These photos made me realize how faaaaaaar away we are from the '90s now.

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With inflation, those costs today would be: 

Gender ambiguityThe prefix cyber-Poetry slamsBill Gates’s electrofied bunker homeAbsolutely FabulousRaconteur cabbiesBeing the host city of the Olympic GamesMartin AmisAlumni of The Harvard LampoonUpscale taqueriasThe “genius” of Brian WilsonFiestawareLocal colorWood-burning pizza ovensField trips to see Peter and the WolfAnything called a “summerfest”Agassi vs. SamprasNBC talk showsThe prefix über-Town meeting–style interfaces with elected officialsPliny the ElderMontana-based writersDesigner lesbianismDesigner BuddhismThe large intestine

MorphingMangoesAppearing at a public function unwashed and on the arm of Juliette LewisThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and FirearmsEvery Broadway musical since EvitaDigitized family albumsCruise controlMiddle-relief pitchingHeather Locklear’s galvanizing effect on Melrose PlaceDuetsAnyone dubbed “the Sexiest Man Alive”Striped bassQuick-cuttingZinesJennifer Jason Leigh’s rangeVirtual realityHeavily choreographed concerts at which the featured performer wears a headset microphone and is backed by thirty-five dancersSex on the beachSex that lasts four hours

Rowing crewMichael GravesYouthful world-wearinessReggie MillerTelling it like it isDessert winesWhit StillmanAny British woman described as a beautyThe Baseball Hall of FameFameFeisty backbenchersHome schooling1968The signed editorials in The New York TimesDemi Moore’s bodyJay Leno’s comebackManufacturer rebatesHootie & the BlowfishAll-you-can-eat shrimpComic booksThe smell of fresh-cut grassInstantaneous Wall Street jokes about national tragediesDriving a 4x4 on gravelAmusement parksCorinthian leatherLongevityGay stand-up comedyHaving a “funny” back page

Alan GreenspanBjörkBeaujolais nouveauLisa Marie Presley's lookConverting to Islam in jailMelissa EtheridgeMartin LawrenceChristoRighteousness about TicketMasterVine-ripened tomatoesRain forestsPitt the YoungerHomespun American wisdomLattesPat RileyThe white Power RangerShaved head