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Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1995 – RANKED

Don’t go chasing waterfalls, instead read our article ranking Billboard’s Hot 100 Top Singles of 1995!

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Rainbow Brite: An ‘80s Manufactured Masterpiece

Was any character more representative of the colorful ’80s decade than Rainbow Brite? Doubtful.

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Napster: The Meteoric Rise and Fall of the Disruptive MP3 Giant

The modern music industry might look a whole lot different if not for the disruptive peer-to-peer MP3 file-sharing service Napster. Let’s take a look at it’s spectacular rise and subsequent mighty fall.

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Oh! I remember that!

Mortal Kombat: The Most Controversial Fighting Game from the ’90s

The 10 Best ‘80s Commercial Jingles To Get Stuck In Your Head – Ranked

Every Friends Thanksgiving Episode – Ranked

Movies

The 10 Most Iconic ’80s Movie Franchises

Take a look back at the best ’80s movie franchises, from Indiana Jones, to Back to the Future, to Terminator, and more.

Bianca Paris July 11, 2023 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

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

Get Retro with these ’80s & ’90s Halloween Costume Ideas

Want to honor your favorite ’80s and ’90s pop culture characters? Check out our Halloween costume ideas to find some awesome options!

Jen Brown October 7, 2021 No Comments

TELEVISION

ReBoot: A Look Back at the First Fully CGI Animated Half Hour Television Show

Though some version of CGI animation had been around since the ’80s, it was the ’90s that saw some real impact on the entertainment world. Let’s take a look back at ReBoot, the first half hour television show to be fully computer animated.

Jen Brown April 12, 2021 1 Comment

The Ren and Stimpy Show: The Absolute Craziest ’90s Nicktoon to Ever Exist

One of the original ’90s Nicktoons was The Ren and Stimpy Show, a dark, shocking, and innuendo-laden animated series that influenced the animation industry for years to come.

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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

Every Friends Thanksgiving Episode – Ranked

Would it be Thanksgiving without everyone’s favorite Friends episodes? We think not. But how do they rank against each other? Read on to find out!

Jen Brown November 16, 2021 No Comments

Music

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

Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1980 – RANKED

We’re heading back to the ’80s with our ranked list of Billboard’s “The Hot 100” number one singles of 1980.

Bianca Paris January 7, 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

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 June 11, 2021 No Comments

Technology

The 10 Most Influential ’80s Technology Innovations

The ’80s featured the ultimate in a combination of technology and culture. Let’s take a look back at the 10 most influential ’80s technology innovations.

Jen Brown March 26, 2021 No Comments

Laser Tag: The Best ‘80s and ‘90s Birthday Party Extravaganza

If you were a cool kid in the ’80s or ’90s, then you most definitely had a birthday party at a laser tag arena.

Jen Brown July 12, 2021 No Comments

How America Online Got Me My First Boyfriend

The totally true story of how America Online landed me my first boyfriend.

Jen Brown February 12, 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

Food

Reese’s Seasonal Shapes: Better than the Original

That’s right, we said it: Reese’s seasonal shapes are better than the original peanut butter cup!

Jen Brown October 25, 2021 1 Comment

Got Milk? The Ad Campaign that Launched a Gazillion Celebrity Milk Mustaches

Were you even a celebrity if you didn’t have a milk mustache ad in the ‘90s? Today we’re looking back at the iconic “got milk?” campaign that had everyone reaching for a glass of milk (or did it?).

Jen Brown January 15, 2021 1 Comment