If Shade were just identifying the Y2K aesthetic, this book would be quickly consignable to the remainder pile. Some of her narrative leaps do falter, like that modem straining to connect.

Stardew Valley embodies a cottagecore aesthetic through peaceful farming and quaint activities. The cottagecore aesthetic has been winning the hearts of video game enthusiasts, providing a ...

LIMBONG: So this book is much more than just millennial nostalgia (laughter). You know, there's - you map on, like, Y2K aesthetics onto sort of an economic argument. But before we get to that, why did ...

You know, there's - you map on, like, Y2K aesthetics onto sort of an economic argument. But before we get to that, why did you pick these years specifically? SHADE: So I picked these years because ...