2010s
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5 Biggest Moments of 2010s' True-Crime Boom
From the wrongfully accused to a new kind of tool that could change cold-case investigations forever, the 2010s made us question who we really think is guilty
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Rob Sheffield's 50 Best Songs of the 2010s
These are my 50 favorite songs of the decade (although some are over on my albums list, to avoid duplicating all the same artists). For most of these, I went back to what I wrote about them at the time on my year-end lists, to preserve that time-capsule quality. Including but not limited to: hits, […]
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Rob Sheffield's 25 Best Albums of the 2010s
These are my 25 favorite albums, from this strange decade that never got a name. These are the albums I played most, the ones I never burned out on. For most of these, I went back to what I wrote about them at the time on my year-end lists, to preserve that time-capsule quality. They’re […]
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How Americana Went Mainstream in the 2010s
Once a niche genre, Americana music found a wider audience in the last decade with artists like the Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, and the Avett Brothers
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The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
From superhero blockbusters to experimental docs, 'The Social Network' to 'Parasite' — our picks for the greatest films of the past decade
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The Weird Music Moments of the 2010s We Can't Stop Thinking About
Every decade has its bizarre musical moments that, no matter how big or small, become seared into our brains for eternity. In the Seventies, Barry Williams belted the Who’s “Pinball Wizard” in a powder-blue jumpsuit on the short-lived Brady Bunch Hour. In the late Eighties, Dee Dee Ramone became a rapper under the persona Dee […]
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The Twenty-Teens: The Most Sort-of Decade of All Time
All around us, we see the effects of living without a real decade
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The Never-ending Afterlife of Classic Rock
Death and retirement claimed some of our most cherished musical icons in the 2010s. But just as many sprang back to life through biopics, holograms, and the countless other manifestations of what one insider calls "legacy mode"
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Final Words: How Some of Our Greatest Artists Used Their Music to Reckon With Death
In a decade defined by loss, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen and others made transcendent art in their last days.
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Ten Sounds that Shaped the 2010s
From saxes to whispers to glitchy vocals, here are the sonic ticks that kept popping up across genres throughout the decade.
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