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.
  • 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.
  • 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!
  • "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

    Was Nirvana's angry, culture-shifting 1991 anthem really a revolution? Maybe not. But it changed my life.
  • Generation bankrupt

    By Damien Cave
  • "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.
  • Karenna Gore Schiff

    "Daddy's girl" and "Karenna takes the Gen X quiz" by Jake Tapper
  • Karenna takes the Gen X quiz

    The vice presidential daughter and generational spokeswoman tests her knowledge of pop-culture trivia.
  • Lost and found

    Why America's 80 million-strong Generation X may be losing its religion but finding its soul.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Girlfriend In A Coma

    Andrew Leonard reviews 'Girlfriend in a Coma' by Douglas Coupland.
  • Hey hey, ho ho, the matriarchy's got to go

    Gloria Steinem unleashes exciting news about young feminism -- not!
  • 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.

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