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Tuesday, May 16, 1995

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The rhythmic thump of Montell Jordan’s "This Is How We Do It" vibrates through the humid Jersey air, competing with the frantic clatter of plastic as kids on the sidewalk slam heavy metal kinis onto stacks of Pogs. I frame a shot of a girl in a plaid slip dress and knee-high socks, her tiny backpack swinging as she dodges a group of boys trading cardboard discs. Some unwashed slacker in a grubby flannel leans against a brick wall, eyes glued to a flickering screen while mumbling something about the information superhighway. The silver sheen of a passing Lexus catches the afternoon light, drowning out the distant sirens with the roar of a world obsessed with glossy new tech and cheap gas.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

This Is How We Do It

Montell Jordan

The must-have

Pogs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1995

  • To infinity and beyond!
  • No soup for you!

Tech Check

Windows 95, DVD Format, Java & eBay.

Style of 1995

Silhouette: Preppy and minimalist (Clueless)

Material: Plaid and satin

  • Slip dresses
  • Knee-high socks
  • Tiny backpacks

Cost of Living (1995)

Loaf of Bread

$0.79

Gallon of Gas

$1.15

Average Home

$133,900

New Car

$18,200

Time Elapsed

11,343 days ago

(31 years, 28 days)