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by Actually Asten Nostalgia There was something magical about technology in the late 90s and early 00s. It wasn’t sleek. It wasn’t minimal. But it was ours — colourful, clunky, and bursting with personality. 📱 The Nokia 3210 Indestructible, with changeable cases (bonus points if it was glittery pink). It wasn’t just a phone —… Read more

A cosy reassurance for anyone who ever crushed on a cartoon, a pop character… or a cheeky puppet fox. Some kids fancied boyband posters. Others crushed on cartoon characters, or even puppets (hi Basil Brush 🦊👀). And that’s okay. When we’re young, we don’t always separate “real person” from “character.” We latch onto the traits… Read more

The early 2000s gave us truly chaotic kids’ TV — and nothing hit quite like The Basil Brush Show reboot. The early 2000s gave us some truly chaotic TV, but nothing hit quite like The Basil Brush Show reboot (2002). And here’s my confession: I was low-key obsessed. Looking back, it’s pure Y2K comfort chaos.… Read more

Before streaming, these were the shows we rushed home (or woke up early on weekends) to watch. 🦊 The Basil Brush Show (2002 reboot) Vibe: “Boom Boom!” Our fave fox with a Y2K glow-up — pop-culture gags, cargo pants, and a technicolour flat. 👽 My Parents Are Aliens (1999–2006) Vibe: Chaotic, funny, and weirdly emotional.… Read more

If you grew up in the 90s or 00s, you’ll know exactly what I mean when I say food was a whole vibe. School dinners were a lottery — some days you got smiley faces and turkey twizzlers, other days it was mystery meat stew that nobody touched. Packed lunches were a chance to show… Read more

Being born in 1992 means I got the full 90s childhood experience. I remember VHS tapes stacked by the TV, Saturday morning cartoons with a bowl of cereal, and hearing the Spice Girls everywhere you went. It means growing up before social media was even a thought — when your world was your family, your… Read more

Everyone remembers their very first mobile — it felt like a rite of passage. I got mine when I was 10: a Nokia 3210 with a pink case (obviously 😌). The screen was tiny, the camera didn’t even exist yet, and the highlight was playing endless games of Snake 🤣. Still, I thought it was… Read more

Sometimes I wonder how we even managed without a smartphone glued to our hands… but then I remember, that was just normal life. Back then, my phone was a chunky little flip, and the coolest thing it could do was let me download a polyphonic ringtone for £3. Texting meant using T9 predictive text —… Read more

Daisy vs. Pop Hazards 🎈 A cautionary tale in squeaky rubber and betrayal There are many enemies in life: taxes, slow Wi-Fi, people who clap when the plane lands. But none strike fear into the human soul quite like balloons. Yes, balloons. Those squeaky, rubbery, so-called party decorations that lurk in corners, waiting to explode… Read more