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So long, 2010s: the decade in review

The inside story of a decade of division, distraction, lols and likes, including 10 changemakers chosen by Amal Clooney, Solange Knowles, Tim Cook, Caitlyn Jenner and others; what the futurologists got wrong; 10 era-defining Instagram posts; and the meaning of Pippa Middleton's bottom

  • Blank 3D illustration brochure or magazine isolated on gray.<br>Guardian Weekly cover, 13 December 2019

    The decade that was … Inside the 13 December edition of the Guardian Weekly

    As the 2010s draw to a close, Gary Younge reflects on 10 years of protest that have largely failed to deliver anticipated change. Subscribe here.
  • Composite showing oak recycled bike, Sergey Brin modelling Google Glass and a floating city

    'I predicted more video eyewear': the 2010s as seen by futurologists

  • Bloomberg Best Of The Year 2016<br>DECADE END. DO NOT USE. FOR THAT’S ME IN THE PICTURE WEEKEND INTERVIEW NOV 23. Bloomberg Best of the Year 2016: A protestor holds a sign disrupting a pro-EU demonstration outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. The prime minister’s most senior legal adviser, Attorney General Jeremy Wright, will attempt to convince a judge that Theresa May can trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which starts an exit, without approval from her fellow lawmakers. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    My ringside seat on the decade: 'He was as passionate as us, but for the other side'

  • India’s prime minister Narendra Modi, with schoolchildren in Delhi, 2018.

    ‘A politics of nostalgia and score-settling’: how populism dominated the 2010s

  • Greta Thunberg Climate Protest - Stockholm<br>DECADE END. DO NOT USE. FOR THAT'S ME IN THE PICTURE WEEKEND INTERVIEW NOV 23. Greta Thunberg's second day of school strike outside the Parliament in Stockholm, Sweden.
Photo: Adam Karls Johansson / TT code 11509

    My ringside seat on the decade: 'At times it was just me and Greta'

  • Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's first kiss as a married couple

    Eggs, fakes and Kim kissing Kanye: 10 Instagram posts that defined the decade

  • An Afghan migrant jumps off an overcrowded raft on to a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos October 19, 2015

    My ringside seat on the decade: 'People jumped out of the boat as soon as they saw land'

  • Peter McGraith (left) and David Cabreza, the first gay couple to marry, at their wedding

    My ringside seat on the decade: 'Someone had to be the first gay couple to marry'

    Peter McGraith and David Cabreza get married just after midnight, 29 March 2014
  • Montage of celebrities on social media. From left: Kim Kardashian poses for a selfie; Glenn Close; Beyoncé; Gwyneth Paltrow; Cher; Justin Bieber; Katy Perry and Taylor Swift; Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

    Selfies, influencers and a Twitter president: the decade of the social media celebrity

    From Gyneth Paltrow to Trump, today’s stars speak directly to their fans. But are they really controlling their message?
  • Andy Murray leaping in the air on the tennis court when he won gold at the 2012 Olympics, with two umpires and the crowd behind

    My ringside seat on the decade: 'I watched Andy Murray jump in the air in delight'

    Michael Davies umpires as the tennis player wins the men’s final at the London Olympics, 5 August 2012
    • My changemaker of the decade, by Amal Clooney, Solange Knowles, Caitlyn Jenner and more

    • Streets on fire: how a decade of protest shaped the world

    • Who opened Dismaland bemusement park? The Weekend quiz of the decade

  • Smart city and connection lines. Internet concept of global business in Sydney, Australia.

    'The attention economy is in hyperdrive’: how tech shaped the 2010s

  • Web montage of images of (from left): Cara Delevingne; polo necks on the catwalk; Love Island; Christina Hendricks; Rihanna; Pippa Middleton; Kanye West; Michelle Obama;  slogan T-shirts; Melania Trump.

    Luxury hoodies and unmissable bottoms: 10 looks that defined the decade

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