1990s

A Beginner’s Guide to All the Music We Used to Call Techno

In the late 1990s, techno was the blanket term for anything that sounded vaguely futuristic. But, really, a lot of it was just dance music

An Explosive Oral History of ‘Twisted Metal’

How a flame-throwing ice cream truck with a deranged clown stuck to the roof became PlayStation’s first major hit

The Female ‘Yoko Ono’ Turtle That Toppled the Entire Ninja Turtle Empire

Within a year of her introduction, the Turtles were off television, out of the toy aisles and their co-creators would cease their long-running partnership. What did Venus De Milo do to her turtle brothers?

For 25 Years, We’ve Reduced ‘G.I. Jane’ to Demi Moore’s Shaved Head

Chris Rock’s disastrous Oscar joke about the 1997 drama reinforced its status as a cultural punchline. But at the time, the film was a flawed but fervent feminist statement — and its star’s attempt to gain some respect as an actress