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“Nineties Anxiety”: 50 Posts About The ’90s That Show What Life Was Like Back In The Day
Interview With Expert
In the never-ending battle of which decade is the best, it’s the 1990s for Millennials. 61% of Gen Y feel nostalgic for the ’90s, and they’re accompanied by a surprising 37% of Gen Zers, who were mostly born in the 2000s. For Millennials, it’s a time when they were kids, carefree, and having fun.
For others, it’s all about the distinct ’90s aesthetic: grunge, vintage PCs, Seinfeld, and Kate Moss. If you find it pleasing, then you’ll probably love Nineties Anxiety. It’s the place for all things related to the ’90s. Whether it’s a nostalgia-inducing pic with an old-timey cellphone or a cool shot of a young Leo DiCaprio – they’ve got you covered!
To know more about nostalgia and how the way we remember the '90s might differ from reality, Bored Panda reached out to Kendall R. Phillips. He's a professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University, with interests in public memory, popular film, and popular culture. He's also the author of numerous books on horror cinema and the author of Framing Public Memory, Global Memoryscapes: Contesting Transnational Remembrance. Read our conversation about the '90s, nostalgia, and its subtleties below!
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#1
A Boy Curiously Touches The Shield Of A State Trooper Photographed By Todd Robertson During A KKK Rally In Georgia, 1992
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Nelson Mandela ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ 1994
BROmanicus85 1 year ago
That poor child........ Being included in such a hateful rally, without even realizing what those garments represent...
ADJ 1 year ago
It would be nice to know how he turned out as adult. Maybe he became an anti-racist?
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Courtney Christelle 1 year ago
And they claim involving children in free loving LGBTQ rallies is brainwashing.
Luke Wensley 1 year ago
I'm a bit confused why they would send African american state troopers to that sort of rally. It seems like that would be putting them at risk unnecessarily considering the things that the KKK has done.
ShellsBells 1 year ago
His name is Trooper Allen Campbell. He was upset to have to be at a rally on the last weekend of the summer. On why he was there: "I took an oath to uphold the laws of the state of Georgia and defend the Constitution. And the Constitution says you have a right to free speech." He also wondered how the little boy ended up, saying, "It would be nice to know he's moved beyond that."
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Kelsie Marx 1 year ago
My jaw dropped when I saw this picture. My initials are KK, I’m just extremely happy, that my husband’s last name didn’t start with a K🙃
If you weren't born in the 1990s and your only reference to the decade was the Nineties Anxiety Instagram Page, you'd think it was all about cool fashion, music, and movies. And sure, their 2.6 million followers might be a testament to how nostalgic we feel about the decade, but it may not accurately represent what it was like to live during it.
We asked Professor Kendal Phillips, whose academic interests include popular culture and public memory, to explain whether our nostalgia-saturated view of the '90s can compare to the reality of the last decade of the 20th century. "Like most decades, the '90s was a mixed bag of the good, the bad, and the bizarre," Phillips says.
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#2
Bob Ross ‘The Joy Of Painting’, 1990
‘People look at you like you’re a little weird, but, you know, I’ve always been a little weird so it’s no big deal. Everybody who knows me expects that.’
Shala Salazar 1 year ago
I only realized recently just how luck I was to have grown up watching him on PBS.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
I recently re-discovered him via YouTube. Absolutely mesmerizing. At one point he had a squirrel on his shoulder.
Sarah Kassian 1 year ago
He's on tv regularly here (Scotland) I love watching him paint, I even bought a Bob Ross calendar of his paintings
Storm Rise 1 year ago
I adore this man. I'm so sad that I never got to grow up watching him- and Mr Rogers- as a kid (wrong country) but so very grateful that I found them as an adult!
#3
Microsoft Xp ‘Bliss’ Wallpaper By Charles O’rear - A Virtually Unedited Photograph Of A Green Hill And Blue Sky With Clouds In Sonoma County, 1996
It’s estimated that billions of people have seen the picture, possibly making it the most viewed photograph in history
Joanne Earle 1 year ago
I was living in Marin County in 1996. I remember every spring was exceptionally green like this.
The professor explains how the 1990s began on many positive notes. "[It] seemed to promise an age of new beginnings," he tells Bored Panda. "The Soviet Union had collapsed, Germany was reunifying, and Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa. It seemed like the beginning of a new age or, as George Bush put it, a 'new world order.'"
"Unfortunately, all the promise of an era without a simmering cold war didn't last long," Philips continues. "The US invasion of Iraq, the 1990s version, not the 2000s, revealed that the '90s was not going to be an age of peace and tranquility. The genocide in Rwanda was a dark preview of some of the atrocities to come, as was the war in the former Yugoslavia."
#4
The Royal Corgis Coming Off The Queen's Flight In London, 1998
David 1 year ago
This photo makes me wonder about the background workings of things. Like - there was probably some designated area on the plane where these guys could pee and poop during a flight. And someone had to deal with that in a pressurized cabin. But it's the queen - so they had to do it in a way that didn't leave the cabin reeking of dog s...t. Somebody was the royal pooper scooper.
Foffy Skrimshaw 1 year ago
Depends on the length of the flight. A few hours should be ok if they pottied before the flight.
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#5
Fruit-Shaped Bus Stops In Nagasaki,japan (1990)
Auximauxi 1 year ago
As of 2023, they were still there!! It was lovely to see them on the side of the road
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
They would be unrecognizable in a month in the US from all the tagging and vandalism.
#6
New York, 1991
Purple Sprinkles 1 year ago
How many people were alive and working on the day this photo was takend, only to lose their lives on 9/11. So very heartbreaking.
aubergine10003 1 year ago
This photo is from 1991...a lot of turnover can happen in 10 years
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pfeils wife 1 year ago
I never want to relive that day. But due to the current temperature here in the US right now, I would be okay with reliving the day after. Because on that day and for many days to follow, we were ALL Americans, we were all brothers, sisters, family. No differences. We ALL came together and we all loved each other.
