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, to listen to the "Bass" in our own lives, and to realize that we are more than the stories our minds tell us. 2015 was the year we stopped waiting for the future and realized we were already building it. cultural trend from 2015 that resonates with you?
Public health and social issues Ebola, which dominated headlines in 2014, receded but prompted reforms in global health readiness and response. The Zika virus emerged late in the year as a growing concern in the Americas, linked to birth defects and triggering public health alerts. Social movements also made headlines: movements for racial justice and police accountability continued in the United States, while same‑sex marriage was legalized nationwide in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015, a major milestone for LGBT rights. , to listen to the "Bass" in our
The iPhone 6 was king. Emoji finally got diverse skin tones (🙌🏽). And the Apple Watch? We called it a frivolous toy. Sound familiar? Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 landed upright — a rocket sticking a perfect dismount. We cheered. Then we went back to tweeting about dress colors: was it blue and black, or white and gold? The internet nearly collapsed. Public health and social issues Ebola, which dominated
Even Instagram, the photo-sharing app, changed the game by dumping its square-only format in , allowing portrait and landscape photos. This subtle change turned Instagram from a novelty into the primary portfolio for photographers. Supreme Court’s landmark Obergefell v
Visually, was the peak of "Tumblr Grunge" and "Soft Masculinity."