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On the date

Tuesday, December 4, 1990

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Tactile

The cold morning air bites through my thin thermal knit, and my hands feel raw as I swap out rolls of film outside the department store window. I focus my lens on a kid in a scratchy flannel shirt, his nose pressed against the glass as he stares longingly at a Super Nintendo. "Because I Love You" drifts out from a nearby radio, the synth-pop melody clashing with the heavy tread of Doc Martens on the slushy pavement. Seeing the massive crowd for the matinee, I realize being stuck in this city tonight will make me feel like I'm totally *Home Alone*.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Because I Love You (The Postman Song)

Stevie B

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

12,967 days ago

(35 years, 192 days)