Janice Garland 11 months ago
Unfortunately it will take another act of war to undo the damage George Soros has done to this Country.
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Emma B B 1 year ago
The brits and Americans always have petty squabbles (in particular over social media!) but that was one day everyone stood with the USA. I was working in a newspaper office and saw the second tower collapse live on tv. My heart did, and still does go out to the USA for this.
gilded panda 1 year ago
I remember someone I used to know saying that when that happened, the president was at a school or something
unfilteredCigarette73 1 year ago
Reading to kindergarten kids in a Florida classroom
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Things weren't looking so good inside the U.S., too. "Domestically, the '90s saw domestic terrorism in Oklahoma City, race riots in Los Angeles, and the horrific mass shooting at Columbine High School. So, if people were fixated on the sounds of grunge and the fantasies of a close group of Friends getting together at the Central Perk, well, let's just say we had reasons for seeking an escape."
#7
In 1995, Nasa Tested The Effects Of Various Drugs On Spiders. These Are The Webs Woven When The Spiders Were Exposed To Different Substances
Alicia M 1 year ago
Who knew that caffeine messed up spiders worse than LSD, or anything else? Spider cop: "Are you under the influence of any substances?" Spider: "Just LSD" Spider cop: "Very well then. Have a good day and stay away from caffeine. Have you seen Earl's web? Don't want to end up like that guy."
Mario Strada 1 year ago (edited)
Caffeine, like nicotine, is a natural pesticide present in a variety of plants (eggplants reportedly have a lot of nicotine, celery also has it). It actually makes some sense it would affect spiders more than LSD, although the chemistry of it is way above my head.
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WindySwede 1 year ago
And species. As 'Westend Revolver' points out below.
Load More Replies... sbj 1 year ago
So caffeine seems to come out worst but it's not going to stop me consuming it as my d**g of choice
Westend Revolver 1 year ago
Caffeine is actually produced by plants to ward off insects. It just happens to not have the same affect on humans, although arachnoids probably are effected more closely to how insects are.
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Moral - Don't share your d***s with any spiders. They'll get strung out.
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
The censoring is amazing, I thought you were saying d1cks lol
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Marcellus II 1 year ago
I think "explaining why I have these substances here" at a random inspection... quick-thinking solution.
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#8
‘Found A Picture When I Was 5 At My First Concert #spicegirls And Took A Picture With A Girl Dressed Up As Baby Spice Who I Just Realized Now Was Blake Lively’ - Bria Madrid, 1997
Monster Munch 1 year ago
It is her, shared the photo in 2018 with a caption : “Pretending to be someone else... since 1997. Thanks @briaaamadrid for the photo of us at the Spice Girls concert. Sorry, not sorry I tricked you into thinking I was @emmaleebunton,' the 30-year-old actress captioned the image
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Fran Drescher’s Emmy Award Winning Outfits From ‘The Nanny’, 1993-1999
Jaq Jack 1 year ago
Before the nanny, Fran and a friend were robbed and raped in front of Fran’s husband as he was tied up. She was able to memorize the man’s face so well a policeman was able to recognize him almost immediately from the drawing. Not only that but he had been doing horrible things to people all over the community and it was really Fran Drescher who was able to put that horrible man away.
Lady Miss Pie 1 year ago
She also battled and beat cancer—she is a really strong woman and I just love her.
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Lauren Wilder 1 year ago
Her designer copied several of her iconic looks from the show 'living Single'.
Idgafwyt AllDat'N'ABagOfChips 1 year ago
I still know all the words to The Nanny theme song. 🎶 She was working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens. Till her bf kicked her out, in one of those crushing scenes.🎶
No Clue 1 year ago (edited)
🎶 What was she to do, where was she to go, she was out on her fąnny. 🎶
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That brings us to the issue of nostalgia in general, not just the '90s. Some say that it's a way for contemporary society to escape from the uncertainties of the present day. Professor Phillips somewhat agrees. "I think nostalgia often hinges on the desire to escape the present. Most scholars identify the rise of popular nostalgia in the 1800s as Western culture faced the increasing complexity of urban and industrial life."
#10
Summer Mix 1999 Part 1
Bols 1 year ago
True, but it doesn't change the fact that it really is a good 1999 mix :)
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Origami Chik3n 1 year ago
Pffffft, younglings. When i had to move to another apartment last summer, i found boxes upon boxes of cassette mix tapes. A lot of them i recorded from radio in my dorm room in the mid 90s.
Monster Munch 1 year ago
Pffftt, younglings, I had to load and hand-crank on my ole phonograph.. /s
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Luke 1 year ago
*happiness ws seeing tons of scratches on ur fav dvd,losing hope tht it wont read,then finallly watching it run
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Toothpaste fix and a little luck goes a long way
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Susan Schlee 1 year ago (edited)
I had soft ware for burning the CD's that also allowed me to print off labels I created that stuck like a sticker on top on the CD in which I'd type the Playlist on. I'd have at least 20 or more songs on each one.
#11
Forrest Stops In Monument Valley ‘Forrest Gump’, July 1994
Joanne Earle 1 year ago
We were in Monument Valley a couple of years ago and there's actually a sign 'Forrest Gump View' where you can pull over to get the same pic.
Tina Harnish 1 year ago
I never understood the stupidity of people that started running after him. Just because he's running?
#12
Heath Ledger And Julia Stiles In “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999)
Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago
One of the first non children's movie I remember seeing in the cinema! My mum took me and we both loved it. Whole family loves it to this day. It's so funny and honest and quotable! "I know you can be overwhelmed, and I know you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be 'whelmed'?" "I think you can in Europe!"
Lady Miss Pie 1 year ago
He was so adorable in this movie. They both were. I hate that he’s gone.
