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The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"; shortened to "the '10s" and also known as "the tens" or "the teens") was the decade that began on 1 January 2010 and ended on 31 December 2019.

The decade began with an economic recovery from the Great Recession. Inflation and interest rates stayed low and steady throughout the decade, gross world product grew from 2010 to 2019. Global economic recovery accelerated during the latter half of the decade, fueled by strong economic growth in many countries, robust consumer spending, increased investment in infrastructure, and the emergence of new technologies. However, the recovery developed unevenly while many countries autocratized. Socioeconomic crises in some countries—particularly in the Arab world—triggered political revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain as well as civil wars in Libya, Syria, and Yemen in a regional phenomenon that was commonly referred to as the Arab Spring. Meanwhile, Europe had to grapple with a debt crisis that was pronounced early in the decade. Shifting social attitudes saw LGBT rights make substantial progress throughout the decade, particularly in developed countries.

The decade saw the musical and cultural dominance of dance-pop, electronic dance music, hipster culture and electropop. Globalization and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music created many musical subgenres. As the decade progressed, diversity was also seen with the mainstream success of K-pop, Latin music and trap. Superhero films became box office leaders, with Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. Cable providers saw a decline in subscribers as cord cutters switched to lower cost online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney+. The video game industry continued to be dominated by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft; while indie games became more popular, with Minecraft becoming the best-selling game of all time. Handheld console gaming revenue was overtaken by mobile gaming revenue in 2011. The best-selling book of this decade was Fifty Shades of Grey. Drake was named the top music artist of the decade in the U.S. by Billboard. (Full article...)

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Vine was a short-form video hosting service where users could share up to 6-second-long looping video clips. Founded in June 2012 by Rus Yusupov, Dom Hofmann and Colin Kroll, the company was bought by Twitter, Inc., four months later for $30 million. Vine launched with its iOS app on January 24, 2013, with Android and Windows versions following shortly after.

Videos published on Vine's social network could also be shared on different social networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Vine app was also used to browse videos, along with a group of videos that were uploaded by theme, and hence sparked a hope that users could make "trend" videos. Vine then competed with other social media services such as Instagram and Snapchat. By December 2015, Vine had over 200 million active users. (Full article...)

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Image 1Kesha performing on the American television program Today in 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 2Burhanuddin Rabbani (from 2010s)
Image 3Mumford & Sons were considered one of the most successful British bands of the early 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 42011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland (from 2010s)
Image 5K-pop star B.I sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 6Avocado salad, tomato and salsa on a toasted baguette. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 7Teenagers in Yangon, Myanmar with trendy, dyed haircuts and slim fit, layered silhouettes inspired by East Asian and American trends, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 8Orlando Bloom with Samurai bun, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 9Ouya (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 10Foo Fighters performing live in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 11Nvidia Shield Portable (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 12Alan Jackson (from 2010s in music)
Image 13Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the Panama Papers. (from 2010s)
Image 14Muse (from 2010s in music)
Image 15Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias recorded the track "Dirty Dancer", which was released as the second single of Iglesias's album Euphoria and became his seventh Hot Dance Club Play chart topper, tying him with Prince and Michael Jackson as the male with the most No. 1 dance singles. (from 2010s in music)
Image 16Robyn, the Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ (from 2010s in music)
Image 17Kinect (2010), accessory for the Xbox 360 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 18The Arab Spring saw mass unrest in the Arab world early in the decade:
  Government overthrown multiple times
  Government overthrown
  Civil war
  Protests and governmental changes
  Major protests
  Minor protests   Other protests and militant action outside the Arab world (from 2010s)
Image 19Billy Ray Cyrus (from 2010s in music)
Image 20Nintendo Switch (2017) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 21Psy's song "Gangnam Style" broke the record for the most number of YouTube views during 2012 until 2017. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 22For over 15 months it was unclear what exactly happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 until at the end of July 2015 a few remnants of the plane swept to the shores of the island of Réunion (from 2010s)
Image 23Natalia Lafourcade (from 2010s in music)
Image 24Justin Timberlake performing on his 20/20 Experience Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina (from 2010s in music)
Image 25Japanese slim fitting three piece grey suit with window pane check, mid to late 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 26Barbadian artist Rihanna had the most songs top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 2010s (nine). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 273D printed model of a human liver (from 2010s)
Image 28Two teen girls in scene style, with dyed hair, bright graphic tops, and edgy jewelry typical of MySpace-era subcultures, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 29PlayStation 4 (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 30Teen girls in Brazil wearing casual trends including a lace detail top, black skater skirt, ballet flats, and a chunky owl pendant necklace in 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 31Somali man wearing waistcoat, tuque and polar fleece, illustrating East African diaspora fashion in 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 32The 2014 Hong Kong protests (from 2010s)
Image 33Nickelback in May 2006 (from 2010s in music)
Image 34Teenagers in Italy wearing graphic tees, plaid shirts, cutoff shorts, and studded accessories popular early in the decade, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 35Wii U (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 36Country pop music duo Dan + Shay (from 2010s in music)
Image 37Two women wearing flared trousers, jeggings and oversized cardigans, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 38Geforce RTX 2080 (2018) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 39A desktop gaming PC setup from 2010s (from 2010s in video games)
Image 40Samsung Galaxy Note (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 41A Community Programs team wearing casual attire in 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 42Oculus Rift VR-display (2012), accessory (from 2010s in video games)
Image 43Young woman in Italy with small pouf hairstyle wearing rhinestone-embellished tank top, low-rise skinny jeans, and logo buckle belt in 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 44Concerns over economic inequality, greed and the influence of corporations on government led to the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 (from 2010s)
Image 45Nintendo 3DS (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 46Young women in Hong Kong wearing layered street style with accessories and hairstyles influenced by Japanese gyaru and J-pop aesthetics, 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 47Canadian singer the Weeknd, 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 48Two young women with "hardcore" undercuts, facial piercings, and tattoos. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 49Woman wearing Neo-Victorian steampunk costume, including goggles and pith helmet, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 50Geforce GTX 1080 (2016) (from 2010s in video games)

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Affleck in 2026

Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984–1988). He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), and Dogma (1999).

Affleck gained wider recognition when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the action crime thriller Reindeer Games (2000), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thriller The Sum of All Fears (2002). After a career downturn, Affleck made a comeback by portraying George Reeves in the biopic Hollywoodland (2006), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. (Full article...)

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Interesting facts

... that the board game Glory to Rome, despite being well-received, led to its publisher's bankruptcy in the mid-2010s and has been out of print since?
... that the Taylor Swift masters controversy was described by Rolling Stone as one of the "most important moments" in music of the 2010s?
... that Manoj Kumar and Raj Kumar had to win cases at the Delhi High Court to be awarded the Arjuna Award sporting honour in the 2010s?
... that despite being excluded from the standard edition of 1989, "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift was named one of the best songs of the 2010s decade by Rolling Stone?
... that Paul English, co-founder of Kayak, offered to pay for the vaccination of 100,000 people during the cholera outbreak following the 2010 Haiti earthquake if other funding could not be secured?

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