Good Riddance, '00s • Newsweek made a video titled "The Decade in 7 Minutes," which could have been a fun look back except that 9/11, George W. Bush, and Afghanistan all happen in the first 30 seconds and then you start looking at your watch because, man, this has been a rough one!
Posted at 10:45 AM in Where Are They Now?, Where Were They Then?
Tags: Time Machines
Rip Torn's eyes would barely open and his face was a ravaged, haggard, stubbly mess. His chapped lips stuck together, and the pavement had left a red, mottled impression against his cheek. He looked around blearily, barely able to focus...
MORE »
You know, the truth is, I actually like romantic comedies. I am man enough to admit that. We all would love to live in a world of love and friendship and gentle laughter. Why not? You think I want it...
MORE »
In the future, when the ultra-light telepathic super-mecha, derived from the core technology of the Cybertronics "Real Boys" line of love children, are sifting through the ice wastes for any remnants of the long extinct human race that once created...
MORE »
The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
MORE »
"Whoa." --Kebanu Roves It is weird that you can't do things normally in New York sometimes. Like, I'm so sorry that I ate an early dinner before going to see Avatar on Friday night the way that a HUMAN BEING...
MORE »
Best of the decade in Nov. 2009? Newsweek is like "FIRST".
Score = 26
"Flags everywhere!"
Patriotism isn't dead, it's just contracted terminal stupid.
Score = 1
This overlooks the real tragedy: the decade is almost over and we still haven't come up with a catchy name for it. We still have a month and half for "the naughty aughties" to catch on, help me out people.
Score = 17
I vote for "the guidos".
Score = 5
Why is your avatar resistant to hover enlargement? Creepy.
Score = 13
Iconoclasm? I have no idea.
Score = 0
The 2:(:(:('s
(the two-frownzens?)
Score = 13
The frownies!
Score = 3
The Flaming Douchies (which is also, coincidentally, the name of my next band)
Score = 3
apparently natural disasters are a lot rougher on countries that aren't America. I guess that's the benefit of having a god-loving president.
Score = 4
We "ought" to forget the "Aughts"! It has been a truly abysmal decade from start to finish and I cannot wait for 2012 to come and wipe everything out.
Score = 10
Welp, the Katrina response still has the power to make me feel really sad and angry. Thanks for reminding me, Newsweek.
Score = 8
This is officially the most solemn comment to ever start with the word "Welp"
Score = 15
At least we're only five years away from hoverboard technology.
Score = 9
Thanks for reminding me how much the past decade sucked, Newsweek.
I wanna go back to the 90's when I was a kid and still naively believed that everything was great and that people would always the "right" person for president (aka what my parents thought because I was a kid) and he would make everything good and happy.
Score = 1