Entertainment

2019 in review

2019 was a transitional year. Old became new as we hit peak nostalgia. Friends became enemies as we began to see Big Tech in a darker light. The youngest person ever was Time’s Person of the Year, and the embodiment of the Old Master is a baby. To round out 2019, here are five main takeaways from the year, followed by five major predictions for 2020 and beyond.

Stranger Things is peak nostalgia marketing

Millennials are defined by nostalgia. Stranger Things delivers heaping scoops of it, and not just on the show itself. Nostalgia marketing has been around for a few years, but it's hard to believe it could ever get bigger than this.