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20 Reasons The ’90s Rocked

Wendy AtterberryDecember 1, 2010 //

The ’90s was a big time in my life. When they started, I was a freshman in high school and when the final day of the decade rolled around, I was a college graduate trying to find my place in the “real world.” Needless to say, the era holds a special place in my heart and I have a ton of wonderful (and not so wonderful memories) from the time. So, it’s been fun reading the #why90srocked hashtag over on Twitter and getting a peek into other people’s ’90s nostalgia. Of course, I feel freakin’ ancient every time someone tweets “I was born in the ’90s!” But there have been quite a few other points that make me remember all over again why the decade was so much fun. After the jump, a few of my favorite things from the ’90s (feel free to leave your own in the comments). Keep reading »

How Will You Remember This Decade?

Wendy AtterberryNovember 3, 2009 //

Perhaps you youngsters don’t remember it as well, but for the 30-somethings like me, doesn’t it seem like yesterday we were freaking out (or watching other people freak out) over the whole Y2K thing, the computer bug that was to end life as we knew it at the dawn of the new millennium? That was almost ten years ago! We’ve got less than two months left in this decade, which, incidentally never seemed to develop a name of its own, did it? I mean, what do we call this decade? The “2000s” doesn’t seem quite right since it sort of applies to the whole millennium. The “aughts” never really caught on. Maybe future generations will refer to this decade as “that era when so much went down.” A new website called You AUGHT To Remember reflects back on some of that stuff — the 100 top trends of the decade — from social networking to presidential elections, the resurgence of vampires, and probably the panty-less trend among young Hollywood pop tarts. Even without the distance of much time, it’s a fascinating walk down memory lane. What have been some of the most memorable trends for you? Keep reading »