Why were we so optimistic? Because we survived the trial of the century, learned a Spanish dance, and we were pretty sure the internet was… Read More »1995 Archive: The End of 1995

Why was the song so confusing? Because none of the things she sang about were actually ironic, which made the song itself the only truly… Read More »1995 Classic: Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic”

Why did they take up so much space? Because 90% of the box was cardboard and air, and the other 10% was a manual you’d… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Giant CD-ROM Boxes

Why was it always skipping? Because you walked one inch to the left and the “Anti-Skip” technology was a complete lie. Part of the 75… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Sony Discman

Why did it have an exclamation point? Because the founders were just really excited to help you find the only 500 websites that actually existed.… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Yahoo! Directory

Why did we wear them in the summer? Because Seattle’s grunge weather was the only weather that mattered, regardless of where you lived. Part of… Read More »1995 Classic: Flannel Shirts

Why was the White House blowing up? Because the 1996 hype started a year early, and we were all terrified of aliens. Part of the… Read More »1995 Archive: Independence Day (Trailer)

Why were we talking to pigs? Because 1995 proved that a sheep-pig was the hero we didn’t know we needed. Part of the 75 Miscellaneous… Read More »1995 Vintage: The “Babe” Movie

Why was every kid reading them? Because R.L. Stine was the only one who knew how to scare us for $3.99 a book. Part of… Read More »1995 Classic: Goosebumps Books

Why was everyone making their own candles? Because Martha taught us that if your house doesn’t look like a magazine cover, you’re failing at life.… Read More »1995 Vintage: Martha Stewart Living