We All Should Have Seen the Beanie Babies Crash Coming, but We Didn’t
For anyone who didn’t live through the nineties, it’s difficult to explain how big a deal Beanie Babies were.
Videogames Probably Don’t Cause Violence, but They Sure Seemed like a Good Scapegoat in 1993
Joking aside, though, I’m sure you’re wondering—do violent videogames cause violence? The answer, according to science, is “Well, mayb…no. Prolly not.”
Why Tickle Me Elmo Is the Key to Understanding Our Current Political Chaos (Sort Of)
It was obviously a touch ironic that Sesame Street, as a show created for poor inner-city kids, was inspiring such rabid suburban consumerism, but at the time, it was actually exactly what Sesame Street needed.
