The Echo of '89: How a Number Became the Code for 2021’s Pop Culture Soul
Methodology
Popular Media's Obsession with the Late 80s Aesthetic
The boundary between social media and traditional entertainment blurred further in 2021 as platforms introduced features that favored long-term engagement and high-quality production.
References
If you wanted to talk about "89" literally in 2021 media, you cannot bypass Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy. Released in three parts throughout July 2021, the trilogy was a masterclass in nostalgia mining.
