Generation X

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Three years after "We Are the World" became a massive hit, "Day-O" saw a resurgence thanks to its prominence in Tim Burton's 1988 movie "Beetlejuice," a Generation X favorite with an all-white cast.

From Salon

She writes, “By 2019 households headed by millennials were making considerably more money than those headed by the Silent Generation, baby boomers and Generation X at the same age, after adjusting for inflation.”

From Seattle Times

Gabrielle Zevin’s “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” might be the first love letter to the pocket demographic between Generation X and Millennials.

From Los Angeles Times

And 36% of Generation X and millennials claim to already have one planned for 2023.

From Seattle Times

Greg Gutfeld proudly preaches that his worldview is informed by 1978's "National Lampoon's Animal House," a movie Generation X and Boomers consider to be a comedy classic.

From Salon