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Inside Dope

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
Group of men playing basketball with sunset
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How to Make Guy Friends in Your 40s (Without It Getting All Weird)
Men don’t bond like women — here’s how to make it less awkward
By Tom Vanderbilt
, December 22, 2021
2 Min Read
Looking inside a window from outside showing a Christmas tree, stockings, and a menorrah.
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Oy to the World
As a Jewish kid, all I wanted for Christmas was—Christmas
By Corey Levitan
, December 21, 2021
2 Min Read
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8 Best Podcasts for Gen X Guys
Our picks for your next audio obsession
By Amy Güth
, December 9, 2021
2 Min Read
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You Know You’re Generation X If…
The things that connect us are about more than birth year
By Dave Holmes
, November 23, 2021
3 Min Read
Vintage setting of station wagon car packed with vacation gear and the kids are hanging out of the back window
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15 Things We Could Get Away With in the ’80s and ’90s That We Couldn't Today
Life looked a lot different during the last century
By Corey Levitan
, November 14, 2021
3 Min Read
Painting of Paul Rudd smirking while he sits in a ficitonal fountain of youth
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I Demand Access to Paul Rudd’s Fountain of Youth
A full investigation into why that motherf***er never ages
By Brett Berk
, November 11, 2021
2 Min Read
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My Friends Have Started Dying. Here’s How I Stay Sane
Bucket lists were never for me, until I came face-to-face with mortality
By Corey Levitan
, September 15, 2021
3 Min Read
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What to Listen to Now Based on Your Old Favorites
Stuck in a music rut? Here’s how to find your new favorite band
By Greg Kot
, September 13, 2021
3 Min Read
Evolution of man with ascending primates going from left to right in order of intelligence with Bill Murray's face from various movie roles taped over the primates face
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Bill Murray Taught Me How to Be a Man
How the slouchy superstar paved the way from adolescence to adulthood
By Eric Spitznagel
, September 2, 2021
3 Min Read
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Can I Still Pull That Off?
A “Queer Eye” guide to dressing smartly at midlife
By Ted Allen
, August 30, 2021
2 Min Read