Why was the Ponzi scheme so big? Because $65 billion is a lot of money to “make disappear,” making Madoff the undisputed heavyweight champion of… Read More »2008 Vintage: Bernie Madoff’s Arrest

 Why did YouTube prank us? Because they turned every video on their homepage into a link to Rick Astley, officially declaring that the internet has… Read More »2008 Vintage: The “Rickroll” on April Fool’s

 Why was the library “infinite”? Because in October, a small Swedish company decided that we should stop pirating music and start renting it for free… Read More »2008 Archive: The Launch of Spotify (Europe)

 Why did the banker iron five shirts on Sunday? Because he was an optimist who thought he’d still have a job by Friday. 2008 was… Read More »2008 Archive: The Financial Meltdown

 Why was the ball drop so quiet? Because we were all checking our bank balances, but at least we had Iron Man on DVD and a very… Read More »2008 Legacy: New Year’s Eve 2008

 Why was everyone shouting “Yes We Can”? Because after a campaign fueled by “Hope” and “Change,” the US elected its first African-American president, proving that… Read More »2008 Vintage: Barack Obama’s Victory

 Why didn’t we buy in? Because when Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper in October, we were too busy worrying about our real bank accounts… Read More »2008 Legacy: The Launch of Bitcoin (Whitepaper)

 Why did a guy in a metal suit save Hollywood? Because Robert Downey Jr. kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe, teaching us that being a… Read More »2008 Vintage: Iron Man Premiere

 Why were the vampires sparkling? Because 2008 was the year “Team Edward” vs. “Team Jacob” became a serious personality trait, and we all learned that… Read More »2008 Classic: The Twilight Movie

 Why did the government spend $700 billion? Because they had to buy up “toxic assets,” which is basically the adult version of your parents paying… Read More »2008 Archive: The Wall Street Bailout