#1990s-culture tag

Cigarette Mom Rock Is The Newest Music Genre & We Are Here For All Interpretations

The category's been going around social media for a bit, but there's even a domain exclusively for Cigarette Mom Rock. There, the meaning of the genre is described as a "feminine counterpart to 'divorced dad rock,'" but is also meant to conjure up images of your own hard-working '90s mom, driving you to baseball practice with the windows down and a cigarette in one hand.

Music

fromTime Out New York

2 months ago

A JFK Jr. lookalike competition is happening by the Washington Square Park Arch next weekend

Next weekend, New Yorkers especially enamored with the relationship (and with JFK Jr. himself) should make their way to Washington Square Park, where a JFK Jr. lookalike competition is set to take place. There's a $250 cash prize for the contestant who most resembles JFK Jr.-dubbed "the biggest hunk" on the flyer-and while it doesn't say this explicitly, we wouldn't be shocked if a swarm of single women started lining up the night before in search of a real-life Camelot.

Miscellaneous

Photography

fromTime Out London

4 months ago

This London exhibition will be one of the best art shows in the world in 2026

Tate Britain's The 90s showcases 1990s subculture and creative renewal through era-defining art, fashion, photography and pop culture curated by Edward Enniful.

Fashion & style

fromThe New Yorker

8 months ago

Why New Yorkers Yearn for Barneys

Barneys embodied lavish, irreverent cultural cool, driven by family stewardship, extravagant flagship theatrics, and eventual financial decline culminating in 2020 closure.

fromIndependent

9 months ago

Diary of an Oasis superfan: 'When Liam told the hotel doorman, 'It's cool, she can stay', I felt my soul leave my body'

When we die, I believe we'll get to watch a supercut of our best bits, like when a contestant gets voted out of the Big Brother house.

London music

Film

fromDefector

10 months ago

'Ugh! As If!' Takes On The Enduring Appeal Of 'Clueless' | Defector

Clueless remains a highly influential film, resonating with audiences over three decades while encapsulating the essence of 90s culture.