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Friday, December 21, 1990

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Sound

The static on the radio is driving me mad, jumping between Stevie B’s "Postman Song" and the grim reports of that poor kid killed outside the junior high. I can’t even find solace at the corner store anymore, not when a single loaf of bread has climbed to **$0.70** and the grit of the street feels like it’s seeping through my thermal knits. It’s a total buzzkill watching everyone rush for last-minute gifts while the world feels this fragile. I’m staying **Home Alone** tonight with the door bolted, far away from the sirens and the hollow thud of Doc Martens on the icy pavement.

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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

12,950 days ago

(35 years, 175 days)