Skywitness 1 year ago
I was never impressed with Heath Ledger's acting. Then he played the Joker and I was very impressed.
He says that since then, people more or less always sought comfort in romanticizing the past. "Just as folks in the 1820s might have dreamed of a simpler life on the farm, folks in the 2020s seem to be dreaming of a simpler life during [the] reign of Michael Jordan," Phillips observes.
#13
1980s And 1990s Audio Equipment
Laughinmydreams 1 year ago
I recall that era and the male requirement to own mega speakers. HAHAHAHA. My speakers in 2024 are tiny and the sound is excellent.
MacintoshID 1 year ago
I have one like the small one on top (left side). Still works great. Bought in 1985.
Gossameringue 1 year ago
This photo is a lot more recent. Note the iFi Zen DAC V2 (the little wedge-shaped thingie) on top of the right speaker. Plus, that silver tube integrated is from the last few years, too - looks like a Yaqin or a Cayin.
Nicole Violette 1 year ago
To be fair I got my first cd player in 1993, and where is the 3 1/2 foot record player/stereo/tape player and CD on one?
#14
Berlin-Based Artist Hans Hemmert Hosted A Party Where Guests Wore Shoe-Extenders To Make Them All The Same Height Of Two Metres
Bringing all the partygoers to a common eye level, the shoes, all made from blue foam, highlighted the person’s real height in the visual uniformity of the sole instead of at the head, like a walking bar graph. (1997)
Bored something 1 year ago
That would be so weird, looking everyone in the eye. So used to having to look up to almost everyone.
Amy S 1 year ago
I'd live this but am not sure I could stand up I 50cm high shoes!
Load More Replies... Debby Keir 1 year ago
So someone taller gets his ankles chopped? And the shortest gets a fracture?
tater.gonna.tot 1 year ago
As a incredibly tall woman I would love this and find it very fascinating to see the shifts in confidence/personality in some!
Jan Rosier 1 year ago
I am just recovering from a severely sprained ankle, just wearing normal flat shoes. So no, thanks.
Just Another Girl 1 year ago
This is called equity. Everyone is given the tools THEY need to be at the same level.
#15
Farm Workers In Front Of The Great Buddha Of The Bamiyan Valley In Afghanistan Photographed By Steve Mccurry, 1992. The Statue Was Destroyed By The Taliban In 2001
giku T 1 year ago
i hate islamic vandalism. ın Turkiye, locals used to destroy the frescos nad murals in churches..treasure hunters blew the ancient burial sites in search of valuables and artifacts. anatolia is so rich culturally and historically but is becoming barren because of these ignorant folk
Watermelon 1 year ago
Islam actually does not condone nor does it enforce such behavior, especially if it is completely unnecessary. Unfortunately, media has decided that the religion of 2 billion people should be represented by a single group of extremists, who act against Islam. I promise, true Muslims do not blow up historical sites.
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me McG 1 year ago
Not to condone the destruction of art ...contemplate the empty space left in its wake considering this: From the Buddhist perspective, the idea of “individual self” is an illusion. It is not possible to separate self from its surroundings. absense-of...4e5166.jpg 
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
me McG expressed a very Buddhist point of view. The downvotes are unwarranted.
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Oskar vanZandt 1 year ago
I would never destroy something that took someone (or in this case many someones) many years to create... Regardless of the religion expressed.
Watermelon 1 year ago
It isn't religion that makes people do these things, it's their own messed-up brains. There are good and bad people of every single group; religion, race, schools, etc.
Load More Replies... Marcos Valencia 1 year ago
They started destroying the statues 500 years ago. Talibans just ended the job.
THE COOL ZACH 1 year ago
That statue looks very good in the background. How do you even make one of those in the first place??
Caroline Driver 1 year ago
Buddha wouldn't care, nothing inherently exists. But the malice with which this was done will result in negative karma at some point.
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
These thugs destroy a piece of history that has far more value than their miserable excuse for an existence and we're supposed to believe “all lives matter “? Extremism is a plague.
Yet Phillips doesn't view nostalgia as a Big Bad Evil. "Nostalgia, in my estimation, is relatively harmless and can even be beneficial if we use these fantasies to try to unpack the core values we feel we've lost. Unfortunately, in the current age, there are also efforts to weaponize nostalgia and to use the fantasy of a better life in the past to villainize certain populations," he also adds.
#16
Stinky Malinky 1 year ago
I’ll never forget the Orange Everyday50. 50 sms, 50 mins, (to landlines or other Orange users) for 50p a day. Goodnight sweet prince. I still have the number you came with in 1999.
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Susan Schlee 1 year ago
Yes, it was. Late 90's, when you had to use the alphanumeric keyboard on your phone's number pad.
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‘Hocus Pocus’, July 1993
Nikki Gross 1 year ago (edited)
Not sure why you were downvoted since it's true. We always received a 25% increase in orders at the blood bank that I worked at on full moon nights. Anyone that works in an ER or Law Enforcement will tell you that the see more patients and more calls on that night. My friends Mom was a Trauma Nurse for 30 years and I know several LEOs that could tell us some of the weirdest cases and calls that would come in on those nights.
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Adele Maestranzi 1 year ago
That movie sunk like a stone when it came out. That has changed over the years! They filmed the exteriors in my town (Salem), and now it's got a cult following and tourists ask for the locations around town.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
And I blame the full moon for why I was still unable to sleep at 3am…..
#18
Behind The Scenes Of 'Teletubbies’, 1997
Lee 1 year ago
RIP Tinky Winky. Simon Shelton, the actor that played him was an alcoholic that ended up been found dead of hypothermia on a Liverpool street in 2018.
Firstname Lastname 1 year ago
When I was much younger, I remember seeing a behind the scenes article about this. They said they used flemish giant rabbits because they needed it to scale correctly with the massive sized teletubbies.
