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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!

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Christmas Cereals of the ’90s: The Ultimate in Sugary Anticipation

Half the fun of Christmas was the month of anticipation leading up to it — and what better way to up the anticipation than by indulging in special holiday-themed versions of your favorite sugary cereals?

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Daria: A Female Icon Who Was Too Cool to Be Cool

If you were a millennial girl in high school in the late ’90s, no TV character was more iconic than Daria and her deadpan wit. Let’s dive in to her sick, sad, world.

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Oh! I remember that!

Pac-Man: A Look Back at the Influential ‘80s Arcade Video Game

Geocities: The Best Web Neighborhood of the ‘90s

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

Movies

The 8 Films Directed by John Hughes – Ranked

Though he wrote many movies over the years, John Hughes only directed eight of them. How do they rank among each other?

Jen Brown February 18, 2022 No Comments

The 13 Scariest Horror Movie Villains

Delve into the world of terror as we go over the scariest, most iconic horror movie villains, from Freddy Krueger to Pennywise, to Jigsaw…

Bianca Paris October 23, 2023 No Comments

The Fast & The Furious is just Point Break with Cars (and far inferior)

If you’ve seen both The Fast and The Furious and Point Break, it’s near impossible not to notice how Fast & Furious is basically just a complete rip off. Don’t believe us? Read on.

Bianca Paris February 23, 2021 No Comments

The Renaissance of Animated Disney Movies (1989-1999) – Ranked

If you grew up in the ‘90s, you may not have known it, but you were living in a golden age of Walt Disney Animation Studios movies. And now it’s time to rank those movies!

Jen Brown January 19, 2021 No Comments

TELEVISION

‘90s Teen Dream Girl: Larisa Oleynik Edition

Let’s hear it for the girls… the ’90s teen dream girls, that is. Larisa Oleynik was everyone’s favorite girl next door in the ’90s! Take a look back at her most memorable roles.

Jen Brown August 13, 2021 No Comments

The Top 5 ‘90s Nickelodeon Game Shows – Ranked

Did you dream of meeting Marc Summers and getting a pie to the face in the ’90s? You weren’t alone! Today we’re ranking the top 5 ’90s Nickelodeon game shows. Did your favorite make it to the top?

Jen Brown February 22, 2021 1 Comment

Miss Cleo: The Most Infamous Late ‘90s “Psychic”

Did you ever want to call a psychic in the ’90s thanks to Miss Cleo’s many infomercials? You sure weren’t alone!

Jen Brown May 11, 2021 No Comments

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

Life is like a hurricane, here where we rank the best ’80s animated TV show theme songs. Who made it to the top spot?

Jen Brown December 28, 2020 No Comments

Music

Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1984 – Ranked

Time after time, we’ve been looking at the Billboard Hot 100 best singles of the ’80s, and today is no exception! Let’s rank the #1 singles from 1984.

Bianca Paris February 4, 2021 No Comments

Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1988 – RANKED

We’ve got our minds set on 1988 — it’s time to take a look at the top singles from Billboard’s Hot 100 list. Will you agree with our ranking?

Bianca Paris March 4, 2021 No Comments

Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1993 – RANKED

We can’t help falling in love with these Billboard Hot 100 singles from 1993 — check out our ranking of the number one singles and see if you agree!

Bianca Paris April 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

Technology

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

Whether you played it in the arcade or at home, Mortal Kombat was everyone’s favorite fighting gorefest. Were you a Liu Kang or a Sonya Blade? A Scorpion or a Sub-Zero? No matter what, you kicked butt.

Jen Brown February 17, 2021 1 Comment

2022 ’80s Gift Guide

Need gift ideas for ’80s lovers? Look no further than our ’80s gift guide!

Jen Brown November 14, 2022 No Comments

The Simpsons Arcade Game: An Innovative ’90s Side-Scrolling Brawler That Made Friends Become Family

A look back at the 4-player arcade game based on everyone’s favorite animated family, The Simpsons.

Drew Caswell July 8, 2021 No 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

Food

The Everlasting Easy-Bake Oven

As a child wanting to bake up mini masterpieces of delicious delight, the Easy-Bake Oven was a stepping stone to the real thing. Let’s take a look at the history of this enduring toy oven.

Jen Brown January 29, 2021 No Comments

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

‘90s Lunchbox Staple: Clearly Canadian

If you wanted to be, like, ultra cool in the school cafeteria, there was nothing more impressive you could pull out of your lunchbox than the carbonated classic Clearly Canadian.

Jen Brown April 7, 2021 No Comments

Christmas Cereals of the ’90s: The Ultimate in Sugary Anticipation

Jen Brown December 24, 2020 No Comments

Beauty / Fashion

15 Tubular ‘80s Fashion Trends

From mullets to music, the ’80s were iconic. But it wasn’t just the hair and the tunes — oh no — it was also the FASHION!

Jen Brown June 16, 2021 No Comments

Caboodles: The Ultimate ‘90s Makeup (and Random Stuff) Organizer of Our Dreams

Time to bust out that Caboodle, ’90s girls! Remember everything you used to keep in yours? Let’s take a look…

Jen Brown December 3, 2020 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