Cover — Volume 1, Issue 1 · October 2026
Volume 1 · Issue 1 · October 2026
Our Culture.
Our Lifestyle.
Our Stories.
GEN X 85 is a digital magazine covering culture, fashion, entertainment, and the everyday issues that matter — from local stories to stories worldwide. The first issue is out now, free to read online.
Alternate format: read Issue 1 on Simplebooklet
Issue 1
Inside the issue
What the cover announces for the debut issue, plus more features from the table of contents. Tap a feature to open it on its page in Issue 1; cover-only features open at the cover.
BKS1 Radio
Hosts DJ Storm Norm Da General & Hurricane Kiss — page 37 of Issue 1.
Read on page 37 →GenX85
Featured on the cover of Issue 1.
Read in Issue 1 →Cousins Inc.
Featured on the cover of Issue 1.
Read in Issue 1 →Summer Recap
Summer recap — page 5 of Issue 1.
Read on page 5 →More features in Issue 1
Tap a feature to open it on its page in Issue 1.
APPRECIATION DAY
Appreciation Day — page 15 of Issue 1.
Read on page 15 →Class of 86, 40th Reunion
Class of 86, 40th Reunion — page 17 of Issue 1.
Read on page 17 →Sherette Malloy
Teacher, Author — page 21 of Issue 1.
Read on page 21 →Karen Elaine Davis
Author — page 24 of Issue 1.
Read on page 24 →Pastor B. White
Inspirational Message — page 29 of Issue 1.
Read on page 29 →The Primacy of Wisdom
By Prophet Floyd Anthony Barber — page 34 of Issue 1.
Read on page 34 →What we cover
Local to worldwide
Culture, fashion, entertainment, and everyday issues — the brief for every issue of GEN X 85. Tap a topic to open Issue 1; most topics open at the closest feature page.
Culture
Our culture, told in our own voice — the people, music, and moments shaping the community.
Read on page 7 →Fashion
Style and self-expression, from the street to the spotlight.
Read on page 31 →Entertainment
Radio, music, and the voices and stages worth paying attention to.
Read on page 6 →Everyday Issues
The everyday issues that affect real life — reported straight, with both sides heard.
Read Issue 1 →About the magazine
A magazine by Gen X 85, for everybody who lived it — and everybody living it now.
GEN X 85 is published by Gen X 85 Events Group LLC. It launched on October 28, 2026, as an online-only magazine: no print edition, free to read anywhere. Issue 1 arrived in October 2026, and the magazine’s home on the web is genx85magazine.com.
New issues appear here as they are published. The current issue is always the one at the top of this page.
- Publisher
- Gen X 85 Events Group LLC
- Format
- Online only
- Launched
- October 28, 2026
- Current issue
- Vol. 1, Issue 1 — Oct. 2026
- Website
- genx85magazine.com
- @genx85magazine
Back issues
All issues
Issue 1
October 2026 — The debut issue
BKS1 Radio · GenX85 · Cousins Inc. · Summer Recap
Issue 2
Next issue
Not yet announced. Check back here — new issues are posted as they are published.
Alternate format for Issue 1: Simplebooklet.
Read it. Share it.
Come back for the next one.
Issue 1 is free to read in full. Start with the flipbook, and follow the magazine on Instagram for what comes next.
@genx85magazine
Contact
Get in touch with GEN X 85.
Tap an address to write to it. A compose panel opens right here on the page, with that address already in the To: field — no email app needed.