Ask people who grew up in the 1960s or 1970s about their childhood, and many will describe long afternoons outside with friends and few adults around. It can sound like simple nostalgia. A Boston College psychologist says it was much more than…
From vintage toys and retro sneakers to gaming and collectibles, explore why childhood nostalgia is influencing adult spending and shaping consumer culture. Welcome to the nostalgia budget, where adulthood comes with the financial freedom to revisit childhood. From adults building…
This Dictionary.com page shows the word "6-7" on a computer screen on Oct. 30, 2025, in Chicago. As creative as new slang words might be, slang terms in the eighties were even more rad. Words matter. This is one of my soapboxes.
Written on Nov 03, 2026 Creating habits before bed tells the brain and body that it's time to unwind. Gen X and boomer people have a healthy routine before bedtime because they value their rest. But unfortunately for young people, they never…
Religion is everywhere across the horror genre — but religious people continue to have varying views on the value of these stories. Prominent conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey recently argued that Christians should not be horror movie fans — emphasizing that they…
Doyle argues that Anakin’s fall to the dark side resonates with young men today. Anakin Skywalker was supposed to be the chosen one. Instead, he became Darth Vader. And yet his journey to becoming one of film’s most infamous villains…
Written on Nov 01, 2026 Gen Z doesn't really save money, mostly because they don't think they'll ever be able to own homes or retire. They don't have space, so they don't save stuff, and they don't keep anything that they don't…
Rome was neither built nor destroyed in a day. Anyone blaming only Romans of a certain age when the city state was sacked – first by the Visigoths (410), then the Vandals (455), then the Ostrogoths (546), then the Normans (1084) and then finally the…
Lieben und arbeiten: “to love and to work.” Such is the way Freud responded in German to the question of how we find meaning, connection, and psychological stability in our lives. The notion that one’s work should provide a “cornerstone…
A 79-year-old boomer has finally said what Gen Z has been waiting to hear: sorry. Gen Z and Millennials have put up with years of stereotypes, mostly from boomers and Gen X, who always find something wrong with their food,…
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