1990s

The Wildly Offensive Joke That’s Gone Unnoticed in ‘Air Bud’ for 25 Years

How did a stunning bit of Islamophobia end up in a Disney movie for kids about a dog that plays basketball — and then somehow make its way into the sequel, too?

The Sleazeball Publicist Who Manufactured Grand Theft Auto’s Notorious Reputation

With its senseless violence and sex-and-drug-fueled crime sprees, ‘GTA’ has always been considered controversial. But it would have never achieved such infamy if not for Max Clifford, a sinister marketing whiz who never met a scandal he couldn’t make that much worse

Today’s Hottest Porn Stars on the Porn of 1997: A Roundtable

Twenty-five years ago, porn looked very different than it does today. We invited six porn legends to watch some the most 1990s porn we could find, and asked them to compare it with the content being made today

An Oral History of Soap Shoes, the Only Sneaker to Ever Come with a Warning Label

In 1997, skater tweens everywhere wanted only one brand of shoes — Soap. But the footwear that the ‘Wall Street Journal’ swore ‘could cause serious injury,’ washed out long before it could truly leave its footprint on the world