Archive - The Worst Years Of Our Lives: The 2000s

What Happened to Courtney Love in the 2000s?

The girl with the most cake in the era of the Entenmann's Lite Bites.

Apr 12 •

November 2023

Same As It Jez-er Was

Meet the new lady mag, same as the old lady mag

Nov 10, 2023 •

May 2023

Give 'Em The Old Vajazzle-Dazzle

A journey through the aptly-named "Bush Years"

May 2, 2023 •

March 2023

BONUS: A Trashy 2000s NYC Reading List

Buckle up, we're going for a ride (in Lizzie Grubman's Mercedes SUV)

Mar 26, 2023 •

Shiny Happy People, Being Chased By Monsters

Or: here's what happens when people stop being polite, and start f*cking pies.

Mar 22, 2023 •

January 2023

Why Did They Make Movies About Jacked Werewolves in the Early 2000s?

Probably, cocaine, mostly. But also other reasons!

Jan 15, 2023 •

November 2022

Green Day Once Starred in an All-Puppet Musical About the Manson Family. That's It, That's The Tweet.

When you find yourself at a creative crossroads, you have to make a decision. And they decided to make a sexually explicit puppet-based murder musical…

Nov 16, 2022 •

February 2022

Reviewed: Shopping At Forever 21 While Hungover At 9 A.M. in 2005

If you have never been to a Forever 21, here’s what it’s like: have you ever woken up in the morning and been like, “I want to die…but maybe buying a…

Feb 17, 2022 •

January 2022

This is The Worst Years Of Our Lives: The 2000s, a newsletter about no one needs a content miner when all the content mines have been stripped bare..

Jan 4, 2022 •

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