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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
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
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.
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
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
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?
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.
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?
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
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.
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
Meredith Talusan
Dec 9, 2019
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