In 2015, Saudi Arabia began a brutal air and ground campaign aimed at dislodging the Houthi rebels from their control of a large part of Yemen. Since that time, the Saudis’ main focus has been an indiscriminate bombing campaign that has led to the deaths of 10,000 civilians, with 40,000 injured, and caused the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.… Continue Reading
Year: 2018
Why Boxing Matters
On Saturday night I was feeling kind of bored, and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do for the evening. I was also pretty tired after working hard on my website, genxchronicle.com, over the past week. We cover news, culture and lifestyle through a Generation X lens.… Continue Reading
A Friday Night On Google Home
It’s 1:51 a.m. on Friday night, and I’ve been chilling for a while, trying to relax. I watched Cardi B’s Bodak Yellow video on YouTube on my TV, and then I watched Bartender by T. Pain. But I was still stressing.… Continue Reading
Hope And Dreams From The Internet
It’s 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14th, and I’ve only recently gotten up. I was working really late on my website, genxchronicle.com. I wrote a story about the unique nature of hip hop videos and the women in them, and I wrote a story about the cultural significance of Chris Brown’s multi platinum hit song “These Hoes Ain’t Loyal.”… Continue Reading
Genxchronicle.com Mission Statement
In 2016 I launched my media site, Gen X Chronicle. It’s news, culture and lifestyle and through a Generation X lens. As Generation X, we don’t have the shadow of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights struggle hanging over us like the Boomers do.… Continue Reading
Today In Trump Land: Why I Won’t Cry for Rex Tillerson
Gen X Chronicle brings you the latest installment of Today in Trump Land, where we chronicle the doings, comings and goings of the Trump Administration. I say comings and goings because no other American Presidential administration has had such a high rate of turnover as the current one.… Continue Reading
Ever Wondered What 11:11 Really Means?
It’s 11:11 p.m., and like any good superstitious human being I just made a wish. No one is quite sure where this legend came from, the idea that 11:11 holds some special significance, or that if you make a wish at that time it will come true.… Continue Reading
These Hoes Ain’t Loyal Is a Critical Song For American Culture
I was chilling at home late on Monday night, and I was trying to unwind after a long day. I’ve been managing my media startup, genx chronicle.com, and I just published two children’s books on Amazon Kindle about life with my adopted cat Copper.… Continue Reading
Here’s Why Hip Hop Videos Are Unique
There’s a question I’ve always wondered about, which is why do hip hop videos have so many half-naked hot women in them? I mean it’s not like rappers like women more than rock stars, or folk stars, or whoever. And it’s true that some rock videos have a bunch of women in them.… Continue Reading
Late Night Hip Hop Musings
It’s 8:02 a.m, and I’ve been up most of the night working. I wrote a story about my night out celebrating the publication of my first two ebooks on Amazon Kindle. They’re children’s books about my life with my cat Copper, who I adopted from an animal shelter, and who has slowly warmed up to me.… Continue Reading