Bikini Kill’s Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, and Kathleen Hanna appeared onstage together for the first time in 20 years over the weekend. The occasion was the conclusion of a three-night event at New York’s The Kitchen, celebrating the release of Pitchfork editor Jenn Pelly’s new 33 1/3 book about the Raincoats’ debut album. Vail, Wilcox, […]
Tag: 1997
This never-registered 1997 McLaren F1 is for sale, if you have the cash
As many of you readers may know, when it comes to Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, they’re always worth more over time if they remain in their protective packaging – especially rare or unusual models. Clearly the person that ordered this 1997 McLaren F1 had that mindset, and we wouldn’t be surprised if the same […]
For sale: Nissan 240SX. Year: 1997. Mileage: 676. Location: living room.
Today’s automotive time-machine offering comes from New York’s Long Island, where a seller on Craigslist is offering a virtually brand-new 1997 Nissan 240SX with original wiper blades, hermetically sealed original paperwork and special DuraSteel body. It even comes with a cassette player! The asking price of $ 100,000 appears to have been lowered; media reports […]
‘Room 104’ Review: ‘The Internet’ Takes Us Back to 1997
(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) If last week’s Room 104 was a minor ‘90s nostalgia trip, this week’s episode is a flannel-wearing, Beanie Babies-hoarding homage to the decade. In “The Internet,” the show goes back in time to 1997 […]
Amazon is still executing Bezos’s 1997 plan
ANALYSIS: Where were you 20 years ago today? If you were Jeff Bezos or a shareholder with enough foresight and confidence to invest in his startup, you were probably celebrating Amazon’s IPO, which raised $ 54 million — which in turn helped build a $ 465 billion company. Let’s not dwell on the buzzkilling numbers of […]