nostalgia

What the World Was Like When the Elder Gods Were Born

Max Read · 10/15/14 01:00PM

Because the contemplation of death is the highest level of human activity, every year we meditate on the passage of time by examining the pop-culture artifacts that were omnipresent at the time of birth of the students now entering high school and/or college. What was the world like when the high school class of 2018 was born? The world was like, as it turns out, the pop-culture diet of a middle-class American adolescent.

Of Course Disney Recreated the DuckTales Intro With Real Ducks

Jay Hathaway · 09/08/14 04:46PM

It is absolutely not surprising that this edit of the intro to Disney's DuckTales, starring real ducks, exists. It's just surprising that it took so long—we've passed the peak of '90s pop culture nostalgia by now, right?—and that so much effort went into redoing it shot-for-shot when a much lazier video could have filled the same internet-hole.

This Is What Boyz II Men Has Been Reduced To

Hamilton Nolan · 06/30/14 08:30AM

Boyz II Men: one of the most beloved R&B groups of our youth, whose songs provided the soundtrack to the vast majority of the slow dances, graduations, and funerals of the 1990s. What are those guys up to now?

Camille Dodero · 08/17/13 08:00AM

Color Me Badd broke up. Spoiler alert: They were back together.

Gift Guide Roundup: Never Stop Remembering The '90s

Caity Weaver · 11/28/12 04:00PM

Last week, we asked you to embark with us on a leisurely paddleboat ride down the river Nostalgia to help choose the best gifts who people who not only lived through, but, remember the 90s. You delivered like DOMINO'S (in under 30 minutes or it's free—until that guarantee was dropped in the '90s because harried deliverymen kept getting into car accidents).

Ketamine Is the World's Dumbest Drug

Brian Moylan · 01/30/12 02:57PM

Since all things go in 20 year cycles, we're about to be inundated with all sorts of '90s nostalgia. While I'm all for ironically dancing to "Poison" and embracing M.C. Hammer harem pants, there is one relic from my good old days that needs to stay in the past: Special K.

The Three Stooges: Nope, Still Not Funny

Brian Moylan · 12/07/11 03:25PM

I'm sorry, but I never understood the appeal of The Three Stooges (outside of animated guest appearances on Scooby-Doo) and I don't at all understand why some brilliant sonofabitch in Hollywood thought it was a good idea to bring them back. It's the same joke over and over again for two hours!

Dallas: Never as Good as the First Time

Brian Moylan · 12/01/11 06:06PM

Because everything old is new again, TNT is bringing back Dallas this summer. You remember Dallas, the show your mom watched the night you were conceived, you young whipper snapper. Get ready for round two.

The Pointlessness of Your Life Revealed in Email

Ryan Tate · 11/16/11 02:22PM

What were you doing this day a year ago? Thanks to your obsessive use of Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and/or Instagram, this information can now be mined in the blink of an eye. Sadly, the answer will probably be depressing.