![]() ![]() ![]() Pop-up events, public screenings, and merchandise are all materializing for die-hard fans, because everyone could use a bracelet with a catcall written on it. This September will mark the 25th anniversary of the premiere of Friends, and like most significant pop culture anniversaries, it’s set off an outpouring of collective nostalgia. I never knew I’d be repeating the sentences my Gen X brother used to say to me - “When you’re older, you’ll understand that I’m right” - and yet here I am, telling my niece that no, I will not be watching Friends with her. The further away I get from my youth, the more I want to warn the younger generation, those Gen Z’ers in their puka shell necklaces and scrunchies and Vans that what they love is actually unmitigated garbage. But instead of feeling irrelevant because of my ignorance of current memes or the fact that, increasingly, all my tweets are about how much I hate air travel, I feel compelled to share my hard-earned wisdom. I’m starting to realize that in internet years, I’m very old. ![]()
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