\ud83d\udcfc Small Talk
Jonathan Small, Sacha Cohen, Liam Mathews, Jeff ChangGen X guidance for midlife reinvention and a celebration of the culture that raised us
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We're Now Latchkey Adults
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Gen X is famously known as the “latchkey kids,” named for the keys our parents tied around our necks with a shoelace or left under the doormat so we could let ourselves in after school.
We were unsupervised...
The Guy Brain, Explained
For much of the 1990s and early 2000s, I was tapped by women’s magazines to explain what guys think and why they do the things they do.
I was Jake for Glamour, the Guy Guru at Cosmo, and a male “expert” for Good Housekeeping, YM, Twist, R...
Are There Two Gen Xs?
My partners Lori, Zena, and I are planning Gen X Con for 2027 — an event that brings together Gen Xers under one roof (preferably a mall) to celebrate the past and prep for the present.
We launched a survey to understand what people wante...
An American in Paris
Many midlife Americans fantasize about living abroad—especially when the Orange Monster dominates our thoughts and our country seems to be going the way of the Handmaid’s Tale.
But what does it actually take to uproot your life and make t...
That Thing We Did
My best friend Adam Schlesinger died tragically of COVID a little over six years ago. He was a celebrated musician — co-founder of Fountains of Wayne (”Stacy’s Mom”), Oscar-nominated for “That Thing You Do!”, Emmy winner for Crazy Ex-Girlfr...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Gen X whisperer, podcaster, and author of the bestselling book Write About Now.
Paris-based writer, GenXer and animal lover. I explore midlife reinvention and l'art de vivre. My work has appeared in Fodor’s, The Independent, The Washington Post, Glamour, and more.
Author of Dad Shows. Writer for TV Guide, Gold Derby, TheWrap, Parade, etc.
Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America. Can't Stop Won't Stop. Who We Be. We Gon' Be Alright. KALW. Edge of Reason. Culture. Art. Ideas. Whatever.
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