Why the “Masterpiece” year? Because it was the last year before the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed everything, the year indie dramas ruled the Oscars, and… Read More »2007 Archive: The 2007 Final Industry Vibe
Why the glowsticks? For the Mercury Prize winners who convinced us all that “Nu-Rave” was a real genre and not just a lot of neon… Read More »2007 Archive: The Klaxons “Myths of the Near Future”
Why the orange hair? For Hayley Williams becoming the new icon of a generation that just wanted to sing “Misery Business” at the top of… Read More »2007 Vintage: The Paramore “Riot!”
Why did half the boys in the senior class suddenly develop a mysterious “24-hour flu” on a Tuesday in late September? Because Microsoft had just… Read More »2007 Legacy: The Halo 3 Absence Wave
Buying a neon spy pen at the book fair and using the hidden UV light to read secret cheating answers written on your sleeve during… Read More »2007 Vintage: The Scholastic Ultraviolet Pen
Looking at the newly launched iPhone and trying to press the glass screen so hard with an index finger that the entire display gets covered… Read More »2007 Classic: The Touchscreen Wipe Crisis
Listing the names of three different nieces, an old landlord, and the deceased family cat before successfully identifying the teenager standing right in front of… Read More »2007 Classic: The Grandchild Identity Roulette
Utilizing a heavy plastic magnifying glass to find a single carpet cleaner’s phone number hidden in the microscopic text of the giant commercial print directory.… Read More »2007 Legacy: The Yellow Pages Magnifying Quest
Printing the final annual parish budget summary on eye-searing, neon-green copy paper so that no family can claim they mistook the serious multi-thousand-dollar church deficit… Read More »2007 Legacy: The Neon Paper Financial Summary
The sanctuary platform featuring thick, deep-pile red carpeting that preserves the exact footprints of the altar servers for several hours after the service ends. Part… Read More »2007 Classic: The Carpeted Altar Trackway
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