Here, off the top of my head, a few memorable moments of the decade — some terrific, some tragic: September 11th; global terrorism; war in Iraq and Afghanistan; Hurricane Katrina disgrace; the boom and bust of the real estate bubble; global economic collapse; the advent of YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, iPods and iPhones; BlackBerrys; Barack Obama — our first African-American president; the collapse of the recording industry; the national trend of the shutting down of mom and pop stores; Al Qaeda; the Red Sox (and Phillies) finally win a World Series; the Swine Flu; reality TV; Radiohead, Kanye West and the return of the single (albeit in MP3 format); the Bush era (urgh); Bob Dylan’s triumphant return; downloads; Mac vs. PC; Britney Spears smooches Madonna; the death of Michael Jackson; layoffs, plane delays and increased airport security; hybrid cars; credit card debt;The Wire and The Sopranos and Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO; the Coen Brothers; Lost; Atlantic City’s boom (and then near-bust); Al Gore; Borat ; Botox; Michael Moore, health-care reform; Darfur; real pirates; viral videos; the newspaper industry begins to fold; the car industry crashes; Wall Street jumps then dives; Brangelina; American Idol; Enron’s debacle; Google’s empire; HDTV; Martha Stewart goes to jail; Oprah’s empire; Callaway scandal; government corruption and infidelity probes and admissions; Al Jazeera; blogs; Kindles; Amazon.com; MySpace; Will Ferrell; Brokeback Mountain; Abu Grahib; Guitar Hero; Wii; Harry Potter; Guantanamo Bay; James Brown dies; Ray Charles dies; Ronald Reagan dies; Pope John Paul II dies; Ted Kennedy dies; gay marriage; Iran and North Korea’s nuclear game; Atlantic City’s modern era ushered in by the new Borgata, The Quarter at Tropicana, House of Blues at Showboat and The Pier Shops at Caesars; Y2K scare; Johanna and Nina (hi girls!); MTV stops playing videos; Jon Stewart; gaming spreads to New Jersey’s neighboring states; Gnarls Barkley; J. Lo; steroid use in baseball; Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction”; stem-cell research; Sex in the City; AC Weekly celebrates 35 years; Nancy Pelosi; Virginia Tech massacre; Sarah Palin; Jennifer Simpson; 2000’s closest presidential election ever; hanging chads; Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy; Saddam Hussein executed by hanging; WMDs; Lord of the Rings; the “Terminator” becomes California governor; East Coast black out; Olympic record breaker Michael Phelps; Hillary Clinton; SARS; Netflix; disasters in Bali, Kashmir and London; Osama bin Laden; concert tickets skyrocket; Bonnaroo; the White Stripes; Eminem; OutKast; Dixie Chicks speak out against George W. Bush and get banned from radio; Internet porn; reggaeton; Animal Collective; Jay-Z; A-Rod; George Harrison: RIP.
What did I forget? Leave a comment online.
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Jeff Schwachter, Editor
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1. Carmen D'Angelo said... on Jan 3, 2010 at 12:53PM
“Jeff...I don't know who is responsible for the New version of the weekly which appears to be a "pullout" near pages 17 or 18 or pages 13 0r 14. I can't get myself to like it a little bit. I keep trying to even out the pages to look uniform. I hope this is not a permanent change.”
2. Pasquale said... on Jan 21, 2010 at 09:04AM
“Hurricane Katrina disgrace??? Just what do you want to imply? How most people misused their debit cards? How thousands of people were lodged in hotels for years? Why most of the residents did not have home owners insurance? Or why they chose to live below sea level with water on three sides, and still choose not to buy flood insurance? Or is this a cheap shot at President Bush, Jeff??”