Popular culture in the 1990s often primarily reflected millennial catastrophic anxieties. The world was tightening, speeding up, and becoming more dangerous and dangerously connected. Surely it was only a matter of time before it all came crashing down.

• Covers a wide range of aspects of popular culture of the 1990s

• Offers an alternative perspective to the traditional, nostalgic image of the 1990s, emphasizing the often repressed voices of people of color or sexual orientation

• Provides evidence for the continuation of the 1990s into today's culture, not only in regards to anniversaries but also inventions that continue to play fundamental roles