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Everything has a story.

What influenced 105 things, from books and games to sweaters and snacks.

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Books

• Carrie (Stephen King)
• A Court of Thorns and Roses
• Dune (Frank Herbert)
• Dungeon Crawler Carl
• Fourth Wing
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• The Hunger Games and Sunrise on the Reaping
• The Love Hypothesis
• The Odyssey (Homer)

Clothes, shoes and bags

• The Aran sweater
• Ballet flats
• Barn jackets
• Chanel 2.55
• The Fair Isle sweater
• The Fendi Baguette
• The Hermès carré
• Jelly shoes
• The Maison Margiela Tabi
• The New Era 59FIFTY
• Penny loafers
• Ugg boots

Craft

• The granny square
• The hand-painted needlepoint canvas
• The lace doily
• The paper sewing pattern
• The patchwork quilt
• The polymer clay charm
• Sashiko
• The tufted rug

Film and TV

• The Ghostface mask
• KPop Demon Hunters
• The Michael Myers mask
• The Odyssey (2026 film)
• The Spider-Man suit
• Wednesday

Food and drink

• The apple cider doughnut
• Candy corn
• Dubai chocolate
• The espresso martini
• M&M's
• Matcha lattes
• Mike's Hot Honey
• The Negroni
• Nerds Gummy Clusters
• The Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
• The soft-serve margarita

Gadgets

• The cyberdeck
• iPod
• The Light Phone
• Ray-Ban Meta glasses
• Wired earbuds

Games

• American mahjong
• Big Walk
• Disney Lorcana
• Elden Ring
• Grand Theft Auto
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Magic: The Gathering
• Nintendo Switch 2
• The One Piece Card Game
• Pokémon
• Resident Evil
• Wingspan
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Home and holidays

• Advent calendars
• Cabbageware
• The Eames Lounge Chair
• Fiesta dinnerware
• The jack-o'-lantern
• The Panton Chair
• Tiffany lamps

Music

• Arirang
• “Choosin' Texas” by Ella Langley
• The compact disc
• The Fender Stratocaster
• “Golden” by HUNTR/X
• “Man I Need” by Olivia Dean
• The Roland TR-808
• Taylor Swift
• The Teenage Engineering OP-1
• The vinyl LP

Photo and paper

• 35mm film
• Digicams
• Disposable cameras
• Half-frame cameras
• Junk journals
• Photo booth strips
• Polaroid instant film
• Risograph printing
• Scrapbooks
• Zines

Toys

• Buzz Lightyear
• Calico Critters
• Crybaby
• Hot Wheels
• Jellycat
• Labubu
• Masters of the Universe
• Matchbox cars
• NeeDoh
• Sonny Angel
• Squishmallows
• Tamagotchi
• Tickle Me Elmo