Introduction: The Bicentennial Babies and the Pivot Point To be born in 1976 is to arrive at a peculiar inflection point in history. These “Bicentennial Babies” entered the world when the United States was celebrating its 200th birthday with fireworks…
They are the “latchkey adults” turning fifty. Sitting squarely between the loud idealism of Boomers and the loud anxiety of Millennials, the cohort of ’76 carries a unique, silent burden and possesses a resilient set of tools they rarely get…
Introduction: The Bicentennial Babies If you were born in 1976, your entry into the world coincided with America’s 200th birthday game. There were fireworks, tall ships in the harbors, and a pervasive sense of looking backward at history while standing…
Introduction: The Silent Architects of the Middle The year is 2026, and the “Fire Dragons” and “Bicentennial Babies” are turning 50. For those born in 1976, this milestone isn’t marked by a loud mid-life crisis or a desperate reach for…
Introduction: The Architects of the In-Between There is a specific kind of person walking the earth today who rarely asks for credit, almost never complains about their workload, and possesses a “Figure It Out” (FIO) reflex that seems nearly extinct…
A remote corner of the Peruvian Andes is under total military lockdown after a local alpaca herder stumbled upon a cave filled with ancient gold. The discovery is so massive it’s reviving legends of El Dorado and sparking an international…
In an unprecedented event that has sent tremors through global financial markets and geopolitical landscapes, geological surveyors in South America have reportedly uncovered a gold deposit of staggering proportions. According to initial reports emerging from the region, a newly discovered…
For centuries, the legend of El Dorado—the city of gold—has haunted the deepest valleys and highest peaks of South America. It lured conquistadors to their doom and inspired countless expeditions that returned empty-handed, broken by the unforgiving terrain of the…
An unprecedented security lockdown is in effect around a humble rural property following reports of a treasure find so massive it could alter national economics. The world watches as geologists and generals descend on a confused farmer’s backyard. THE IMPOSSIBLE…
A geological survey team stumbled upon a discovery that defies scientific understanding and threatens to upend the global economy. The government’s response has been swift, sealing off Aurora Ridge National Park under armed guard. The world of geology, finance, and…
