1990s
How ‘MMMBop’ Became 1997’s Saddest Feel-Good Hit
Three kids from Tulsa wrote about how fleeting life is — and then turned it into a breezy pop smash whose deeper meanings the world has long ignored
Oliver Stone Is Not Apologizing for Anything
The fiery director talks about his new JFK documentary, voting for Ronald Reagan, being tired of the media vilifying Putin and why he’s fine if he never makes another feature film
‘OK Computer’ Is How We Felt About the Internet Before It Devoured Us
Fearful of information overload, Thom Yorke conceived a record about technology and alienation. Twenty-five years later, its paranoid pre-Y2K vision hasn’t become dated, even though we all now begrudgingly live online
The Story of ‘Mimbo,’ the Perfect ‘Seinfeld’ Word for ‘Himbo’ That Never Took
So much of our vernacular has been lifted from ‘Seinfeld,’ so why didn’t Jerry’s term for an air-headed beefcake ever catch on?