Irishwoman abroad 1 year ago
My kids were terrified of these things! (They were very, very little). They much preferred cartoons, or in fact, almost anything else. I think they must have sensed something sinister I couldn't!
ILoveMySon 1 year ago
The first time I saw it I thought it was a public service announcement regarding the danger of d***s.
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
The set was built in a real field, but has since been turned into a pond.
Load More Replies... Indeed, researchers have found that nostalgia can make us feel better. In 2008, Constantine Sedikides and colleagues did a series of studies. After these studies, they concluded that "chief among the perceived benefits of nostalgia was its capacity to generate positive affect, bolster social bonds, and increase positive self-regard."
#19
May 18th 1995, Shawn Nelson Casually Walked Into A National Guard Armory And Stole A M60a3 Tank
assdog 1 year ago
At first glance i thought it was the OJ chase and said to myself WTF they even had a tank!!!
D Wall 1 year ago
I prefer what you thought. And I wish the OJ chase had a tank and his car was accidentally driven over. Oops!
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Bisha Moten 1 year ago
He didn't "Casually walk into an armory and stole one". He drove his van through the front gate, then tried stealing three other vehicles before he managed to find one which he could get into. Tanks don't have keys, so he just followed the push button start procedure, and took off on a 6 mile rampage. He as also high on Meth at the time.
Mario Strada 1 year ago
Tanks are actually quite easy to drive away with and intuitive to drive. They are just so big and visibility is so limited (hatch closed) that is a very surreal feeling. Tanks also drift really well. Ask me how I know.
Russell Tilling 1 year ago
"Nelson refused to surrender and attempted to dislodge the police by spinning the tank...unsure whether Nelson was armed, police shot him...killing him immediately."
Just Another Girl 1 year ago
I missed this one. I was 12, but seems like I should’ve heard about it before now.
#20
Yoshitomo Nara ‘Dog From Your Childhood’, 1995
Jessica Bertram 1 year ago
I know the artist is Japanese, but this has some serious SquidGame vibes
Alex Ruddies 1 year ago
This one kinda makes me sad because it reminds me of my childhood dog, Wolfie, the Labrador on steroids.
#21
Alicia Silverstone As “Cher” For Clueless. (1995)
Alicia M 1 year ago
I will absolutely forget what I'm stressing about, then become more stressed because I feel like I'm forgetting something important.
PrettyJoyBird 1 year ago
"I get being overwhelmed, or under, but can you ever just be...whelmed?"
"Nostalgic participants manifested stronger social connectedness than did control participants," the researchers explained further. "They felt more loved and protected, had reduced attachment anxiety and avoidance, and reported greater interpersonal competence."
#22
Kim Cattrall As Samantha Jones ‘Sex And The City’ Pilot, June 1998
“This is the first time in the history of Manhattan that women have had as much money and power as men, PLUS the equal luxury of treating men like sexual objects.”
#23
‘Romeo + Juliet’ Soundtrack Cassette, 1996
Marcos Valencia 1 year ago
My second gf loved this soundtrack. I was 23, she was 21. Our story ended some years later, but she is still important in my journey in this world.
Flopsy 1 year ago
So good to see positive ex stories! Good for you Marcos!
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Nikolka 1 year ago
Baz Luhrmann movies always have amazing soundtrack, Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge
Helena 1 year ago
Strictly ballroom, maybe not the most amazing soundtrack, but top tier camp.
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Meghan Asher 1 year ago
This movie was on in my dorm room every night my first semester in college. An all time fave :)
#24
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route - Toyama To Nagano, Japan In Late 1990s
ShellsBells 1 year ago
I drive through the Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Austria. Looked a lot like this. Was totally worth the £40 to drive.
THE COOL ZACH 1 year ago (edited)
It’s a Mario kart track, N64 maybe? Frappe Snowland?Don't know but it does resemble it!
But why the '90s exactly? What's so special about this decade in particular? Dr. Renee Middlemost, a lecturer in Global Communication and Media at the University of Wollongong's Faculty of Law, Humanities, and the Arts, has said that it's completely normal for current generations to look back at past decades. "Every generation looks back at past trends," she claimed.
#25
Weekly World News, June 1992
Marcos Valencia 1 year ago
The Spanish version survived just one year (1994/95). Too ahead of its time. In the post-COVID era, they would be a strong opinion-maker.
Westy 1 year ago
Parents bebwarned: This is what happens if you get the COVID vaccine! In other news, Trump wins election in landslide victory!
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Alicia M 1 year ago
I remember seeing this exact tabloid in the grocery store checkout lanes when I was in high school. I remember it so well because I laughed at the absurdity that some people believed it.
Jennifer Smith 1 year ago
I was around 8 when I first saw it and had nightmares for months
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JammaCoast2Coast 1 year ago
It makes me sad to know Gen Z and those coming into play won't know a thing about WWN or Bat Boy
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
His name is Rick Scott, and he is now a Republican Senator from the state of Florida.
Load More Replies... Major Harris 1 year ago
i miss this tabloid! always wanted yo see this, "j.f.k. was shot by elvis from an invisible flying saucer that was piloted by emilia earhardt and jimmy hoffa!"
Teresa Spanics 1 year ago
I remember this. There was also a section in the back for people looking for a relationship.
#26
Iconic UFO Themed Mcdonald’s In Alconbury, Cambridgeshire In The UK, November 1993
David 1 year ago
I always suspected aliens were involved in the production of chicken nuggets /J
Suck it Trebek 1 year ago
Remember when they made a happy meal in this shape? If you do you're old like me, lol.
3muddypaws 1 year ago
It was originally called the Megatron and was a sci-fi themed restaurant, but it only lasted a few years before going out of business and then got taken over by McDonalds.
#27
Tower Of Vintage PC’s From The Early 90’s
Ban-One 1 year ago (edited)
All these towers. I remember the "Never Obsolete" stickers...yeah, well...
