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What are the cultural highlights of the decade? What are the cultural highlights of the decade?
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As we enter the last few weeks of the 2000s, the Magazine is asking readers to tell the story of the last 10 years, based on five themes. Jasper Rees, founder of online magazine The Arts Desk, picks some cultural events and trends.As we enter the last few weeks of the 2000s, the Magazine is asking readers to tell the story of the last 10 years, based on five themes. Jasper Rees, founder of online magazine The Arts Desk, picks some cultural events and trends.
In years to come, when they look back on the culture of the Noughties, no one will struggle to identify the overarching theme.In years to come, when they look back on the culture of the Noughties, no one will struggle to identify the overarching theme.
This has been the decade in which the professional, the trained talent, has had to budge up and make room.This has been the decade in which the professional, the trained talent, has had to budge up and make room.
WHAT IS 'PORTRAIT OF THE DECADE' ALL ABOUT? We want readers to help us to create a portrait of the decadeEach day this week we focus on a different theme - words , people , news stories , objects and cultureReaders can make their suggestions using the form belowTry to be originalIt is not a vote - an expert will pick 20 in each categoryThe final 100 things about the Noughties will be revealed on Monday, 14 DecemberAn artist will illustrate them on a colour poster for readers Our guidelines for Portrait of the DecadeWHAT IS 'PORTRAIT OF THE DECADE' ALL ABOUT? We want readers to help us to create a portrait of the decadeEach day this week we focus on a different theme - words , people , news stories , objects and cultureReaders can make their suggestions using the form belowTry to be originalIt is not a vote - an expert will pick 20 in each categoryThe final 100 things about the Noughties will be revealed on Monday, 14 DecemberAn artist will illustrate them on a colour poster for readers Our guidelines for Portrait of the Decade
A decade ago, who'd have imagined that the biggest stars in pop would be sourced from a Saturday night talent show?A decade ago, who'd have imagined that the biggest stars in pop would be sourced from a Saturday night talent show?
That they'd be casting West End shows by public vote? Or that a plinth in Trafalgar Square would be given over in hourly slots to anyone who fancied making an artistic statement?That they'd be casting West End shows by public vote? Or that a plinth in Trafalgar Square would be given over in hourly slots to anyone who fancied making an artistic statement?
But then reality has been the dominant force of the decade.But then reality has been the dominant force of the decade.
While out in the really real world the decade was bookended by terrorist atrocity and financial Armageddon, television tried to keep our spirits up by asking which of us wanted to be a millionaire.While out in the really real world the decade was bookended by terrorist atrocity and financial Armageddon, television tried to keep our spirits up by asking which of us wanted to be a millionaire.
Answer: anyone and everyone who queued to be on Big Brother, X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and reality TV's other offshoots.Answer: anyone and everyone who queued to be on Big Brother, X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and reality TV's other offshoots.
The most controversial television show of the 1990s even found its cast of brawling attention-seekers turned into an all-cussing, profanity-packed stage show, Jerry Springer - The Opera.The most controversial television show of the 1990s even found its cast of brawling attention-seekers turned into an all-cussing, profanity-packed stage show, Jerry Springer - The Opera.
Not that stardom necessarily came via television exposure. YouTube ensured that anyone could be the leading character in their own room.Not that stardom necessarily came via television exposure. YouTube ensured that anyone could be the leading character in their own room.
MySpace helped a new generation of indie musicians to bypass the music industry's front entrance. And thanks to the rise of the iTunes download, the streaming site Spotify and the consequent collapse in CD sales, they now all have to tour if they want to make money, giving rise to a teeming summer festival culture.MySpace helped a new generation of indie musicians to bypass the music industry's front entrance. And thanks to the rise of the iTunes download, the streaming site Spotify and the consequent collapse in CD sales, they now all have to tour if they want to make money, giving rise to a teeming summer festival culture.
In another blow for democracy, the podcast and the iPlayer allowed people to consume The Office and Little Britain and The Ricky Gervais Show on their own terms, not to a timetable imposed from on high. name="graphic"> In another blow for democracy, the podcast and the iPlayer allowed people to consume The Office and Little Britain and The Ricky Gervais Show on their own terms, not to a timetable imposed from on high.
