When Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp a Butterfly in the spring of that same year, its shelf life wasn’t contingent upon its ability to penetrate a constantly shifting algorithm. “Alright” emerged as ...

When I look at fashion trends from over the years, there are only a few styles that immediately transport me back in time. If you’ve lived through the iconic moment that is 2016, you know that skinny ...

In early 2026, a noticeable trend has started on major social media sites: people are going back to the visual and cultural style of 2016. People are posting old photos, videos, and digital memories ...

The feeling of “take me back” has never been more relevant as 2026 kicks off. On TikTok, the hashtag #2016 has more than 2 million posts, often used to caption throwback photos, old videos and ...

In 2026, TikTok and Instagram are looking back to 2016 and remembering the ‘good times’—here’s why some social media users are so nostalgic for the old days. The year 2026 has just begun, but the ...

On January 1, the world welcomed 2026 with open arms, hopes in their hearts, and firecrackers filling the sky. And a week into the New Year, it seems like we have dialled the clock back to 2016. Why?

Measles was eradicated in the Americas, Beyoncé made “Lemonade” and liberal hopes were high for the first woman president. Voters were encouraged to Pokémon Go to the polls. Remember 2016? A decade on ...

What’s hot in 2026? Oh, that’s easy: 2016. Online, people are gleefully posting photos of themselves from 10 years ago, fawning over the music and makeup trends of the year and generally waxing ...

You’d think there’d be more excitement around the new year—we’re only three weeks in, people!—but instead everyone’s occupied with plumbing the depths of their camera rolls for relics of their 2016 ...

The internet is collectively rewinding from 2026 back to 2016. As we settle into the new year, a growing number of social media users have participated in an online trend that goes heavy on nostalgia.

A viral social media trend has people digging through their camera rolls, hoping to find the picture (or pictures) that best capture what their lives were like a decade ago. Snapchat filters, chokers ...