's failure to produce a rock star of lasting worth.
    March 5, 2007

  • The Gen Xers are driving me crazy

    I'm in my late 40s, and some of the younger people I work with make no sense at all to me!
    By Cary Tennis November 30, 2006

  • "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

    Was Nirvana's angry, culture-shifting 1991 anthem really a revolution? Maybe not. But it changed my life.
    By Jamie Allen April 15, 2002

  • Generation bankrupt

    By Damien Cave
    May 4, 2001

  • "My Misspent Youth" by Meghan Daum

    A former Gen X journalist finds fodder for her essays in an Internet romance, going broke in New York and hating science fiction fans.
    By Laura Miller April 16, 2001

  • Karenna Gore Schiff

    "Daddy's girl" and "Karenna takes the Gen X quiz" by Jake Tapper
    By September 18, 2000

  • Karenna takes the Gen X quiz

    The vice presidential daughter and generational spokeswoman tests her knowledge of pop-culture trivia.
    By Jake Tapper September 14, 2000

  • Lost and found

    Why America's 80 million-strong Generation X may be losing its religion but finding its soul.
    By Holly J. Lebowitz October 9, 1999

  • Generation R.I.P.

    The Village Voice pronounces Generation X as dead as Kurt Cobain and as irrelevant as a Cheesy Poof. Plus: Alternative health stories that don't suck.
    By Jenn Shreve July 9, 1999

  • Gentrification X

    In its latest tribute to its readers' spending power, the New York Times Style section hails Wallpaper magazine, a style magazine for monied hipsters insulated from grubby, ejaculating masses.
    By James Poniewozik September 16, 1998

  • Girlfriend In A Coma

    Andrew Leonard reviews 'Girlfriend in a Coma' by Douglas Coupland.
    By Andrew Leonard March 27, 1998

  • Hey hey, ho ho, the matriarchy's got to go

    Gloria Steinem unleashes exciting news about young feminism -- not!
    By Lori Leibovich March 27, 1998

  • Beach Boy

    26-year-old Alex Garland, author of the harrowing novel "The Beach," talks about the quest for mystery in a world that's too well known.
    By Dwight Garner February 11, 1997
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