Rahb in Oz 1 year ago
Blame Microsoft and the bloated Windows code. Linux would run on these easily, as does mine.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 1 year ago
actually I can see a lot of these are Macs. For example the two towers in the bottom centre second or third row on either side of a screen are either Quadras from 1993 or powermac G4 towers from 1998. In both cases they had 16 MB or 32 MB ram by default.
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Robert T 1 year ago
Or just use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-WakfBNHD0
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Rebecca Taylor 1 year ago
these wouldn't fit on our be safe to set on my new small pink desk I just bought
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
What's old is new again. I ~want~ that old hardware so I can play DOS games natively.
She thinks that the vast availability of '90s media plays a part in how popular it is now. "I believe it has something to do with the way people are watching media these days. With platforms like Netflix around, people recommend shows to each other, and there are [fewer] people seeking out new things. Our tastes seem to have narrowed," she said.
#28
‘Animorphs’ Cover Illustration For The Science-Fantasy Children’s Book Series Featuring Kids Morphing Into Animals, June 1996-May 2001
DetriMentaL 1 year ago
When my local library rudely loaned these books out, i would shamble off to the teen section and read the Everworld and Buffy series
KillerKiwi 1 year ago
Like Buffy the vampire slayer? I had no idea there were books!
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CT 1 year ago
All 54 books in the Animorphs series are available to download for free. And since the books are no longer available for sale, the author is OK with that. Not as good as having books in hand, but it allows you to (re)read the story
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coffee loving panda 1 year ago
Is it me or does the horse look like denzel Washington mid changing
Star the Furry Therian! 1 year ago
Wow, these bring me back, even if I wasn't a 90s kid. I was born in the 2000s, and I still know these so well.
Rebecca Taylor 1 year ago
I am 62 and up untill three months ago I still had a book of their stories
#29
Decorative Ceiling Hidden By Early 1990s Renovation In Moscow
Giles McArdell 1 year ago
Decorative ceilings like this are expensive to maintain (cleaning, repair, repainting) and difficult or impractical to add lighting, air-con etc to - at least they covered it up rather than just ripping it out.
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Synsepalum 1 year ago
The rail station in Seattle did this too. They eventually refurbished and restored the station to iyts original splendor.
Ozymandias73 1 year ago
Somebody slap that architect! And the planner. and the person who okayed this!
#30
Blockbuster Video Was Founded By David Cook In 1985 As A Stand Alone Mom-And-Pop Home Video Rental Shop In Dallas, Texas
Later grew into a national store chain featuring video game rentals, DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater. The company expanded internationally throughout the 1990s. At its peak in 2004, Blockbuster employed 84,300 people worldwide and operated 9,094 stores. Today, “The Last Blockbuster” in Bend, Oregon is the only remaining location.
Solitas 1 year ago
I remember working there as a kid, best part was being aboe to take home free videos every night, worst part was working there whil the Kevin Costner Robin hood movie played over and over and over again. "I may be blind, but even I can see that you're in love" Ugh I hate that freekin movie
Whitefox 1 year ago
Our manager was twisted ln a fun way.. he played movies like the Hobbit (animated) The Last Unicorn etc..
Load More Replies... MisanthropeCollective 1 year ago
I remember renting a Nintendo Virtual Boy at Blockbuster. wow.
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
I explained this experience to my son (11) and he said it sounded horrible compared to now lol. I told it was awesome back then cause that is what we knew. But then again he didn't believe me that the land line in my mom's hospital room was actually a phone... lol
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
Just found my old Blockbuster member's card at the back of the junk drawer....................ROAD TRIP to Bend.
Susan 1 year ago
Dang, if I had known there was still one in Bend, Oregon I would have stopped there with the kids when we drove through the area on vacation a couple years ago. I've tried to describe to them the excitement we used to have by starting a weekend off by going to Blockbuster on a Friday night.
Vampiresscrow 1 year ago
Damn. Sorry you missed out. Poop. Another excursion?
Load More Replies... Vicki Hardy 1 year ago
It was brillliant at the time. I remember sprinting to the drop off box to get there in time without incurring a late fine.
Another factor is how the current youth finds the '90s media relatable. Take the show Friends. It's about navigating your life in your 20s and just hanging out with your friends. Dr. Middlemost returns back to the idea that nostalgia comforts us. "When you're feeling dark about the world, you go back to the things that make you feel better."
#31
Friendship With 1972 Nissan Skyline 2000gt-X, 1997
#32
Wide Leg Pants And A-Line Skirts From Late 90s Mccall’s And Delia*s Catalogues
DogsAreLife 1 year ago
Stepping on the backs of those all the time, and also puddles soaked you to the knees. The good old days. Loved our look.
veirdbuttrue 1 year ago
The hems used to drag along the path and end up tatty, frayed and often wet.
#33
‘The Basketball Diaries’, April 1995
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 1 year ago
Such a great movie! I really wish I could find a copy of the original version
Na Schi 1 year ago
Yeah, I remember that after the Columbine High School shooting this movie got partly censored in my European country. The school shooting scene was cut out.
Load More Replies... Ashlie Dearest 1 year ago
" but I'm bored of everyone I meet". The feeling is mutual, Leonard.
#34
Kai Tak Airport In Hong Kong Closed Its Runways On July 1998, Leaving Behind A Legacy Of Aviation Challenges - Plane Making A Jaw-Dropping 45-Degree Turn
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
My Dad was on the management team that structured the building and reclamation of land for the replacement runways. We live in the U.K. and he used to fly to Japan and Hong Kong to do face-to-face meetings there every few months. As a teenager I went with him once and was taken around Hong Kong by some of the staff who took me to restaurants / shops they used. It was beyond amazing and blew my tiny British 15 year old mind! I loved the place and the people.
nomnomborkbork 1 year ago
All the changes made by China to repress free thought have changed the city forever. I used to fly into this old airport (nail-biting) on a regular basis for work. It will never be the same.
