Category: Two Thousands (Decade)

Ice Spice at the Grammys: Y2K Brand Baby Phat Makes a Comeback

A major moment on the Grammys red carpet showed how far the brand has come — and how it helped change what constitutes high fashion.
2000s Tween Pop Is Back. (Thank Disney Channel and Nickelodeon Nostalgia.)

From Disney Channel bops to Nickelodeon theme songs, tween pop from the 2000s is proving to be an unironic draw at parties across the country.
At RBD’s Tour, Fans Flood Madison Square Garden With Prep School Looks

Fans of RBD, a Mexican telenovela pop act, flooded the arena with prep-school-inspired looks that nodded to the group’s source material and signature aesthetic.
Two 2003 LPs Changed Ben Gibbard’s Life. He’s Taking Both on Tour.

The Postal Service’s “Give Up” and Death Cab for Cutie’s “Transatlanticism” arrived 20 years ago as part of a wave of indie music that found new paths to the mainstream.
Magoo, Rapper and Former Timbaland Collaborator, Dies at 50

Melvin Barcliff, who rapped under the name Magoo, was a teenager in Virginia when he joined a hip-hop scene that still influences music today.
Sum 41, Pop-Punk Band of Early 2000s Fame, Says It Will Disband

With catchy songs like “Fat Lip” and “In Too Deep,” the Canadian band was part of a pop-punk wave that included Blink-182, Simple Plan, Good Charlotte and others.
Tech Layoffs Shock Young Workers. The Older People? Not So Much.

The New York Times – Business:
The industry’s recent job cuts have been an awakening for a generation of workers who have never experienced a cyclical crash.
‘Treasure Planet’ at 20: Disney’s Failed Space Odyssey Deserved to Soar

The New York Times – Movies:
This maligned flight of fancy contains a trove of underrated accomplishments worthy of reappraisal.