Tag: 1990s
Shock of the 90s: The Electric State
For those who might see some noticeable similarities between a key concept in Severance and The Electric State, it bears noting that the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag [Read More…]
The BoJack Horseman/Matthew Perry Parallel
While Matthew Perry, like his other fellow Friends cast members (mainly Jennifer Aniston), may have been able to secure enough film work in the 90s [Read More…]
Recapturing a Time and Place: The Vivid 90s-Era Zeitgeist Shifts in Pam and Tommy
Because every story from the (recent) past is rife for being dredged up again for the sake of a #MeToo-inspired slant, perhaps the tale of [Read More…]
Despite A Lust for Self-Destruction, Courtney Love Turns 50
She’s one of the last vestiges of the old school definition of a rock star: Someone who drinks, smokes, swears and wakes up some time [Read More…]
Original Bush: How George H.W. Set the Stage for the Bush Dynasty
Before the ineptitude and deviance of George W. Bush, there was his slightly (very slightly) more coherent precursor/father, George H.W. Bush. By the time Bush [Read More…]
Like A Virgin: Donna Martin and the 90s Quest for Some Vestige of Chastity
By the time the repressed vibe of the Reagan and Bush eras had concluded in the United States, the 90s saw a resurgence in sexual [Read More…]
Rachel Green Was the Progenitor of Normcore
While normcore may be attributed to many jeans/flannel/muted color-wearing 90s icons, Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) of Friends was not only a visual manifestation of normcore, [Read More…]
