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I recently discovered that 90s club hits have spectacular music videos. My knowledge of these songs was mostly limited to hearing them during across the floor, jazz exercises at Miss Hamilton’s School of Dance. Thankfully Youtube exists, and we can rediscover these lost gems of the early 90s. Between the black leather, spaghetti straps, and wild prints, there are some quality prop and costume…
Most teenagers have their number one teen idol crush who they will defend in loud arguments with friends. Often for teenage girls, this means posters in lockers and in notebooks and repeat watching of movies or listening to albums featuring their object of affections. In the early 2000s, that also meant the creation of Geocities pages, long-winded message board posts, and taking hours to download…
You may have heard about the Indiana Jones fan remake that took more than 30 years to complete and spawned a documentary, as it’s been in the SXSW news recently.
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You know what movie always passes the Bechdel test? Spice World.
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A few weeks ago I went to my fifth college reunion. I know what you’re thinking: Karishma, that’s not that far removed from college, it won’t be weird. You probably saw half of those people last week. That’s where you’d be wrong.
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Last time I did one of these, I encouraged everyone to revisit the ’80s through Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Now, if that Columbia undergrad rocking the Sketchers platform shoes on the subway was any indication, we have cycled through fashion and have hit the late ’90s, early ’00s. If I needed a refresher on what was worn during my middle school years, I can always rewatch Can’t Hardly Wait. (mor…
Two weeks ago, I received my college reunion invitation. Since I was in the middle of conference planning, I didn’t really have time to process this. However, now that the conference is over, I can begin weeping or rather just aggressively refuse to be nostalgic. (more…)
I’ve lived in Oregon for nearly eight years. Besides my Keens, my Decemberists shirts, and my reusable bags, the most Portland thing about me is that I take pictures of my food.
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The Good Old Days -- Not
Don’t get me wrong, nostalgia has a big place in my life. I love elements of the past, including…
10-Second Anecdotes that Reveal Too Much About Me
Two years ago, I was in a grad class about families as educators, something I may have mentioned…
Lunchtime Poll: Bizarre School Stories?
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! Parents are gleefully sending their children back to school and the New…
Record Machine: The Monkees vs. The Beatles
Although my father was partially responsible for my great love for music, and the compulsive…
In Which I Pitch Movies Based on Alumni Magazine Ads
Here are some of the things that are advertised in my alumni magazine that make me want to…
LTP: Museum Memories!
This week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art stopped using their famous metal admissions tags, much to…
Getting to Know You: College and Social Networking
The summer of 2005, I received my second packet of residential life materials for Vassar College. I…
LTP: Prom Season!
A coworker came in the other morning and told us that her daughter had not yet returned from prom.…
Everything I Learned (About School), I Learned From '90s Cartoons: "Recess"
Much like Animaniacs taught me about authority and control in the classroom, Recessprepared me for…