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Mario Strada 1 year ago
My father flew in and out of that airport multiple times back in the 70s. He was not a nervous flyer, nor was he religious, but he confessed to me that he considered praying every time he had to land at that airport, especially in bad weather.
Sue Bradley 1 year ago
Landed here several times, would see Stinkiest market - and when in the market it would feel like you could touch the plane
ColdSteelRonin 1 year ago (edited)
Waayyyy too level to be in a slight bank let alone a 45° turn
Load More Replies... Rebecca Taylor 1 year ago
I would hate to have lived or worked where you could see them landing going past you window that close!
#35
Copacabana Beach In Rio De Janeiro, 1990
Major Harris 1 year ago
"at the copa, copacabana. it was the hottest spot north of havana...."
#36
Volkswagen Golf Harlequin Launch In Atlanta, June 1996
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
In the event of accident the paint bill is a lot higher than normal. Every panel painted separately and a pain in the butt. Once they were a few years older and ended up with their third or fourth owners that turned around ‘cause you could bolt on any old panel and it would ‘match’.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
Good question! According to the DVLA my 2 year old car was red. It definitely was not. I only looked to see the listed colour on the registration document to see if it was down as blue or green as it was a turquoise colour. Turned out it had been misregistered by the manufacturer when first registered. Fortunately, a letter from them and the garage where I bought it resolved the issue. It’s now officially green. I mean, I still think it’s more blue, but I’m not arguing!
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#37
Darvin Ham Shatters Backboard During Ncaa Tournament Photographed By Scott K Brown, March 1996
New Everywhere 1 year ago
I say "he's heating up" and "puts up a brick" in my head way too often
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timebleeder 1 year ago
Wait for the arena personnel to replace it or go home because the game got canceled. Shaq broke so many the NBA introduced new rules and started fining players for it.
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#38
‘Spongebob Squarepants’ Pitch Bible Original Artwork And Show Concepts By Stephen Hillenberg, 1996
DRMAGDN 1 year ago
My friend is the drummer on the theme song. His name is Jason and is an awesome dude.
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DogsAreLife 1 year ago
I remember waking up at 5 AM to watch the very first episode with my whole family. Turns out it played again at 9-could have slept in, but worth it.
#39
Fugees ‘The Score’, February 1996
Louisa johnson 1 year ago
Funny how her children's grandfather (bob marley) was mixed race. I guess status is more important than your ideals. I love her voice but her being racist did bother me a bit
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#40
High Risk Graffiti On The 430ft Metlac Bridge In Veracruz, Mexico In Late 1990s And Early 2000s
Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago
Definitely better than passing away for the sake of some ugly graffiti.
Load More Replies... TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
I'll NEVER understand the urge to risk one's life to spray paint one's name on a structure
Rebecca Taylor 1 year ago
Wouldn't Darwinism insist they get smarter not dumber? Or grow wings so they could do it the safe way?
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L M 1 year ago
He obviously jumped off the bridge and afterwards fell down. But he survived, as the cameraman never dies
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veirdbuttrue 1 year ago
How on earth do they get off? that ledge is narrow, there is no way they can go up, and they couldn't shimmy along the side because of those bits that stick out.
Fuzzy-Me 1 year ago
Those bits that stick out have a f****e on the edge so they can hold on to it while they step around it.
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#41
New Yorkers Stop To Watch The ‘Seinfeld’ Finale In Times Square, May 1998
Mia Black 1 year ago
I finally watched the show during COVID because so many people mentioned it as fabulous. I think it's not my humour. Sometimes it was just boring, sometimes disgusting with their views, sometimes funny but chaotic. I wonder if I would have liked it twenty years ago
Captain Kyra 1 year ago
I wasn't a fan then. It always seemed the jokes were mean spirited.
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nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
That looks like a proper news camera. More compact than the old Handy-Lookies that I used, but it might still have three plumbicons.
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Thomas Toporsh 1 year ago
LMAO. The comments here reflect the absurdity that is today's society.
David Paterson 1 year ago
"Final episode"! Then why is it still on TV five times a night in Australia.
#42
Custom Limousines By Car Collector And Custom Builder Jay Ohrberg, 1990
sbj 1 year ago
Just why? Where could you possibly drive around in these except for airfields, racetracks
nomnomborkbork 1 year ago
Maybe they aren't intended for driving, just fun to make?
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Rebecca Taylor 1 year ago
No just no! People watching the cars go by might have a wreck turning to look
#43
World Renowned Climbers Beth Rodden And Tommy Caldwell Photographed By Corey Rich During A Portaledge Stop On El Captain In Yosemite, 1999
Vampiresscrow 1 year ago
If I have a serious hard pass, I say 'no' in as many languages as I can. Love it. Thank you.
Load More Replies... Raymond Smith 1 year ago (edited)
And to think Alex Honnold climbed it all without any ropes. Or breaks.
#44
Japanese Street Style In The Late 90s And Early 2000s
#45
Doug Coombs Dropping In At Corbet's Couloir (Wyoming), 1989
#46
Salem Ad, 1998
#47
A Couple On The Streets Of Paris, 1990
Lola Lane 1 year ago
This looks like a strange AI-generated stock photo of what a foreigner thinks a French couple looks like...full of clichés and slightly off haha
#48
‘Outrageous’ Teen Makeovers From Jenny Jones And Ricki Lake Daytime Talk Shows Throughout 1990s
sbj 1 year ago
Don't think Angie would have been welcomed into any gang she looks too girl next door to make the cut
B W 1 year ago
She is definitely an undercover cop, I am an expert from watching 21 jump street.
Load More Replies... DogsAreLife 1 year ago
No one really bats an eye at these looks anymore. Just people peopling.
