MTV and Mall Culture: Why the 80s Were the Last Great Decade for Teens
Before smartphones colonized adolescence, there was MTV, the food court, and actual freedom.
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80s & 90s pop culture, music reunions, retro trends
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Before smartphones colonized adolescence, there was MTV, the food court, and actual freedom.
5 min readFrom rusty Pintos to Trans Ams — the cars that gave you freedom before you knew what freedom cost.
5 min readThey dominated the airwaves for one glorious moment. Here is what happened after the music stopped.
6 min readCassette tapes, radio recordings, and the lost art of making someone a personalized playlist.
5 min readDark rooms, glowing screens, and $5 in quarters — the arcade was our internet before the internet.
5 min readFrom rotary phones to smartphones, microwave ovens to MRI machines, the inventions of our lifetime fundamen...
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