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Commentary | Talkin’ ‘bout my generation

On the first page of “Sacco and Vanzetti,” Howard Fast introduces a minor character. I’m relying on memory here; I was maybe 15 when I read it. A man is sitting in a jail cell. He’s in his 30s or 40s, ...
After this column’s first draft I asked myself, “Why would you write about regret? It’s such a downer.” Truth is, it’s important to face and learn to deal with matters that are not all sunshine and ...
When deciding this column would focus on aging I knew I’d eventually write about health. It’s arguably a main concern of us boomers. Any given day, if I ask a neighbor where they’re going, there’s a ...
Millennials, Gen Zs, boomers… We’ve all heard these terms in popular culture before, and probably being referenced in both positive and negative ways. As a society we’re no stranger to generational ...
Shaun Micallef and Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation will both be returning to television screens next year. The Australian comedy panel show, which is aired on Channel Ten, was rumoured to be coming to ...
"Purple Rain," which introduces Prince, the rising young rock performer, to theatrical films, is probably the flashiest album cover ever to be released as a movie. However, like many album covers, ...
The greatest calamity of my generation is wasting time on meaningless meandering and roaming the earth without a sense of direction. The life cycle can be summed up as follows: Eat. Sleep. Wake up. Go ...
My grandfather, while leading a particularly stimulating series of family discussions one fine Saturday evening on subjects ranging from Barack Obama’s real birthplace and the “Gay Agenda” to the ...
When I heard co-hosts Dave Kuharchik and Monica Madeja were looking to connect with people in our area to be a part of the show, I realized this was a great opportunity to try and give my generation a ...