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Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?: The Lost Toys, Tastes, and Trends of the 70s And 80s

Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?: The Lost Toys, Tastes, and Trends of the 70s And 80s

Pop-culture encyclopedia about GenX childhoods, tracing what happened to everything we loved.

2011

Brian Bellmont, et al.

Brian Bellmont, Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

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Age of Empathy

Caitlin Clark and Me

How one of the best college basketball players of all time saved my vacation, and eclipsed the bad times.

7 min readApr 12, 2024

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Hotel revolving door wrapped in IOWA HAWKEYES promotional material.

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The Memoirist

I Lost a Pom-Pom and Found Everything

It was only the first of many things I’ve lost in life, but it taught me the most.

6 min readMar 26, 2024

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Girl wearing a winter hat with a pom-pom on top

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The Memoirist

She’s No Longer Visible From My Kitchen Window

My neighbor and I used to wave to each other washing dishes. Now, only one of us remains.

5 min readMar 16, 2024

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Sunny view from a window

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They Were GIs, I Was Gen X, and Their Example Was Everything

Eleven years ago today, I lost the world’s best mom. But as her generation slipped away, the world lost even more.

5 min readMar 16, 2024

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Mom and my oldest brother

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I’m Gael Cooper, and I know whatever happened to Pudding Pops

I’ll tell you the Pudding Pops answer if you read the whole post.

5 min readMar 10, 2024

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Book cover for Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?

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Dude! Gnarly! 3 Beloved Gen X Products You Didn’t Know That You Can Still Buy Today

You can’t go back in time to the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, but these items can make you feel like you did.

4 min readMar 11, 2024

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A Furby toy.

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I’m a Journalist, and Of Thousands of Articles I’ve Written, These Are My Six Favorites

From mourning a generation of moms to reveling in the joy of a Minnesota tradition, I’ve had more fun than any job should allow.

8 min readMar 11, 2024

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I’m a Journalist, and Of Thousands of Articles I’ve Written, These Are My Six Favorites

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Gael Cooper

Gael Cooper

Book Author

Gen X author, journalist and pop-culture junkie. Literally wrote the book on "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?" Still pining for Marathon candy bars.

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