It’s easy to cast aside a teen magazine and think it’s nothing more than glossy 8x10 photos of teen idols, and random articles about said teen idols. Well, yeah, that’s definitely all of those are on the surface level, but almost everything in life also comes with lessons that people don’t necessarily know they’re learning... Continue Reading →
Anne Raso on Tiger Beat
Anne Raso is a freelance writer and editor who has been working in the publishing industry since the ‘80s, and since then she’s written about everything from New Kids on the Block to fine dining in New York City, and she came through to talk about all of that and then some like the years... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: Adulthood Lessons
Just like the years Smash Mouth sang of, life lessons also comin' and they don't stop comin’. From the moment we pop up out of our moms, we’re learning and taking in new things. Along the way those lessons eventually add to who we are; good or bad. Throughout this series, we’ve seen how Disney... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us, Pt. 4
We’ve reached the end of this miniseries about the crushes that raised us, aka millennials! In adulthood two paths were laid out for us, and many chose the dating one that was over saturated with online dating, but let’s talk about what led us there and more! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xpFH57s2pMZ2h6aOymIdC?si=5402b80ad1da42a3
Crushes that Raised Us: From Disney Delusion to Rom-Com Realizations
Millennials grew up with the most prestigious era of Disney. During the Renaissance they not only got the cream of the crop when it came to soundtracks but also a lot of lessons about love that may have made things a little foggy as they got older; abandoning family for someone you just met, sympathizing... Continue Reading →
Crushes that Raised Us: High School Lessons
A lot of lessons learned during high school mirrored the ones from junior high. The only big shift was that sex was more of a reality at this point because we all know how people are when they reach the middle of their teenage years; they believe they are grown and know it all. However,... Continue Reading →
Celebrity Crush: The It Girls of the 2000s
Talking to the guys from The Opinionated Podcast led me to think about the 2000s since 1.5 of their crushes were very much It girls of that time. 1.5 because Tatyana Ali was all in in the ‘90s, as was Jennifer Aniston because of ‘Friends,’ but because that show continued into the new millennium and... Continue Reading →
Looks Your 2000s Crush Likely Rocked
Every decade has certain aspects that make someone crushworthy. Take the ‘90s for example. If you were a boy with hair that was parted down the middle, you probably had everyone’s attention. So as far as the 2000s go, what made someone a 2000s crush? What aspects went into making you the hottest during the... Continue Reading →
The Hot Topic Middle School Crush
When I was growing up, four elementary schools wound up having to funnel into two middle schools. We basically had to choose which school, and what people, we wanted to be around for the most fucked up formative years of our lives. Sadly, the boy I’d crushed on throughout most of elementary school had chosen... Continue Reading →
Top 10 Celebrity Crushes of the ‘00s
This list could have very well just been 10 pictures of Adam Brody, and while Seth Cohen was the ultimate crush of the ‘00s for people my age - I wanted to do a list that highlighted the celebrity crushes during that time that were very universal. Like, you could go to some random corner... Continue Reading →