tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505022452508665567.post751532366668115239..comments2024-03-28T02:53:44.198-07:00Comments on RETROMANIA: early-Noughties nostalgia?SIMON REYNOLDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505022452508665567.post-591222080390831022018-01-29T03:23:17.414-08:002018-01-29T03:23:17.414-08:00Here is another article about the year 2000 and it...Here is another article about the year 2000 and its appeal<br /><br />The Y2K aesthetic: who knew the look of the year 2000 would endure? <br />https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/19/year-2000-y2k-millennium-design-aesthetic<br /><br />Perhaps there is a specific appeal to that 1 Jan 2000 - 10 Sep 2001 period. What we imagine the decade might have looked like if it wasn't knocked off its axis.<br /><br />Although as one writer put it at the time...<br />"A telling aspect of the backlash against the 1990s is that it was well underway before Sept. 11 and even before the decade itself was over."<br />http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/ballot_box/2001/11/in_defense_of_the_90s.htmlLeroyhttps://twitter.com/Leroy_Lynchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505022452508665567.post-88470233735661743602017-12-29T12:14:42.892-08:002017-12-29T12:14:42.892-08:00I would argue that the year 2000 itself is indeed ...I would argue that the year 2000 itself is indeed retro at this point, much like Novak said. In addition to being more or less a continuation of the late 90's as you stated, a lot of the styles and fashions that prevailed that year feel very antiquated in 2017. I'm not sure about the noughties in general, but to me there are plenty of music videos that scream "It's 2000". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com