The Fourth Turning

Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations

Rebecca Martell

Dec 612 min read

Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations

Is it too late for the "bad kids" to do something good?

The O.G.: Ideas, Imagination, and Originality in Saecular Spring

Rebecca Martell

Apr 187 min read

The O.G.: Ideas, Imagination, and Originality in Saecular Spring

Is the Crisis Era bringing awareness to and rejection of artificiality? And how can increasing originality become an artistic solution?

The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture

Rebecca Martell

Mar 67 min read

The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture

As #techbros cash in on addiction culture, can generational connection be the cure?

The Christmas Gambit: Risk, Reward, and Saecular Winter

Rebecca Martell

Dec 17, 20238 min read

The Christmas Gambit: Risk, Reward, and Saecular Winter

The Christmas Gambit is the calculated risk we all must take, to give up something to gain even more.

"Rebecca Reviews" - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Rebecca Martell

Oct 11, 20236 min read

"Rebecca Reviews" - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Being a woman in the workplace is hard. Managing a home is hard. Parenting is hard. Life is hard. That doesn't mean you have to be hard too.

Brothers, Thieves, and Mavericks: How Gen X Hit the Storytelling Jackpot

Rebecca Martell

Apr 28, 20236 min read

Brothers, Thieves, and Mavericks: How Gen X Hit the Storytelling Jackpot

Could objective truth, old fashioned ideals, and plenty of 1980s nostalgia be the cure for AI-induced isolation and a failing film industry?

Evergreen: A Christmas Carol for All Generations

Rebecca Martell

Dec 19, 20228 min read

Evergreen: A Christmas Carol for All Generations

Why does Charles Dickens' _A Christmas Carol_ resonate with so many different generations in different eras?

"Come High Water": An Update on Books and Life

Rebecca Martell

Nov 18, 20223 min read

"Come High Water": An Update on Books and Life

The high-water mark, the touchstone, the epoch, the turning point. The reference by which everything is measured. Have you reached yours?

Survival Kit: First Aid for the Fourth Turning

Rebecca Martell

Jun 1, 20226 min read

Survival Kit: First Aid for the Fourth Turning

Saecular winter is a severe season, but it is survivable. Here are some tips on making it through the Fourth Turning.

Frayed: Tribalism, Twitter, and the End of Tolerance

Rebecca Martell

Apr 26, 20226 min read

Frayed: Tribalism, Twitter, and the End of Tolerance

What happens to our nation when individuals trade integrity for fame? For some, tribalism may be key to surviving the fallout.

Rebecca Reviews: Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessy

Rebecca Martell

Mar 22, 20225 min read

Rebecca Reviews: Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessy

What if nostalgia is an expression of grief? A book review of Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessey (Encounter Books, 2020).

Rebecca Martell

Feb 25, 20226 min read

Kindness: A Homelander/Gen Z Superpower

Is kindness really a super-power? A friendly neighborhood superhero may hold a clue.

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part One): Silicon Valley

Rebecca Martell

Dec 6, 20216 min read

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part One): Silicon Valley

Part One - "Silicon Valley" focuses on the male-centric side of technology in the current Crisis Era.

The Quest: Cultural Heroes from Crisis to Awakening

Rebecca Martell

Sep 30, 20216 min read

The Quest: Cultural Heroes from Crisis to Awakening

In the post-1960s world, storytelling has become about self. But our current Crisis Era has people hungry for true heroes.

Rebecca Martell

Jul 22, 20215 min read

Life as a Mix Tape: Young Gen X at 40

The mix tape is a metaphor for life at the edge of Generation X, watching the saeculum turn.

Schoolhouse Locked (Part Two): All the Feels

Rebecca Martell

May 15, 20216 min read

Schoolhouse Locked (Part Two): All the Feels

Part Two focuses on social outcomes for the Homelanders who are quietly entering the public consciousness.

Schoolhouse Locked (Part One): Get a Job

Rebecca Martell

May 6, 20215 min read

Schoolhouse Locked (Part One): Get a Job

Part One focuses on employment outcomes for the Homelanders (born 2005 to the present) in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

Rebecca Martell

Apr 11, 20214 min read

Reboot: The Purpose of Saecular Winter

Disoriented is the key word to identifying cultural experience in the middle of a Crisis Era.

Always Wear a Helmet: The Dangers of Keeping Homelanders Safe

Rebecca Martell

Jun 7, 20203 min read

Always Wear a Helmet: The Dangers of Keeping Homelanders Safe

Artist Generations are defined by an overly sheltered childhood, so "Homelander" is quite appropriate for kids of the COVID lockdowns.

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