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On the date

Friday, September 28, 2001

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight

The low afternoon sun catches the sharp flare of low-rise denim and chunky heels as crowds swarm the theater ticket booth, their faces illuminated by the neon glow of the *Don't Say a Word* marquee. I frame a shot of a wide-eyed newbie fumbling with his sleek new flip phone, oblivious to the "For Sale" signs plastered across the cellular shop window behind him. The air tastes of grit and expensive perfume, a sharp contrast to the soft velvet tracksuits and oversized shades drifting past my lens. Everything feels precariously modern, trapped in the silver reflection of a passing taxi.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Fallin'

Alicia Keys

The must-have

Bratz Dolls

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2001

  • You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Tech Check

iPod, Wikipedia, Windows XP & Xbox.

Cost of Living (2000)

Loaf of Bread

$1.03

Gallon of Gas

$1.51

Average Home

$165,300

New Car

$21,850

Meanwhile

  • The Dot-Com BubbleCollapse of tech stocks and 9/11 attacks.

Time Elapsed

9,016 days ago

(24 years, 256 days)