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Wednesday, November 8, 1995

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sound

The heavy bass of Mariah’s "Fantasy" bleeds out of a passing Camry, competing with the rhythmic *clack-clack* of kids slamming a fresh stack of Pogs on the sidewalk. I frame a shot of a girl in a plaid slip dress and knee-high socks, her tiny backpack swinging as she dashes across the asphalt toward the local newsstand. She’s wearing an oversized flannel tied around her waist, a deliberate mess of fabric that captures the restless energy of this Wednesday afternoon. I click the shutter just as the wind catches her hair, freezing a moment where the world feels caught between the grit of the street and the polished glow of a new digital age.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Fantasy

Mariah Carey

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

11,167 days ago

(30 years, 217 days)