#Boomers

Miscellaneous | Opinion

“Reality Is Submerged in Fantasy”: The Villages Is a Boomer’s Utopia—And Demographic Time Bomb

Florida’s Trump-loving retirement community was meticulously created “to make boomers in particular feel comfortable and happy,” as Philip Bump writes in his forthcoming book, ‘Aftermath.’ But behind its idyllic façade lurks a crisis that the V

Sports | Skating

SKATERS vs. BOOMERS! | Skaters vs. The World #62 (Skaters vs. Haters 2021)

Skaters vs Haters, Cops, Security, Angry People, & Overconcerned Citizens! Episode #62 of the "Skaters vs. The World" Series!Are You Subscribed?https://youtu...

Travel | Travel

Your Summer Travel Plans Are Turning You Into Your Parents

It's the summer of the RV and car camping; car-hops and drive-ins. And basically, we're all just turning into our parents.

News | In The News

Ken Osmond, 'Leave It to Beaver' star who played Eddie Haskell, dies at 76

Ken Osmond, best known for his role at the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy "Leave It to Beaver," died on Monday morning.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

Convincing Boomer Parents to Take the Coronavirus Seriously | The New Yorker

COVID-19 poses a unique threat to an age group that, whether they admit it or not, includes them.

Miscellaneous | Opinion

Gross Foods Baby Boomers Won’t Let Die - Daily Choices

Thanks for nothing, baby boomersThanks to baby boomers, we have 25 of the worst foods of all time. Baby boomers describe the people who were born in the 15-year-period following WWII. Many people were celebrating prosperity and economic security during th

News | News

Millennials only hold 3% of total US wealth, and that's a shockingly small sliver of what baby boomers had at their age

When boomers were roughly the same age as millennials are now, they owned about 21% of America's wealth, compared to millennials' 3% share today.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff!

Revised Guidelines Redefine Birth Years and Classifications for Gen X, Millennials, and Generation Z

The age ranges and birth years for Generation Z are now included with Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers in Pew Research's official generational definitions.

Miscellaneous | Opinion

Faith Salie on the Gen Z putdown "OK, Boomer"

For the young people of Generation Z, who have inherited from their elders a world full of rising waters, disappearing species, crippling debt and crumbling ...

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

X doesn't mark the spot: As Millennials and Baby Boomers feud, a generation is left out

Generation X has largely earned a reputation for being disconnected politically, and is overshadowed by the older Baby Boomers and the younger Millennials.

News | News

William Shatner Gets In Twitter Feud With Millennial Who Said ‘Ok Boomer’

The “Ok Boomer” trend has become so ubiquitous that even celebrities like William Shatner are fighting back against millennials employing it as a term of dismissal. On Wednesday, the “Star Trek” actor got into a heated exchange wit

Miscellaneous | Opinion

Why millennials will miss Boomers when they're gone

Millennials mock Boomers as out-of-touch reactionaries. But we have lost a way of thinking they pioneered

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff!

The New Old Age | The Walrus

Longevity is now our reality. Are we ready for it?