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2015: Astonishing for mostly the wrong reasons and fated to be a hazy memory 2015: Good things got better. Bad things got worse.
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The year 2015: Brutish and long, astonishing for mostly the wrong reasons, and saggy with contradictions.The year 2015: Brutish and long, astonishing for mostly the wrong reasons, and saggy with contradictions.
Cuba’s open. So’s Gitmo.Cuba’s open. So’s Gitmo.
A climate deal was reached in Paris just as we determined that Greenland has lost 9 trillion tons of ice over the past 115 years.A climate deal was reached in Paris just as we determined that Greenland has lost 9 trillion tons of ice over the past 115 years.
We can now see canyons on Pluto, 3 billion miles away, but it took 13 months to see grainy video of a 17-year-old being shot 16 times by a police officer in Chicago.We can now see canyons on Pluto, 3 billion miles away, but it took 13 months to see grainy video of a 17-year-old being shot 16 times by a police officer in Chicago.
Good things got better. Bad things got worse.Good things got better. Bad things got worse.
The Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal in all states.The Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal in all states.
Houston residents voted down an ordinance that would have protected gays and transgender people from discrimination.Houston residents voted down an ordinance that would have protected gays and transgender people from discrimination.
The U.S. unemployment rate is down to 5 percent.The U.S. unemployment rate is down to 5 percent.
The middle class, no longer a majority, is disappearing.The middle class, no longer a majority, is disappearing.
A 21-year-old white supremacist gunned down nine black churchgoers in Charleston, S.C.A 21-year-old white supremacist gunned down nine black churchgoers in Charleston, S.C.
The victims’ family members publicly forgave him less than 48 hours later.The victims’ family members publicly forgave him less than 48 hours later.
In September, the body of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi washed up on the coast of Turkey.In September, the body of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi washed up on the coast of Turkey.
In October, American toddler North West addressed paparazzi herself in Los Angeles: “I said no pictures.”In October, American toddler North West addressed paparazzi herself in Los Angeles: “I said no pictures.”
In 10 years, no one will know what “Rachel Dolezal” or “Cecil the Lion” means.In 10 years, no one will know what “Rachel Dolezal” or “Cecil the Lion” means.
At this point 100 years ago, Woodrow Wilson was president. Now students at Princeton are trying to scrub his name from campus.At this point 100 years ago, Woodrow Wilson was president. Now students at Princeton are trying to scrub his name from campus.
“Political correctness is killing people,” said presidential candidate Ted Cruz this month.“Political correctness is killing people,” said presidential candidate Ted Cruz this month.
An American gunship is what killed dozens of civilians at an Afghan hospital in October.An American gunship is what killed dozens of civilians at an Afghan hospital in October.
Fallen: Jared from Subway, Sepp Blatter, J. Dennis Hastert, Josh Duggar, Volkswagen, Brian Williams, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Cosby (still falling), the Bush dynasty.Fallen: Jared from Subway, Sepp Blatter, J. Dennis Hastert, Josh Duggar, Volkswagen, Brian Williams, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Cosby (still falling), the Bush dynasty.
Risen: American Pharoah, Caitlyn Jenner, marijuana, Tracy Morgan, Paul Ryan, Jimmy Carter, ’90s nostalgia, ISIS, “Star Wars,” the Trudeau dynasty.Risen: American Pharoah, Caitlyn Jenner, marijuana, Tracy Morgan, Paul Ryan, Jimmy Carter, ’90s nostalgia, ISIS, “Star Wars,” the Trudeau dynasty.
Died: Mario Cuomo, Jackie Collins, “Mad Men,” Leonard Nimoy, Stuart Scott, Yogi Berra, Lesley Gore, Ornette Coleman, Maureen O’Hara, Omar Sharif, Oliver Sacks.Died: Mario Cuomo, Jackie Collins, “Mad Men,” Leonard Nimoy, Stuart Scott, Yogi Berra, Lesley Gore, Ornette Coleman, Maureen O’Hara, Omar Sharif, Oliver Sacks.
Born: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.Born: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
Hillary Clinton appeared before Congress. So did the pope.Hillary Clinton appeared before Congress. So did the pope.
She said, “If you don’t have any friends who say unkind things privately, I congratulate you.”She said, “If you don’t have any friends who say unkind things privately, I congratulate you.”
He said, “There is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil.”He said, “There is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil.”
Some years are sharp and tactile in the collective memory: ’45, ’63, ’68, ’79, ’84, ’89, ’95, 2001, 2008. Some years, like this one, are not. This was a year that will recede into vagueness, into a haze of terrorism and natural disasters and Adele.Some years are sharp and tactile in the collective memory: ’45, ’63, ’68, ’79, ’84, ’89, ’95, 2001, 2008. Some years, like this one, are not. This was a year that will recede into vagueness, into a haze of terrorism and natural disasters and Adele.
This was the year that Zayn left One Direction.This was the year that Zayn left One Direction.
This was the year that 700,000 Syrians left Syria.This was the year that 700,000 Syrians left Syria.
In 2015, more than 20 million background checks were conducted for gun purchases in the United States, more than double the amount in 1999, and the ­gun-buying trend is ever upward.In 2015, more than 20 million background checks were conducted for gun purchases in the United States, more than double the amount in 1999, and the ­gun-buying trend is ever upward.
In 2015, sales of toy guns were down, at least in New York state, where major retailers stopped selling ones that looked too realistic, because they might incite danger.In 2015, sales of toy guns were down, at least in New York state, where major retailers stopped selling ones that looked too realistic, because they might incite danger.
The millennium is nearly old enough to drive. Brace yourself.The millennium is nearly old enough to drive. Brace yourself.