AndThenICommented 1 year ago
One thing commercialism gave us. If everyone is unique, no one is unique mwahaha
Load More Replies... Mario Strada 1 year ago
For the record, these styles would have been tame even by 90s standards, at least for those of us that had been to London, New York, Paris and Rome in the late 70s and 80s. The only people that found them strange and "countercultural" were talk show hosts with an agenda, satanic panic idiots, and a slice of the population that was asleep for the previous 20 years.
AndThenICommented 1 year ago
You’re right, but these kids were usually from the south or Midwest of the US where they clutched their pearls at anything. I moved from San Fran to Florida and I went from being treated like an artistic creative to being treated like a criminal, all because of my coloured hair and look. It didn’t deter me, but the experience of being away from a more positive vibe did cause some serious teenage depression
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Lacey Kat 1 year ago
I know Sunnie! I was the manager for her former band in which she was the lead vocalist. We are still in touch to this very day! Check out her music on her channel where she also has video from her Jenny Jones appearance. https://youtube.com/@sunniedazecoleman5696?si=p7Tz4lo8Z4RbzyF8
#49
‘Akira’ In New York, 1990
Jude Laskowski 1 year ago
There's nothing like flying over NYC in a helicopter. We buzzed the WTC and the Statue of Liberty. Every Sept. 11, I remember the faces of the people in the offices who waved as we passed their windows.
#50
Drew Barrymore In ‘Scream’ Bratz Doll, 1996
El Cucuy 1 year ago
It's a recreation of the movie scene from 1996 and was made about 3 years ago.
Load More Replies... sbj 1 year ago
I wouldn't have guessed who it was as it doesn't resemble any one from the films
JoNo 1 year ago
Same. The makers didn't do a very good job and I'm sure Drew Barrymore SCREAMed when she saw it.
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Just-4-2day 1 year ago
May 21, 2001 Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment, which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin (Middle Eastern/Latina), Cloe (white), Jade (Asian), and Sasha (Black). Bratz - Wikipedia Wikipedia
Kelsie Marx 1 year ago
That would be a bit creepy, if they added a Scream mask poking through the window. 😂
#51
Cd-Player Swipe Bag
#52
Seoul Street Style 1990s
#53
Sony Sports Walkman Tape Cassette Player Wm-B52 Solar Alarm (1988) And Mobb Deep ‘The Infamous’ Cassette Tape (April 1995)
#54
‘Lipstick’ Series By @stacy_greene_art , 1993
Little Wonder 1 year ago
I can't remember how to do long division, but I remember this. Thanks a ton, brain.
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 1 year ago
I had a friend who always made hers similar to Maradee. I always tried to replicate it and never could. My lipstick was boring and always held it original straight angled shaped
#55
Aphex Twin Nme, February 1993
Ashlie Dearest 1 year ago
Fun? I think the word you're looking for is Creepy 🤣
Load More Replies... KillerKiwi 1 year ago
My sister put mine in the dryer 3 years ago and we’re still finding the little plastic things
#56
Copacabana Beach In Rio De Janeiro, 1990
#57
New York City, 1990
Carl Roberts 1 year ago (edited)
Batman. Star Trek V. This is 1989. Both films were released in June of that year.
Haley Futch 1 year ago
That doesn't mean the photo is from 1989 though. The promos could have been up long after the movies released
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PFD 1 year ago
Height of the crack epidemic. Back then the complaints were about crack pipes everywhere...
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#58
Vintage 1990’s Herman Miller Marshmallow Sofa. Limited Edition Color Way
#59
Warp Records Bizarre Promo For Aphex Twin ‘Richard D. James’ Record In November 1996
100 of the mailed out promos contained an actual lock of RDJ's hair (numbered) in a sealed plastic bag
Groundcontroltomajortom 1 year ago
Look up Aphex Twin "come to daddy", total nightmare fuel 😱
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#60
‘Let’s Find Pokémon’, 1999
#61
‘Major Military’ Seventeen Magazine, 1996
Ashlie Dearest 1 year ago
You're right. It should go out of style though.
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Michael None 1 year ago
Ladies I think you should bring these back. Look it says "pockets aplenty".
#62
Fleet Of Early 90’s Mercedes-Benz 300ge Wagons
Ban-One 1 year ago
We drove a lot of these (the "Puch" - Versions) in my time in the Swiss Army. Well, they're still there... 245_1-lg-6...a10ae1.jpg 
#64
Getsuen” Armchair By Masanori Umeda For Edra. (1999)
#65
Missy Misdemeanor Elliott ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ Cd Single, July 1997
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I believe she got inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame at the end of last year - first female rapper to do so. She is special.
Load More Replies... ShellsBells 1 year ago
I was stationed in Norfolk, VA in the early 2000's. We used to see her neon green Lamborghini in Virginia Beach all the time. She's actually really skinny now. She's awesome!
#66
Soho, New York Photographed By Steve Kahn, 1999
#67
The Playstation 1 Released December 1994
Petunia Petal 1 year ago
I loved my PlayStation and I had a Sega Megadrive too! Happy gaming times as a child!
#68
Yayoi Kusama’s Mirror Room “Pumpkin” In The Hara Museum Of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. (1991)
#69
Mariko Mori ‘Beginning Of The End’, 1997-2000
#70
Casper Stealing 40oz From A Bodega ‘Kids’ Dir. Larry Clark, July 1995
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
"Looks like your leg is broke" Uh yeah that's right it's broke. Let me leave so I can go to the hospital!
timebleeder 1 year ago
A 40oz. If you don't know what that is, it's a 40oz bottle of beer or malt liquor.
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Nintendo Gameboy Advertisement From The Late 1990s
MushroomHead22 1 year ago
SP was released in 2003.... this is not a 90s advertisement. it even shows in the bottom that is a copyrighted 2004... like FFS BP get your sh-it together.
Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 1 year ago
I believe they meant the original game boy? I got mine late 90’s and still got it. It works too❤️
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago (edited)
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. The more things change, the more they remain the same.
#72
Delia*s Summer 1997
CrazyKnitter 1 year ago
I still own tank tops, belts and jeans I bought in Delia's in the early 2000's. Say what you will about them, their s**t lasted. I wear two tank tops all the time and they're still going!
ElfVibratorGlitter 1 year ago
I still own and wear Delia's clothes. Two winter coats which have lasted, and some adorable 3/4 length sleeve cartoon shirts
Load More Replies... Firstname Lastname 1 year ago
It took me until now to realize that Delia's used what is now the mocking Spongebob method of caps mixed with regular letters, and now it just seems so sarcastic.
Rebekah Fuentes 1 year ago
I was a young girl with high hopes, but alas, Delia's was not made for a Puerto Rican girl with tata's from her Abuela 😔
#73
The Leaning Tower Of Pisa From Martin Parr’s ‘Small World’, 1996
#74
Assortment Of Shoeboxes From The Early 90’s
Forrest McCanless 1 year ago
No - correct is '90s. The apostrophe indicates deleted character(s). The "s" is just plural; you're right there.
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Seinfeld ‘The Jacket’, February 1991
UselessKnowledgeFont 1 year ago
Not a fan of the show, but I totally heard his voice when reading this
#76
Nails By Michiko Matsushita, 1999 Tiny Computer Components Embedded Under Clear Acrylic
#77
Rare 1st Edition Pokémon Cards (Tcg) Including The Ultra Valuable Shadowless Charizard Card That In Mint Condition Has Over $100k+ Value. The Cards Were First Released In The Us In 1999
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
My son has a few cards that are worth between $10-$400 each. Would be awesome to find this one though.
girl_bug3_14 1 year ago
I know someone who sold some unopened early edition booster packs for 23,000.00. No joke, blew my mind. Not sure how many booster packs but still....
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
One day I decided to get out my Pokémon cards just to look at them. They were gone. I never let my mother clean my room ever again, which I think was her grand plan...
Ashlie Dearest 1 year ago
It can be worth $100k, however, you need to find someone willing to pay that amount for it. Good luck.
#78
New York City Loft Spaces From Mayer Rus’ ‘Loft’, November 1998 C/O
#80
Nam June Paik [watchdog] 1996
![Nam June Paik [watchdog] 1996](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/C4MNY19t5gy-png__700.jpg "Nam June Paik [watchdog] 1996")
ShellsBells 1 year ago (edited)
For a second, I thought the dog was Ubu (iykyk). Edit: spelling.
#81
1990s Liminal Auto Detailing Shop
Dave Van Beurden 1 year ago
Yes!that sofa is what the 80s looked like for most people... not the full neon colours
#82
Delia*s Catalog Winter 1996
#83
Ipanema Beach In Rio De Janeiro, 1990
Solitas 1 year ago
Oh sure, this person takes this picture and it's called nostalgia, I do it, and it's just plain creepy
Mario Strada 1 year ago
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and, When she passes, I smile but she doesn't see
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Fugees (Refugee Camp) ‘Fu-Gee-La’, December 1995
#85
'prep School Gangsters' New York Magazine, December 1996
Odette Boisvert 1 year ago
and they all wear the fluffy North Face jacket that everyone age 13 yo is wearing today!!
#86
Designer Sergio Lozano Working On The Original Air Max 95 Prototypes And The Later Accompanying Phone Ad Campaign, 1995
#87
Glass Bathtub Designed By Masakazu Bokura For Issey Miyake’s Apartment (1994)
Oskar vanZandt 1 year ago
Not for the owner of the tub... cleaned by staff.
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#88
Stüssy Master Color Schedule From Spring/Summer 1990
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
My grandfather was a salesman. Cotton, wool and lace. He'd pack books and books like this.
#89
Nike Dunk Low/High Color Variation 1999-2002
Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 1 year ago
Bevauae I think it’s the same shoes with worse quality now compared to 90-2000’s
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Apple ‘Think Different’ Billboard Campaign, 1997-1999
Mat Hall 1 year ago
It's not a misspelled adverb, it's an adjective used as a noun. (See also: "be strong", "run fast", "think big", etc )
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#91
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 1995 Rtw
#92
The Contax T2 Released In 1990, Second Of The Contax T Series High-End Compact Film Cameras Offered In Champagne Silver, Black And Gold Plated Finishes
#93
A Bathing Ape Spring/Summer 1999 Editorial
Admiral Graf Spee he/him 1 year ago
My nan helped make the hair and wigs for the suits and she still does make wigs
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Milk Spring/Summer 1995
me McG 1 year ago
Tuna would only compete with the competition between Fluff(er) and Love.
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Maison Martin Margiela - Tabi
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Holly's House 1 year ago
These were great, nice to see a list that wasn't the same meme photos over and over
Rostit.. . 1 year ago
smashing pumpkins but I do fuckng love Shirley Manson.
Load More Replies... Petra Schaap 1 year ago
the nineties were my favorite decade ever. I was 16 in 1990. Ready for the world. So much to explore. Got what i wanted. So much hope and fun and everything seemed possible.
Rostit.. . 1 year ago
whoever makes these? you mean the author that is listed under each picture? You sure about the Smart part of your username?
Load More Replies... Holly's House 1 year ago
These were great, nice to see a list that wasn't the same meme photos over and over
Rostit.. . 1 year ago
smashing pumpkins but I do fuckng love Shirley Manson.
Load More Replies... Petra Schaap 1 year ago
the nineties were my favorite decade ever. I was 16 in 1990. Ready for the world. So much to explore. Got what i wanted. So much hope and fun and everything seemed possible.
Rostit.. . 1 year ago
whoever makes these? you mean the author that is listed under each picture? You sure about the Smart part of your username?
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