Read this great excerpt of "The Simpsons Generation" that explores the cultural significance of The Simpsons in the '90s. The author is obviously a great fan of the TV show and manages to not only recall favorite plotlines but demonstrate how they affected the cultural and social fabric of the day. Finally, someone really gets The Simpsons! I'm tempted to go out and buy the magazine (Shift) and read the entire article, because the excerpt stops short of expanding this train of thought into how things like Nirvana, the dotcom industry and other events and phenomena of the decade relate.