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On the date

Wednesday, August 15, 1990

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Tactile

I tug at the rough edge of my oversized flannel, the wool Scratching my neck as I stare at the empty shelves where the Super Nintendo should be. It’s a lame feeling, standing here in my worn Doc Martens while the radio blares that the Philadelphia justice system is overwhelmed and the cost of a simple loaf of bread has climbed to seventy cents. The humidity clings to these thermal layers, but I can’t stop checking the crumpled bills in my pocket. Everything feels fragile and overstretched today, like the thin soles of my ripped jeans or the frayed wires of this city.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Vision of Love

Mariah Carey

The must-have

Super Nintendo (SNES)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1990

  • Cowabunga!
  • Home Alone

Tech Check

Hubble Telescope, Photoshop 1.0 & HTML.

Style of 1990

Silhouette: Unkempt and layered (Grunge)

Material: Flannel and thermal knit

  • Doc Martens
  • Ripped jeans
  • Chokers

Cost of Living (1990)

Loaf of Bread

$0.70

Gallon of Gas

$1.16

Average Home

$123,000

New Car

$16,950

Time Elapsed

13,079 days ago

(35 years, 304 days)