early-aughts
‘Fell In Love With a Girl’ Was the White Stripes’ Peak When the Mystery Still Remained
The Detroit duo rose to prominence in 2001 while playing coy about their romantic past, which made Jack White’s heartsick love songs all the more engrossing. But the mystique couldn’t last forever
It’s a Nu-Metal Shorts Summer, Baby
Last summer was all about short shorts for men. This year, it’s all about whatever System of a Down was wearing in 1999. Are you down with the sickness?
‘Wake Up’ Defined the Arcade Fire Era, for Better or Worse
They were a signature indie-rock band of the 2000s, their most indelible song representing a defiant hope during the darkness of the Bush years. But by speaking to their age, the group ended up being pigeonholed by it
I’m the Perfumer Who Created the Scent You Love to Hate — Abercrombie & Fitch’s Fierce
It might be a punchline to some — a smell synonymous with food courts and malls across the country. But it’s also one of the most successful fragrances in cologne history
