In the late 90s, it seemed like there was an endless supply of boy bands. The most prominent at the time were, of course, *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys but there were many, many others including a little trio called LFO. LFO stood for "Lyte Funky Ones" because apparently no one knew how to spell and was … Continue reading L is for LFO

While most of my friends learned to type with computer programs like Mavis Beacon and Mario Teaches Typing, I played Kids Typing. Released in 1993, this game was, predictably, software used to teach typing to kids. The basic premise is that you visit a house haunted by a ghost named "Spooky" which is only a slightly more … Continue reading K is for Kids Typing

In case you've just come out of a coma that's lasted since 1992 and need a refresher, 1993's Jurassic Park tells the story of an island that contains a dinosaur theme park, complete with real dinosaurs. After extracting dinosaur DNA from mosquitos encased in amber, the genetics team, headed by B.D. Wong, combined the dinosaur with frog DNA … Continue reading J is for “Jurassic Park”

If you even vaguely had a pulse in the 90s, you know this song. "Ice Ice Baby" is the 1990 single from Robert Van Winkle, better known as Vanilla Ice because apparently it gives you more street cred to sound like a snow cone than it does to sound like a guy who falls into … Continue reading I is for “Ice Ice Baby”