Slate was born in 1996, the year of the Macarena, Tickle Me Elmo, and the Nintendo 64. For our 30th birthday, Gen X writer and longtime Slatester Dan Kois is reviving the lost art of hanging out. Party Like It’s 1996 is a challenge series; it’s going out for the first time starting on Aug. 10, and each week after you sign up, a new mission will hit your inbox. Complete three challenges and get: Three trading cards and a secret digital playlist full of ’90s bangers. If you join the live send, Dan will also be soliciting your reports from doing the challenges, and your anecdotes and photos could end up in one of these emails.