Tag: Boomers

I’m With The Boomers On This One

Inthe past, I have written a few articles kind of knocking Boomers. Sorry Boomers, I am a rebellious Gen X I guess! But the Boomers are right about the following: Canva source PLASTIC STRAWS Paper straws are super gross. And worse than that, paper straws are shown to contain foreve...

Boomers vs. Millennials: Do We Feud Because We’re Actually a Lot Alike?

Yeah, I’m a Baby Boomer and I am okay with it! If you read the articles here on Crow’s Feet often and relate to what we writers have to share, you are very likely a Baby Boomer, too. We’re a pretty cool bunch of people who have seen and done a lot, right? ...

I’m With The Boomers On This One

Inthe past, I have written a few articles kind of knocking Boomers. Sorry Boomers, I am a rebellious Gen X I guess! But the Boomers are right about the following: Canva source PLASTIC STRAWS Paper straws are super gross. And worse than that, paper straws are shown to contain foreve...

Baby Boomers Making Big Moves in the Housing Crisis

So, baby boomers, with their huge $75 trillion in total wealth, have always been big spenders in the US economy. Now, they’re really shaking things up in the housing market. When the pandemic first hit, most boomers were happy to stay in their homes and maybe fix them up a bit. But things h...

Boomers, Gen-Z, and the Election of 2024

The African-American writer and journalist John A. Williams described the dawn of 1963 as a time of “hope.” The country, on race relations, according to Williams, was “tensed on the line, ready as always to go,” and President John F. Kennedy had a “rhythm that sounded r...

The re-education of a Southern Boomer - Chapter 1

I am the superfecta of privilege. For those of you who, like me, don’t know what a superfecta is, it is getting the top four places in a horse race correct which pays out a huge amount. A trifecta on steroids. In my case the superfecta of privilege is that I am — white, male, straigh...

the return of Corrèges: from baby boomers to Gen Z

Directly from the 60s, Corrèges reappeared as one of the coolest brands among young people of generation Z. At last week’s show at PFW, a viceral front row. Saweetie, Charli XCX, K-pop group Itzy, rapper Rich the Kid and our beloved cool-indie YouTuber girl, Emma Chamberlain. Fall/Wi...

Why do Boomers say they want to kill themselves at work?

This is a companion piece to my article The casual ultra-violence of the English language, which is about the extremely violent phrases we use in situations that don’t require violence at all. There are tons of them, and once you start noticing, I think you’ll be amazed at what you ...