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On the date

Saturday, April 18, 2009

From the day

Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight

Rain-slicked pavement reflects the neon glow of a subway entrance where a kid in a graphic tee is hunched over his phone, scrolling past that "There’s an app for that" ad campaign. I frame a shot of a woman in oversized shutter shades, her silhouette cutting through the spring mist as "Boom Boom Pow" thumps from a passing car's speakers. I duck into a bodega to escape the drizzle, grumbling as I fork over **$1.37** for a single loaf of bread; prices are getting as steep as the skyscrapers. The vibe in here is a bit sketchy with the flickering fluorescent lights, but the way the dim yellow glare hits the tabloid headline about Merce Cunningham’s 90th birthday is pure cinematic gold.

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Boom Boom Pow"

The Black Eyed Peas

The must-have

Zhu Zhu Pets

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2009

  • Imma let you finish
  • There's an app for that

Tech Check

Bitcoin, WhatsApp, Uber & Windows 7.

Cost of Living (2008)

Loaf of Bread

$1.37

Gallon of Gas

$3.27

Average Home

$229,600

New Car

$25,200

Meanwhile

  • The Great RecessionHousing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).

Time Elapsed

6,258 days ago

(17 years, 53 days)