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A grid of movie stills from different Generation X movies mentioned within the article
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The 88 Films That Define Generation X
These movie classics formed us as much as they entertained us
By Mike Zimmerman
October 13, 2023
Classic cars from Starsky & Hutch, Knight Rider, Miami Vice and the A-Team
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6 Classic TV Cars (and One Motorcycle) You Can Visit This Summer
From the Striped Tomato to the A-Team van, here’s where you can find the cars that were bigger than the stars
By Eric Spitznagel
, May 29, 2023
4 Min Read
Animation of an old television with video stills of the television shows Happy Days, X Files, The Cosby Show, and Threes Company
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How Your Favorite TV Shows Formed You
From Happy Days to The X-Files, the television you loved as a kid was a blueprint for your adulthood.
By John Moe
, May 8, 2023
2 Min Read
Illustrations of the scenes described in the article
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10 Myths All Gen Xers Believed as Kids
And we’re still not so sure about some of them.
By Corey Levitan
, April 24, 2023
3 Min Read
Susanna Hoffs
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The Way to Susanna Hoffs’ Heart Is with a Mixtape
The former Bangles singer talks new music, old music and why Nick Hornby is the greatest Spotify DJ of them all
By Dave Holmes
, April 10, 2023
4 Min Read
Video game screens from the 1980s and 1990s
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Gen X Video Games: Our Readers' Poll Winner
We asked, you answered: Here are your favorite old-school video games
By The Arrow Editors
, March 27, 2023
5 Min Read
Which Succession Sibling Are You
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Which Succession Sibling Are You?
Do you have a Shiv or Roman personality type? Take our quiz and find out!
By Steve Belanger
, March 16, 2023
3 Min Read
Black and white portrait of Donna Summer
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Everything I Know About Sex, I Learned from 70s Soul Music
This is how kids got their dirty educations before the internet
By Rob Tannenbaum
, March 6, 2023
3 Min Read
image of actor Nick Offerman in tv show the last of us
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Nick Offerman's Guide to Being a Decent Human Being
The guy who survived "Last Of Us" zombies shares his secrets to being happy anywhere
By Nick Offerman (As Told To Rob Tannenbaum)
, March 3, 2023
4 Min Read
Michael Jordan at 60 years old, eyes closed but smiling
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Michael Jordan Is 60, and I Take That Personally
A Gen Xer reflects on why it’s so weird when our heroes age along with us
By Adam Kontras
, February 16, 2023
2 Min Read
Musician playing guitar in live concert
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Rock Hard (And Still Be in Bed by 10)
You want to attract bigger crowds? Cater to Gen X
By Rob Tannenbaum
, February 15, 2023
2 Min Read
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