Sisters wage pop culture war at DUMBO book launch
Brooklyn BookBeat: ‘X vs. Y’ Authors To Speak in DUMBO
Sisters Eve and Leonora Epstein — one from Generation X, the other from Generation Y — compare their lives through the lens of TV, music, technology and pop culture in their new book, “X vs. Y: A Culture War, a Love Story” (Abrams Books). Seen through the eyes of siblings 14 years apart in age, “X vs. Y” is a smart, funny and visually driven anthology that compiles and compares their two generational cultures. On March 20, the authors will speak about their book at the powerHouse Arena in DUMBO.
“X vs. Y” is broken up into chapters devoted to music, fashion, TV, sex and dating, movies, technology and books and magazines. The authors distinguish Gen X as those born in the mid-’60s to late ’70s, while they see Gen Y as those born in the late ’80s to late ’90s. “In speaking with friends of both generations, we found a distinct gray area where people born between 1979 and 1984 or so felt either that they were members of neither generation or that they were in a position to choose,” the authors write. “Most in that position chose to identify with Gen X, because when given the choice between Doc Martens and foam footwear, the choice seems obvious.”
