The most common names the year you were born: Gen Z edition Generation Z was born between 1997 and 2012, and the naming landscape of their generation tells a story of transition. It opens with […]
The biggest radio hit the year you graduated high school: 2000s edition If you graduated high school between 2000 and 2011, the song at the top of the Billboard year-end chart says something specific about […]
Slang words only East Coasters will understand The East Coast of the United States is not one place. It is Boston and Baltimore, Philadelphia and Providence, New York City and Newark, each with its own […]
The kid from Willy Wonka grew up, and now he cares for cows, not candy Peter Ostrum captured hearts worldwide as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 classic film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, playing […]
The artists everyone thought would last forever (but didn’t) The music industry is extraordinarily good at manufacturing certainty. A debut album goes platinum, a Grammy follows, the covers of every magazine arrive in sequence, and […]
The song that defined your birth year: Gen X edition. Do you agree? Generation X was born between 1965 and 1980, and the music at the top of the charts across those years spans everything […]
From the Brat Pack to the Police Academy: 80s actors who shifted careers The 1980s created a generation of actors who became household names through iconic teen comedies, action films, and television shows that defined […]
Bands that changed lead singers and somehow still worked Replacing a lead singer is one of the riskiest moves in music. The voice is the most immediately recognizable element of any band’s identity, and fans […]
Slang words only New Yorkers will understand New York City’s slang is the product of centuries of immigration compressed into a single, impatient city. Almost entirely impenetrable to outsiders. If you have to ask what […]
The most controversial song the year you were born: Millennial edition Millennials were born between 1981 and 1996, and the music surrounding their arrival moved from Reagan-era moral panic about rock and roll to the […]