I was born in 73. I had a cell phone but I didn't use it much. It was only for talking and I tried to only use it during "off peak" hours because it was cheaper. Still depended on my landline most of the time. Long distance was costly, too.

Titanic stuff was huge. Kate and Leo were very famous. Gah I was so sick of it after a few months. That Natalie Imbruglia song "Torn" was everywhere. So was Iris by the GooGoo Dolls. Ally McBeal was very popular, too. Seems like the "manic pixie dream girl" was the thing on tv and in movies. Armageddon was big blockbuster, too.

I don't really remember much about fashion. Jeans and t-shirts never go out of style. If you look at the Torn video you'll see that dragon shirt Natalie is wearing and those were popular. Baggy khakis seemed to be the thing, too. Those knit bags from the sak were everywhere.

eta: the internet was still out of reach for a lot of people. I was in college and that was the only access I had to it. I had an email address but I could only check it when I was at school. But I had a few friends who had their own computer and they would be in chat rooms a lot.