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The Kimbino on Y2K fashion and the time she wore a fake Louis Vuitton to a Justin Bieber concert

Social media's fashion history baddie goes deep into her personal archive.
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Alina Bock on TikTok fame and the magical hoop earrings that made her feel like Xtina

In the latest edition of Iconic2Me, TikTok star Alina Bock shares the story of the silver hoops of her Y2K dreams.
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Ode to the mall: On youth, human connection and the art of rebellion

In this melancholic ode to the mall, Los Angeles writer photographer Jenna Putnam revisits scenes from her youth.
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’90s erotica and hair accessories: One Millennial’s masturbation origin story

One writer looks back at the humble beginnings of her self love journey, inspired by erotic episodes of the Red Shoe Diaries.
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Are we repeating 2001 all over again?

The way we cope with disaster by seeking out pop and celebrity culture hasn't changed, but have we?
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For the love of Mahjong: 6 Chinese-Canadians share nostalgic memories of playing the game

6 Chinese-Canadians reminisce about Mahjong, the treasured traditional game passed down through the generations.
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Tomislav: An essay on obsession

Writer Nada Alic details her youth in the Croatian immigrant community and her obsession with boys, specifically Tomislav.
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Why Le Chateau closing cuts so deep

Like so many heritage brands before it, Le Chateau failed to save itself in what feels like the most obvious way.
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Introducing the wild world of Basenote Bitch’s retro fragrance reviews

Where unhinged fragrance reviews and glorious still-life imagery unite.
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Swishy Pants Messiah: A fictional tale of teenage love gone… weird

In this fiction piece set in the early 2000s, a 17-year-old narrator second-guesses her relationship with a frisbee golfing, Gadzooks-wearing stoner whose sudden turn towards spirituality leads somewhere she never expected.
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Introducing #Capsule2020

An ongoing time capsule project with photos, art and video that document life in 2020, one of the momentous years in history.
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LGBTQ prom stories from 7 different decades

Andrew Moir's heartwarming short documentary, Take Me To Prom, tells LGBTQ stories from 7 different decades.
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Deja Vu in a Snowstorm, a love story through the seasons

Los Angeles writer and photographer, Jenna Putnam, weaves nostalgic love stories through the seasons.
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The Day We Moved: Director Tara Aghdashloo reflects on nostalgia and her childhood home in Tehran

Director Tara Aghdashloo reflects on nostalgia and her childhood home in Tehran in a deeply personal essay.
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Nadia Gohar’s love letter to summer

Time stands still in El Balah, a sleepy beach town on Egypt’s North Coast, where the artist returns to document her youth.