There are plenty of fandoms I’ve been a part of longer than Backstreet Boys like Alvin and the Chipmunks and Disney movies from the ‘90s, but it’s that boy band that really helped define who I am as a fangirl; attention detailed, obsessive, and way too into pop songs about both love and heartbreak. They... Continue Reading →
From reading, writing, and the basics of arithmetic, there is a lot to learn in elementary school. However, it’s the lessons learned about crushes and crushing that we’re going to focus on right now because millennials, we got some very mixed messaging via the pop culture we digested during those years between freaking out over... Continue Reading →
Every generation has their own set of crushes that have helped define not only who they find irresistible but also how they navigate crushing, love, and relationships as a whole. In this new mini series, we’re going to explore the crushes that raised my people, millennials and we’re starting with childhood and elementary school. So... Continue Reading →
This is the first of a new series we’ve got going on around these here parts called Crushes that Raised Us, and you’ll learn from the episode that “us” is millennials because well, that’s what I’m most familiar with as that is my existence. We’ll be journeying through time, starting with elementary school and winding... Continue Reading →
The most appealing things about any teen magazine were the posters and pinups. Let’s just be honest about that. Yes, learning your future partner’s favorite color and food was tantalizing journalism for any 12-year-old, but the meat and potatoes of picking up a fresh copy of Tiger Beat was knowing that in no time, it’d... Continue Reading →
When it comes to a crush tale, I was absolutely enamored with what Rachel McIntyre Smith had to say about her middle school crush. The singer-songwriter fumbled big time but was in good spirits about it as we talked about the skater boy who stole her heart once upon a time. In hindsight, she was... Continue Reading →
Cue the very special episode music from TGIF because this week we took an itty-bitty break off from talking about a type of crush and went full blown into the 90s because I went to the first official 90s Con. I mean, is anyone surprised? I’m an unofficial queen of the era that brought you... Continue Reading →
Like I said in this week’s boy band crush episode, it’s in the holy grail ‘Tiger Beat’ somewhere that you have to have a favorite member in every group that’s ever graced a glossy magazine cover. However, when it comes time to pick your personal hottest? You can go ahead and ignore the groups that... Continue Reading →
Oh, you thought I was done at the end of the year? I told y’all I’d be back riding solo in 2022, and that is because this week my ultimate crush, Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, celebrates his birthday. So I just had to come through with a week dedicated to the glory that is boy... Continue Reading →
The first celebrity I remember being obsessed with was as standard as they came in the ‘90s, and that’s JTT. Who didn’t love the ‘Home Improvement’ star back then? Of course, between JTT and the boy band craze of the late ‘90s, a few other famous faces got my prepubescent heart racing; Luke Perry’s Dylan... Continue Reading →
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