Fun & Famous

IN CASE YOU DON'T FEEL OLD ENOUGH YET...

Okay sorry, maybe this is the absolute last thing you want to think about on Blue Monday: feeling old. Sorry about that, but wow, time flies by so incredibly fast. I might still have a little while to go before I hit my dirty thirty but the idea that I'm celebrating my 10-year high school reunion this year is just too bizarre for words. Subtract another ten years and we're back in 1997. Want to know what life looked like twenty years ago?

– Twenty years ago, ‘Titanic’, ‘Men in Black’, and ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ were the box office hits of the year.

– Twenty years ago, George Clooney was named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. And that George, he ages like a fine wine.

– Twenty years ago, Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris, and Elton John re-released ‘Candle in the Wind’ as a tribute to her.

– Twenty years ago was the year rapper Notorious B.I.G. was murdered in Los Angeles.

– Twenty years ago, we were already obsessed with vampires thanks to the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A thousand times better than all that Twilight bullshit.

– Twenty years ago, the Spice Girls were the biggest girl band in the world. I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want.

– Twenty years ago was also the year we were introduced to the Backstreet Boys and the battle over who was the coolest guy could begin (team Bryan!).

– Twenty years ago, Google was founded. And thank god for that, because where else could you ask all your most embarrassing questions?

– Twenty years ago, O.J. Simpson was found liable for a double murder. A tip from me: intrigued by O.J.‘s life? Follow ’American Crime Story' on Netflix.

– Twenty years ago, Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow broke off their engagement. Did you forget that those two were once a couple.

“What can we expect people to say about the year 2017 in 20 years?”

– Twenty years ago, Marco Borsato and Trijntje Oosterhuis had a hit with ‘Wereld Zonder Jou’ and Anouk also became famous with her ‘Nobody's Wife.’

– Twenty years ago, Madonna won an award for her role as Evita in the film of the same name.

– Twenty years ago, the world was obsessed with the song ‘Barbie Girl’ by Aqua.

– Twenty years ago, ‘MMMBop’ by Hanson was on repeat for all the teenage girls.

– Twenty years ago, Gianni Versace was murdered by serial killer Andrew Philip Cunanan at his own home in Miami.

– Twenty years ago, instead of being addicted to our iPhones, we were obsessed with our Tamagotchis.

– Twenty years ago, the Teletubbies made their debut.

– Twenty years ago, Steve Jobs returned to Apple after leaving the company 12 years earlier.

– Twenty years ago, the very first Harry Potter book was released. And if you're a fan of Harry, make sure you also go here.

What can we expect people to say about the year 2017 in 20 years? At least that the then-president of America was the biggest joke of the century .