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Love Songs: Romance by Generations
Love songs get to the heart of generational attitudes towards love and its expression.
Rebecca Martell
Jan 307 min read


Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations
Is it too late for the "bad kids" to do something good?
Rebecca Martell
Dec 6, 202412 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?
Rebecca Martell
Apr 18, 20247 min read


The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture
As #techbros cash in on addiction culture, can generational connection be the cure?
Rebecca Martell
Mar 6, 20247 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 Martell
Dec 17, 20238 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.
Rebecca Martell
Oct 11, 20236 min read


The Muscle: Meaning Versus Monolith in the New Millennium
Mediocrity neither surprises nor delights. Monoliths are boring. But right now, both have a lot of money and muscle.
Rebecca Martell
Jan 16, 20238 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?
Rebecca Martell
Dec 19, 20228 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?
Rebecca Martell
Nov 18, 20223 min read


Commodifying Virtue (Part Two): Gen Z / Homelanders' Big Plans
I believe the Dream Merchants will return. But Homelanders' potential, their capacity for greatness, depends on us today.
Rebecca Martell
Aug 15, 202210 min read


Commodifying Virtue (Part One): Boomers' Little Boxes
Whatever it is that Baby Boomers do to signal virtue and seek validation, it's on a grand scale. And it has serious implications for us all.
Rebecca Martell
Jul 23, 20228 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.
Rebecca Martell
Jun 1, 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 Martell
Apr 26, 20226 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
Mar 22, 20225 min read


Kindness: A Homelander/Gen Z Superpower
Is kindness really a super-power? A friendly neighborhood superhero may hold a clue.
Rebecca Martell
Feb 25, 20226 min read


Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part Two): Glass Ceiling
Success is a slippery thing: It has different meanings for different people. It's hard to hold onto. And it can be faked.
Rebecca Martell
Dec 30, 20218 min read


"Rebecca Reviews" - Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster
Are Baby Boomers people or monsters? A book review of _Boomers_ by Helen Andrews (Sentinel, 2021).
Rebecca Martell
Oct 26, 20218 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
Sep 30, 20216 min read


The Shortcut: How Generations Can Help You Write Authentic Characters
Generational archetypes of HERO, NOMAD, ARTIST, and PRHOPET can help you with the who, what, when, and how of your story's characters.
Rebecca Martell
Sep 2, 20214 min read

Monopoly for Millennials: The REAL Real Estate Problem
It's not the flippant rendering of real-life woes that bothers me with Monopoly for Millennials. It's the attitude that real estate is not
Rebecca Martell
Jun 24, 20214 min read
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