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The viral phenomenon of the internet validated everyone's opinion via social networking and chatrooms.The viral phenomenon of the internet validated everyone's opinion via social networking and chatrooms.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS The contributions are now closed We will publish a list of 20 of your cultural highlights on Monday, with an illustration of the 100 things that tell the story of the Noughties
The big losers of the decade were newspapers. With readers migrating online, they are still wondering how to charge for usage to keep themselves afloat.The big losers of the decade were newspapers. With readers migrating online, they are still wondering how to charge for usage to keep themselves afloat.
As people stopped wanting to pay, the freesheet became a common sight on trains and platforms. If the book trade has remained healthier, it's partly down to the rise of the celebrity confessional, memoirs about childhood trauma and several Harry Potter doorstoppers as much as quirky successes like Schott's Miscellany and Lynne Truss's book in praise of punctuation, Eats, Shoots and Leaves.As people stopped wanting to pay, the freesheet became a common sight on trains and platforms. If the book trade has remained healthier, it's partly down to the rise of the celebrity confessional, memoirs about childhood trauma and several Harry Potter doorstoppers as much as quirky successes like Schott's Miscellany and Lynne Truss's book in praise of punctuation, Eats, Shoots and Leaves.
Meanwhile, attendances for live performance and museums have never been higher. But even in the higher arts the biggest stories have been about people who have clawed their way up from under.Meanwhile, attendances for live performance and museums have never been higher. But even in the higher arts the biggest stories have been about people who have clawed their way up from under.
Carlos Acosta, our biggest ballet star after Darcey Bussell hung up her slippers, comes from a poor background in Cuba.Carlos Acosta, our biggest ballet star after Darcey Bussell hung up her slippers, comes from a poor background in Cuba.
MEET THE EXPERT Jasper Rees is a founding contributor to The Arts Desk, an online arts daily offering overnight reviews, features and interviews with major cultural figures. The Arts Desk was launched in September. Mr Rees is also the author of I Found My Horn, about resuming a musical instrument at 40, and co-author of the play of the same nameMEET THE EXPERT Jasper Rees is a founding contributor to The Arts Desk, an online arts daily offering overnight reviews, features and interviews with major cultural figures. The Arts Desk was launched in September. Mr Rees is also the author of I Found My Horn, about resuming a musical instrument at 40, and co-author of the play of the same name
From elsewhere in Latin America, classical music has been mesmerised by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela led by curly-mopped Gustavo Dudamel, the products of an extraordinary system designed to prevent disadvantaged children from falling into crime by giving them an instrument.From elsewhere in Latin America, classical music has been mesmerised by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela led by curly-mopped Gustavo Dudamel, the products of an extraordinary system designed to prevent disadvantaged children from falling into crime by giving them an instrument.
With luck, a pilot scheme in Scotland will bear similar fruit. In further good news, British black and Asian artists have never been more seen and heard.With luck, a pilot scheme in Scotland will bear similar fruit. In further good news, British black and Asian artists have never been more seen and heard.
Not that the past 10 years have all been about keeping it real. In cinema, actors have conceded more ground than ever to CGI.Not that the past 10 years have all been about keeping it real. In cinema, actors have conceded more ground than ever to CGI.
In the biggest blockbusters, the biggest names get to act against blue screens, or provide the voices for Pixar's immensely popular animations.In the biggest blockbusters, the biggest names get to act against blue screens, or provide the voices for Pixar's immensely popular animations.
You could argue that reality TV has produced its own cartoon characters, only on a much smaller budget.You could argue that reality TV has produced its own cartoon characters, only on a much smaller budget.
Which is what this decade has ultimately been about: making culture cheaper and available for all.Which is what this decade has ultimately been about: making culture cheaper and available for all.
Tell us your cultural moment or trend of the decade using the form class="inlineText" href="#graphic">further up the page . We have now stopped accepting your suggestions, but thanks to all who have contributed. The Portrait of the Decade will be published on Monday