"It's the end of another year, which means a deluge of dire looks back on the various atrocities of the last go around the sun. As is my duty, I have to add to the pile. But does it all have to be quite so sad? Do we have to dutifully trawl through the muck to find some elusive meaning to what we've been forced to endure? Unfortunately, yes."
"Protests against ICE grew, and there was another massive No Kings event in October, but most of the year was met with groaning resignation. We act as though we just have to wait out the clock on this accursed era, like the world's worst NBA team hopelessly tossing up three-pointers while down by 50. Eventually, getting dunked on by LeBron James becomes tiresome."
A pervasive apathy marked the year, with many responses reduced to resigned shrugs despite ongoing crises. Dictionary.com's 2025 word of the year was the viral meme "6-7," a cheeky two-word entry that felt emblematic of cultural exhaustion. High-profile moments included Nicki Minaj appearing at Turning Point USA, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, alongside protests against ICE and a major No Kings event. The tone alternated between groaning resignation and surreal dark humor, imagining small luxuries in a dumpster: caviar, blinis, creme fraiche, champagne, a silver spoon and a copy of Architectural Di.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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