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The Zip Drive: Or, An Article to Read If You Want to Fill Your Head With Numbers

Do you want to know all about Zip drives and disks? Sure you do! It’s SUPER fascinating.

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Eat My Vids: All of Wham!’s ‘80s Music Videos – Ranked

Wham! wasn’t together for very long, but they sure produced a lot of pop hits during their heydey! Today, we’re ranking all of the duo’s music videos.

Bianca Paris No Comments

Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1981 – Ranked

We’re heading back to the ’80s with our ranked list of Billboard’s “The Hot 100” number one singles of 1981.

Bianca Paris No Comments

Oh! I remember that!

The 8 Best ‘80s Animated TV Show Theme Songs – Ranked

‘90s Lunchbox Staple: Sunny Delight

’90s Teen Dream Girl: Sarah Michelle Gellar Edition

Movies

The Top 13 ‘90s Spooky Movies You Loved as a Kid

If you grew up in the ’90s, you probably watched at least one of these spooky movies, if not all of them!

Jen Brown October 18, 2021 No Comments

The Top 10 ‘90s Teen Horror Movies – Ranked

It’s time to give yourself a scare or two with our list of the best ’90s teen horror movies. Did your favorite make it to number one?

Jen Brown September 27, 2021 No Comments

Talkboy: The Coolest ‘90s Toy Inspired by a Movie Prop

No one was as cool as Home Alone’s Kevin McAllister in the ’90s. But, you could at least try by getting yourself a Talkboy.

Jen Brown March 5, 2021 2 Comments

River Phoenix: A Look Back at His 14 Films

When you think of an acting career cut too short, you no doubt think of River Phoenix. Let’s take a look at his films, from the most memorable to the most obscure.

Jen Brown March 16, 2021 No Comments

TELEVISION

The Top 10 Best Cartoon Cereal Mascots – Ranked

These cartoon cereal mascots still make us want to pour milk over a bowl of our most treasured childhood cereals. To put it simply, they are grrrrreat!

Jen Brown May 19, 2021 1 Comment

Sliders: The ’90s SciFi Show with the Most Wasted Potential

Same planet, different dimension. Today we dive into Sliders, the ’90s SciFi show with the most wasted potential.

Jen Brown May 10, 2021 2 Comments

All of the Friends Christmas Episodes – Ranked

Get pumped for the holiday season by looking back at all of the Friends Christmas episodes. Vote for your favorite!

Jen Brown December 6, 2021 No Comments

‘80s Levi’s Commercials: Full of Future Stars

When you’ve been around as long as Levi’s jeans have, you’re bound to have had a future celebrity or two pop up in your commercials over the years. But the ’80s in particular were chock full of them!

Jen Brown May 4, 2021 1 Comment

Music

The 10 Best ‘90s Commercial Jingles To Get Stuck In Your Head – Ranked

Singing slogans have been around for a long time, but the ’90s served up some of the most memorable commercial jingles that we had to rank the top 10!

Jen Brown May 12, 2021 No Comments

Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1994 – RANKED

We wish we could stay in 1994, but at least we can rank the top Billboard Hot 100 #1 Singles of the year.

Bianca Paris April 15, 2021 No Comments

Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1999 – RANKED

We believe that things were so smooth in 1999 unless you were a scrub — we’ve ranked Billboard’s Hot 100 singles of 1999!

Bianca Paris May 20, 2021 No Comments

Eat My Vids: Savage Garden’s Music Videos – Ranked

In the latest Eat My Vids post, we look back at the music videos of the short-lived Australian duo Savage Garden.

Bianca Paris July 9, 2021 No Comments

Technology

Talkboy: The Coolest ‘90s Toy Inspired by a Movie Prop

No one was as cool as Home Alone’s Kevin McAllister in the ’90s. But, you could at least try by getting yourself a Talkboy.

Jen Brown March 5, 2021 2 Comments

The Lost Art of the Mixtape

Mixtapes were a labor of love, from picking the songs, to decorating the tape, to writing out handwritten liner notes, if you wanted to show your crush that you cared (but not be TOO obvious about it), then the mixtape was the way to go.

Jen Brown February 8, 2021 No Comments

Geocities: The Best Web Neighborhood of the ‘90s

If you wanted to build your own website in the late ’90s, there was no cooler place to do so than Geocities. Let’s take a look back at the history and heinous design choices.

Jen Brown March 12, 2021 No Comments

The Most Popular Christmas Toys from 1980-2000

What was the toy you most wanted at Christmas growing up? If it was one of these, you were one of the masses! Check out the most popular toy at Christmas each year from 1980-2000.

Jen Brown December 7, 2020 1 Comment

Food

Hot Pockets: An ‘80s Frozen Food Phenomenon

All about Hot Pockets, everyone’s favorite microwave snack that debuted in the ’80s.

Bianca Paris February 22, 2023 No Comments

The Shamrock Shake: A Beloved McDonald’s Menu Item with a Heartwarming Origin Story

The Shamrock Shake may be a beloved limited treat, but did you know it also helped build the first Ronald McDonald House?

Bianca Paris March 16, 2023 No Comments

The Top 10 Best Cartoon Cereal Mascots – Ranked

These cartoon cereal mascots still make us want to pour milk over a bowl of our most treasured childhood cereals. To put it simply, they are grrrrreat!

Jen Brown May 19, 2021 1 Comment

2023 Gift Guide

A 2023 gift guide for the ’80s and ’90s fans in your life.

Jen Brown November 13, 2023 No Comments

Beauty / Fashion

15 Key ’90s Fashion Accessories in Every Girl’s Mini Backpack

To be in the cool girl crowd in the ’90s, you had to have a mini backpack — today we’re taking a look at 15 of the ’90s fashion accessories you carried in your coveted backpack.

Jen Brown January 8, 2021 No Comments

10 Hella Bodacious ‘80s Female Hairstyles

Were you one with the crimper or one with the Aqua Net? No matter what, you were surely stylin’ in the ’80s. Today we’re looking back at 10 of the most memorable ’80s female hairstyles.

Jen Brown April 21, 2021 No Comments