Books By The Numbers
This George Orwell classic features a year as its title and explores a dystopian future.
1984
This sitcom gave us the phrase “yada yada yada” to skip over boring details.
Seinfeld
Instead of streaming on Netflix, Friday nights were often spent at this video rental store.
Blockbuster
This boy band’s 2000 album No Strings Attached sold over 2.4 million copies its first week.
NSYNC
This city, originally called Terminus, became a major railroad hub and is now Georgia’s capital.
Atlanta
Jules Verne’s adventure follows Captain Nemo and his submarine for this many leagues under the sea.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
This show’s finale in 2004 was watched by over 50 million viewers, making it one of TV’s most-watched episodes.
Friends
Before Spotify, you might have burned CDs using this popular music downloading program (famously sued by Lars Ulrich).
Napster
This rapper’s 2004 album The College Dropout made him a household name.
Kanye West
Known for its “Gateway Arch,” this city earned its nickname due to its location as the starting point for westward expansion.
St. Louis
This 1953 dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury depicts a future where books are banned and firemen burn any that are found. The title refers to the exact number of minutes in a day, symbolically used in the story.
Fahrenheit 451
The 1983 finale of this Korean War–themed dramedy was watched by over 100 million people, making it the most-watched TV episode in U.S. history.
M*A*S*H
This AOL service allowed you to set away messages with cryptic lyrics—long before statuses existed.
AOL Instant Messenger
The first song played when MTV launched in 1981 was aptly titled this.
Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
This Utah national park is known for its stunning red rock formations, including Delicate Arch, and is the oldest national park in the state.
Arches NP
Gabriel García Márquez’s multigenerational saga spans this many years of a family’s life in Macondo.
100 Years of Solitude
This anthology series, which first aired in 1959 and often ended with an ironic twist, inspired modern interpretations like Black Mirror.
Twilight Zone
Though we often order our decorations and balloons from a 3rd party on the Amazon app these days, we used to buy them from this popular (if not overpriced retailer) that recently closed its stores.
Party City
This 1967 “Summer of Love” album by a San Francisco rock band includes the songs “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love.”
Jefferson Airplane
This town in Massachusetts was the site of the first battle of the American Revolutionary War in 1775.
Lexington
This 2001 novel by Yann Martel tells the story of a young boy stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger, with the title referencing a mathematical constant.
Life of Pi
Premiering in 2019 on HBO, this series created by Sam Levinson is known for its stylized cinematography, viral soundtrack, and Zendaya’s Emmy-winning performance.
Euphoria
Before Google Maps and Waze, you might have logged on to this website to print out a map to your destination.
MapQuest
This 2018 debut album by Billie Eilish, featuring “bury a friend” and “when the party’s over,” helped redefine pop music with its minimalist, dark production and bedroom-recording aesthetic.
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go??
Completed in 1939 and designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this museum in New York City was commissioned to house a modern art collection and features a distinctive spiraling ramp gallery.
Guggenheim Museum