Etta O’Donnell-King
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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Jul 22, 2026
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In defense of a little Halloween nostalgia (opens the original)
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When something scares me, my eyes start to water. This is a known and observed phenomenon. Someone tells me a spooky story, and immediately, my eyes are watering. And it’s a fun thing, to be a little scared. I believe in getting spooked. The first time I remember this happening was with a VHS tape we got from Title Wave Bookstore. If you’re not familiar, Title Wave is in a former Multnomah County Library branch, one block from Matt Dishman Community Center in North Portland. They only sell books
What makes a song of the summer? Has society progressed past the need for one? (opens the original)
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Is the “song of the summer” dead? I cannot be the arbiter of truth on that one, but it feels like it may be on its deathbed. Or maybe, it’s reinventing itself to better appeal to the world we live in, not unlike many of the artists who have held the title. This relic of the mostly dissolved monoculture sticks around in the minds of record executives, people subjected to the once-ubiquitous Z100 and seemingly, newspaper columnists. It, like the NBC Thursday line-up or the dELiA*s catalog, united
Real Life: I was Y2K trash (opens the original)
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Y2K nostalgia has gripped the youth. We are seeing all the hallmarks: layers and layers of lace camis down to mid-thigh, low-rise jeans (with far higher inseams than their 20-year-old counterparts), a resurgence of old tech (with digital camera photos posted on Instagram) and in some cases, bafflingly, that combo of animal print and hot pink that adorned the bedrooms of girls who had an allowance. And this nostalgia makes sense: things are feeling a bit 2003. We’re in a war in the Middle East co
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