1999
The True Story Of My Teenage Dirtbag Fight Club
As teens in rural Massachusetts, my friends and I were bored, poor, and looking for something to punch. Just when we were ready for Fight Club, we got it.
Isaac Fitzgerald
Living In The Beautiful Bubble Of The Not-Quite Internet
When I started college in 1999, the digital revolution was in its awkward infancy. That awkwardness gave rise to moments of lovely serendipity — and pockets of blissful ignorance.
Anne Helen Petersen
Donald Trump Showed His Hand In 1999, But No One Was Looking
When Trump almost ran for president in 1999, he did it for reasons — and using tactics — that don’t look very different from his 2016 campaign. Trump didn’t change: We did.
Anne Helen Petersen
“A Series Of Unfortunate Events” Helped Me Feel Better About Expecting The Worst
When I discovered Lemony Snicket’s books as a kid, they made me feel less alone in my fears that everything might not be okay.
Scaachi Koul
What A Gay College Student's Murder Can Teach Us About Hate In America Today
In 2017, America may be losing ground all over again to the kind of insidious bigotry — against LGBT people and many others — that Matthew Shepard's brutal killing brought to light in 1998.
Shannon Keating
1999 Was The Last Time Everything Was Fine
When I moved to New York City after college in 1999, it felt like anything was possible. But things were about to change more quickly than anyone knew.
Doree Shafrir
