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90s

Nintendo Power Is Back - Celebrate With 13 Facts About The Iconic Magazine

By Zachary
If you grew up playing Nintendo's classic video games, then you depended on the company's official magazine Nintendo Power for insider info, tips and tricks for your favorite games.While fans said goodbye to the magazine in 2012, Nintendo has revived Nintendo Power as a new podcast. There's more info on that below, but let's remember the magazine with 13 cool facts that are definitely Confidential.1. It started out as "Fun Club News"Nintendo fans who purchased the company's games could sign up for a 6-page leaflet called Fun Club News, which contained sneak previews of new Nintendo games.

80s

25 People Magazine Covers That Remind You How Much The World Has Changed

By Meg
People magazine has had some pretty iconic covers over the years. A trusted source in celebrity news, it can hardly be considered a tabloid. People's reputation is something other magazine covet, and it's been that way for a while. They always have the trending stories, but looking back at some of these covers, it's hard to believe some of these things ever happened!1. This was before the racist rants surfaced.People2. Back when Arnold was just known for his acting.People3. Love lasted until Scientology became a thing.People4. Who on Earth picked Justin Guarini to win?People5. Bruce

Pop Culture

12 Life Lessons Every 90s Kid Learned From Magazines

By Sandra
Who was the on the cover of your favorite issue of J-14? Which quiz do you distinctly remember passing around the table in the cafeteria? Magazines played a huge role in teaching young girls about growing up and offered advice to the questions we were afraid to ask. Now girls have Instagram, blogs, and YouTube to teach them how to do their makeup, offer real life advice and all the celebrity gossip you could possibly imagine. Instead of bloggers, YouTubers and Instagram celebrities we put our trust in Tiger Beat, CosmoGirl and Seventeen to teach us about fashion, answer all

Fads

15 Pages From The 1983 Sears Wish Book That Will Make You Feel Like A Kid Again

By Tanya
When we were kids, there was nothing better than getting the Sears Wish Book. It was the most exciting pieces of mail we'd get all year long. When the Sears catalog arrived, our moms knew they needed to watch out because we always got first dibs.The Sears catalog was amazing year-round. Obviously the 'Wish Book' was the best issue of the year, but even the ones that came out for the other seasons still gave us something to look at when we were bored. We would all spend so much time looking through the pages, making mental lists of

80s

20 Magazine Ads That Will Remind You Just How Important Hair Was In The 80s

By Tanya
Hair was VERY important in the 80s. There was some kind of law that seemed to state that it had to absolutely be as big as possible. What was the best way to ensure your hair was the appropriate height and width? The right shampoo of course! GiphyFinding the right hair products wasn't always easy, but at least they made hundreds of advertisements for us to narrow down our choices. How many of these do you recognize? "Because you're always in the mood to feel beautiful." EbayDo birds really need shampoo? Ebay"The new beauty buzzword is honey" EbayYou've got

90s

15 Teen Magazine Photo Shoots That Prove Leonardo DiCaprio Was The King Of The 90s

By Tanya
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the biggest A-List stars in Hollywood. He's made so many classic movies, he's had so many iconic characters, and his career has been a non-stop hit-machine ever since we first met him. DiCaprio first came onto the screen all the way back in the 80s, appearing on a game show called Fun House, before becoming one of the regulars on Romper Room. He got his first movie role in Critters 3, and shortly after he was cast as Luke Brower in Growing Pains. ABCOnce he was a regular on that show, his whole life seemed

Fads

20 Insane Pieces Of Dating Advice From 90s Magazines

By Zachary
If we were ever even close to cracking the mysteries of love, it was back in the '90s.Every teen magazine in the checkout aisle promised to spill the secrets of romance, and for the most part they gave us solid advice about love and life. But sometimes....well, you should see for yourself.1. Is that legal?CosmopolitanI'm guessing Here is "wherever he can smell it."2. Get your hair in shapeSeventeenIf your hair can't bench press 250 pounds, don't expect to get asked out to prom.3. This is a disaster waiting to happen'TeenIf you remember

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10 Magazine Covers From The 80s That Will Make You Feel Like You've Traveled Back In Time

By Tanya
The 80s will continue to be one of the best decades of all time. There has never (and will never) be a decade that is more colorful, more ridiculous, or more fun. Sure, some people may be saying that we are all stuck in the past and that we should move on, but honestly, there is no point. We are never going to achieve the same intense obsession with hairspray and blue eyeshadow again, so let's all remember it while we still can. Obviously, there was no internet in the 80s, so following the trends was all done through magazines.
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