Viewing room: How Douglas Coupland shapes spaces in Vancouver This interview, with one of the city's foremost authors and artists, appears in our recent 'spaces' magazine.

#VanCity #BC #DouglasCoupland

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Douglas Coupland Canadian writer and artist Douglas Coupland was BOTD in 1961. Born in West Germany where his father was a medical officer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was raised in Vancouver. He studied ph…

Canadian writer and artist Douglas Coupland, best known for his story collection “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture”, was BOTD in 1961, turning 64 today. #douglascoupland #generationx #bornonthisday

"There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent."

✒ Canadian writer and artist #DouglasCoupland is 64 today. #Art #Literature

"I think people in the year 2020 are going to be nostalgic for the sensation of feeling clueless." - Douglas Coupland, 2004. #douglascoupland

All writing is a product of its time. Some has a harder time breaking out of that confine. This is trapped in the expectations of its own conception—at best. Three decades later, it makes for a good 1990s to-cool-for-school read. Add flannel! #GenerationX #DouglasCoupland #BookChat #booksky

At times, this is not writing. It’s not even an exercise in writing. It’s an arrogant demonstration of writing. #GenerationX #DouglasCoupland #BookChat #booksky

The dialogue is detached, leaving readers on the outside. It’s like they are too cool to engage and can’t be bothered to more than scratch the surface. Almost a demonstration in 1990s nonchalance, with a Seinfeldy cadence without the warmth. #GenerationX #DouglasCoupland #BookChat #booksky #seinfeld

There’s a whole lot of attitude, but is there substance? #GenerationX #DouglasCoupland #BookChat #booksky

#DouglasCoupland #LifeAfterGod #LiteratureAndScience #HIV #Retrovirus #SingaporeSling #MedicalHistory #NobelPrize #AntiretroviralTherapy #AIDS #BookTrivia #digitalart #py5

I call my work: "#2025". Not saying #Umeå is the most 2025-town in the world, and in 2025 we of course have AI that can age #JennaOrtega. Not sure what I'm saying.

Yeah #Wednesday. In jPod #DouglasCoupland wrote the obsession with High School is a North American thing.

Close-up portrait of Douglas Coupland with a serious expression, illuminated by a rainbow-colored light gradient across his face. He has a white beard, slicked-back hair, and wears a white collared shirt. The background features a pixelated black-and-white checkerboard pattern.

“There are three things we cry for in life: things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent.”
― Douglas Coupland

#Bluesky #DouglasCoupland #LostAndFound #MagnificentMoments #EmotionalTruths #LifeInThreeParts #WhatWeCryFor #TenderLiving #GriefAndJoy #HumanExperience

Rereading Microslefs (1995), #DouglasCoupland. What is the highlight of the first 100 pages? That it predicted Minecraft? The discussions about AI? Deadheads foraging psychedelic mushrooms Microsoft campus, Seattle? That the biomass of said campus is described as, 5% hemlock and 0.003% Bill?

Which #DouglasCoupland book should I read while I’m in #Vancouver next week? I’ve never read ANY of his work- where would you start? 📚🤔

Public sculpture destroyed in apparent arson attack in Toronto The public art piece in the shape of a canoe, by Douglas Coupland, was a tribute to the famed Group of Seven painter Tom Thomson

Just reading about this now. Sad news for public art in Toronto. www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/07/d... #tomthomson #DouglasCoupland #toronto #publicart

This movie (and #DouglasCoupland 's novel #GenerationX ) had SUCH A HEAVY influence on my first feature film X-GEN, Singles is a #slacker gem. An iconic #GenX flick, Singles is. Brings me back, thanks for posting.

I think someone needs to write the equivalent of Douglas Coupland's Microserfs but in an Elon Musk's venture.

#microserfs #douglascoupland #musk #elonmusk #stupid

Photo, Douglas Coupland, born CFB Baden Soellingen, Germany (1961). novelist, designer & visual artist.

Book cover. Player One, What is to Become of us by Douglas Coupland (2010) Photo of airplane window with a hand waving.

💙📚25 Canadian Books
No particular order
Day 14/25
#Booksky 🪐📚👀
#bookchallenge
#Canada
#AnyGenre
#DouglasCoupland
#SciFi

Given the state of our nation, it’s clear that my cohort aged out of having an imagination.
#photography #douglascoupland #genx

I’m exhausted and made be two steps away from being that character in Jpod who will only eat flat foods that can be slid under his door.

#DouglasCoupland

"Microserfs", Douglas Coupland (1995) [book]

I don't know how Coupland does it every time, but he always manages to remind about the main things in life. My gonzo review on his "Microserfs":

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#corporate #sliceoflife #humor #coding #douglascoupland #gonzo #review #gonzocalls

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you.

9/20: Generation X by Douglas Coupland

Overrated as a cultural phenomenon, but grossly *underrated* as a novel. Have you read it?

#BookChallenge
#BookSky
#GenerationX
#DouglasCoupland

Working on some posters for the dollhouse. #generationX
#douglascoupland

The 22 Most Gen X Movie Characters Of All Time Which one do you identify most with?

www.cinemablend.com/movies/most-... to @filmgirl.bsky.social @cinephileclub.bsky.social @nellminow.bsky.social & #GenXers (1987 #DouglasCoupland #VancouverMagazine describes as 20-29) no age 58-67 (or 55-64 using his book) @jdnovel.bsky.social @marlawd.bsky.social @susanfromontario.bsky.social

"There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent."

✒️ Canadian writer and artist #DouglasCoupland is 63 today. #Art #Literature

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#13

#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#GenerationX
#DouglasCoupland

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland I first read Douglas Coupland’s 1991 novel, Generation X, in the early 2000’s and, while something about it certainly interested me I will admit that, at that point I didn’t entirely get it, but so…

ICYMI my review of Douglas Coupland’s Generation X: Tales For An Accelerated Culture… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2024/12/23/g...
#book #books #bookstagram #bookreview #douglascoupland #generationx #talesforanacceleratedculture #generationxtalesforanacceleratedculture

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland I first read Douglas Coupland’s 1991 novel, Generation X, in the early 2000’s and, while something about it certainly interested me I will admit that, at that point I didn’t entirely get it, but so…

My review of Generation X: Tales For An Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2024/12/23/g...

#book
#books
#generationx
#takesforanacceleratedculture
#douglascoupland
#bookreview

Bluesky 20 day book challenge, any book that moves you & really stays with you. Any random order. No reviews, covers only:

Day 1

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#20daybookchallenge
#DouglasCoupland
#GirlfriendInAComa

The Smiths 1987 earworm is a bonus!

Photo de Douglas Coupland (un bien beau barbu il faut le dire) l'air très sérieux, avec des éléments de décor colorés autour de lui.

Photo de Philip K. Dick en noir et blanc, un bien beau barbu, l'air un tantinet torturé comme d'habitude.

Par hasard, tombée sur une ressemblance troublante entre Dick et Douglas Coupland. Pas seulement la barbe, mais le front, les yeux... non ?
#DouglasCoupland #PhilipKDick

4. The 20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #douglascoupland
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge