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A Xennial's POV about classic supernatural tv shows and movies released between 1980 - 2016.

Blue Filters, Latex, and Class Warfare: An Underworld Review

Blue Filters, Latex, and Class Warfare: An Underworld Review

A Xennial revisits Underworld (2003) — latex, blue filters, class warfare, and vampire burnout. Because sometimes a cult classic is really just a mirror for your midlife crisis. ...more

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May 29, 20266 min read

Why Sleep All Day if You Can’t Party All Night Anymore

Why Sleep All Day if You Can’t Party All Night Anymore

A midlife look at Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys through the eyes of tired Xennials. From 1980s latchkey kids to modern "kidults", discover why eternal youth sounds exhausting when you just want a go... ...more

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May 22, 20265 min read

Who You Gonna Call? Probably Just Your Therapist Now.

Who You Gonna Call? Probably Just Your Therapist Now.

Ghostbusters 1984 re-examined: how a childhood favorite became a documentary on adult burn-out. ...more

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May 16, 20264 min read

We Invited the Fourth: Why 90s Witchcraft Was Just Early Slacktivism

We Invited the Fourth: Why 90s Witchcraft Was Just Early Slacktivism

How 90s witchcraft became a Xennial blueprint for modern boundaries and burnout. ...more

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May 10, 20265 min read

Neck Bites and Midlife Crises: Why Louis is Us at 45

Neck Bites and Midlife Crises: Why Louis is Us at 45

How Interview with the Vampire predicted the burnout and nostalgia of the Xennial midlife. ...more

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May 04, 20264 min read

Suburban Bloodsuckers and the Death of the Neighborhood Watch

Suburban Bloodsuckers and the Death of the Neighborhood Watch

Discover how the 1985 classic Fright Night mirrors the death of the neighborhood watch today. We examine the shift from 80s community to modern isolation, asking if our obsession with privacy has made... ...more

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April 28, 20264 min read

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