The year is 2015. Here's how it sounded at The Standard...
Let’s time travel back to 2015—not so long ago, right? The Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and the Obama administration struck a nuclear deal with Iran. A certain reality TV star descended a golden escalator and U.S. presidential politics would never be the same. Greece’s debt crisis hit a fever pitch and the Paris Climate Agreement was adopted worldwide.
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly was universally acclaimed as a hip-hop masterpiece and Drake’s “Hotline Bling” was on the radio—while trap music had a renaissance. Spotlight and The Revenant generated Oscar Buzz, and Mad Max: Fury Road took us back to post-apocalyptic Australia. Boxing fans were glued to the highly anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, billed as the “Fight of the Century.”
In fashion, the streetwear boom we’re still experiencing really took off with collections by Yeezy and Supreme. At home, Amazon Echo users met Alexa for the first time. In the arts, Yayoi Kusama’s mesmerizing infinity mirror rooms drew crowds worldwide.
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly was universally acclaimed as a hip-hop masterpiece and Drake’s “Hotline Bling” was on the radio—while trap music had a renaissance. Spotlight and The Revenant generated Oscar Buzz, and Mad Max: Fury Road took us back to post-apocalyptic Australia. Boxing fans were glued to the highly anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, billed as the “Fight of the Century.”
In fashion, the streetwear boom we’re still experiencing really took off with collections by Yeezy and Supreme. At home, Amazon Echo users met Alexa for the first time. In the arts, Yayoi Kusama’s mesmerizing infinity mirror rooms drew crowds worldwide.
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