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The Whiplash Decade
How Adam McKay Turned Post-Recession Anger Into Entertainment

How Adam McKay Turned Post-Recession Anger Into Entertainment

The writer and director of goofball comedies took a serious turn over the past decade and hasn’t looked back
Go to the profile of Elisabeth Donnelly
Elisabeth Donnelly
Dec 12, 2019
The Decade We Marched for Our Lives

The Decade We Marched for Our Lives

In this oral history of seven movements that defined the 2010s, activists remember how, and why, they started the fight
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Max Ufberg
Dec 11, 2019
The Least Influential People of the 2010s

The Least Influential People of the 2010s

They think they mattered. They did not. Here’s why.
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Drew Magary
Dec 10, 2019
The Decade We Ate the Rich

The Decade We Ate the Rich

Americans finally realized who took all their money—and now they want it back
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Sarah Jones
Dec 10, 2019
The Decade the Internet Lost Its Joy

The Decade the Internet Lost Its Joy

What began as cheerful anarchy was devoured by vulture capital and ruthless consolidation
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Clio Chang
Dec 10, 2019
The Decade Political Comedy Stopped Being Funny

The Decade Political Comedy Stopped Being Funny

Remember when you could actually laugh at a president?
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Eve Peyser
Dec 9, 2019
The Decade We Paid to Feel Something

The Decade We Paid to Feel Something

Material goods were so 2000. Now we consume on a higher plane.
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Kyle Chayka
Dec 9, 2019
The Decade Comic Book Nerds Became Our Cultural Overlords

The Decade Comic Book Nerds Became Our Cultural Overlords

Why do they have to be such sore winners?
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Alex Pappademas
Dec 9, 2019
The Decade We Tore Down Our Racist Past

The Decade We Tore Down Our Racist Past

History broke wide open — and so did the arguments about what should be memorialized
Go to the profile of Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee
Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee
Dec 9, 2019
The Decade Conspiracy Theories Went Mainstream

The Decade Conspiracy Theories Went Mainstream

We underestimated the power of fringe believers. Now we’re living in the world they made.
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Michelle Legro
Dec 9, 2019
The Decade Gender Was Revealed

The Decade Gender Was Revealed

With the binary shattered, millions of people are now able to define themselves on their own terms
Go to the profile of Meredith Talusan
Meredith Talusan
Dec 9, 2019
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