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Second City's Generation Gap So Perfectly Gets It Right

Last night, I saw Second City's show "Generation Gap…Or, How Many Millennials Does It Take to Teach a Baby Boomer to Text Generation X?"...

I Picked The Wrong College

My latest on Grown and Flown: "What about all the leg work, the homework, the heartaches, and the grueling practice schedules to be in...

33-YR Anniversary of St. Elmo's Fire

"I never thought i'd be so tired at 22," Jules (Demi Moore) said. 22! Wow. How about now? #StElmosFire #BratPack #Eighties #80s #GenX...

So, A Study Says Our Self Control Sort of Sucks

A Newsweek article this week reveals something surprising (at least, to me): Generation Z (people born in the mid-nineties to the...

A Popsicle For The Rest Of Us

Summer at age ten. Such simple days running around the neighborhood, phone-less. Remember how the world could turn rosy just by seeing...

Top Three Songs That Defined Your High School Years?

I know - it's hard to pick just three. But try. Here are mine: "With or Without You" - U2 "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House "Lean...

All I Want To Do Is Be With My Dog

I am a dog lover, but those Millennials are dedicated! A TD Ameritrade survey found that Millennials expect to spend more money on their...

Good For Brooke!

I think Brooke Shields is one of those rare stars loved across all generations. She showed us what young love and the perfect blue jeans...

What's "Summer" When You're 48?

My kids' excitement around the last day of school was electric. But summer sort of sucks when you're in your forties. Where's the "break"...

Remember The Fight For The Right For "Donna Martin" To Graduate?

I do, fondly. People may now make fun of how Gen X watched "90210," but this Vox article, "How Donna Martin Graduated," raises some...

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