On This Day: June 16, 1995 — Batman Forever Premieres
On June 16, 1995, Batman Forever opened with the biggest opening weekend in history. Inside the Schumacher era, the Kilmer cowl, and Seal’s Kiss From a Rose.
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On This Day: June 7, 1990 — Universal Studios Florida Opens
June 7, 1990: Spielberg cut the ribbon, $631 million went online, and three of the headline rides immediately broke. Inside Universal Studios Florida’s legendary disaster of a grand opening.
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How the Spice Girls Took Over the World
From Wannabe to global domination: the story of how five British women sparked a pop culture revolution, defined Girl Power for a generation, and became the biggest act of the 90s.
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American Gladiators: Nitro, Laser, and the Most 90s Show Ever Made
American Gladiators turned regular people into athletic heroes and gave us Nitro, Laser, and the Eliminator. Here’s why this 90s TV show was peak spectacle television.
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Image Comics and the 90s Comic Book Revolution | When Artists Walked Out of Marvel and Changed Everything
In 1992, seven Marvel artists walked out and founded Image Comics — launching Spawn, sparking the speculator boom, and forever changing who owns what in the comic book industry. Here’s the wild story of the 90s comic revolution.
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Donald Trump: The Ultimate 80s Pop Culture Icon Before Politics Changed Everything
Before the politics, before The Apprentice, Donald Trump was the ultimate 80s and 90s pop culture icon — from Trump Tower’s gold-plated atrium to Home Alone 2 cameos, Pizza Hut commercials, and inspiring Back to the Future’s villain Biff Tannen.
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80s Workout Videos: When Fitness Met Fashion and Changed Everything
Discover how 80s workout videos revolutionized fitness culture, from Jane Fonda’s iconic VHS tapes to the spandex-and-leg-warmer aesthetic that changed exercise forever.
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90s Sitcoms: Why the Golden Age of TV Never Came Back
On May 14, 1998, 76 million Americans skipped dinner, ignored their phones, and stared at the same television screen to watch four New Yorkers go to prison for laughing at a fat guy getting carjacked. That was the Seinfeld finale, and it was the loudest exclamation point on a decade where comedy ran the country….
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The Ultimate 90s Nostalgia Guide | Everything We Miss
Close your eyes for a second. Hear that? That’s the screech of a 56k modem fighting its way onto AOL. The clatter of a VHS rewinding at Blockbuster. The tinny speaker of your Tamagotchi begging to be fed at 2 AM on a school night. If those sounds hit you right in the chest, congratulations…
