2022 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Wordle Craze
Slang
"No Cap"
Price Check
Gas: $3.95
Notable Deaths
Queen Elizabeth II, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pelé
Music & Style
Afrobeats
World Affairs
Roe v Wade Overturn
Ukraine Invasion
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: Russia invades Ukraine, causing a global energy crisis and the largest refugee movement in Europe since WWII. Queen Elizabeth II passes away after 70 years on the throne. The world population hits 8 billion.
- Culture & Mood: The return of mass gatherings and travel ('Revenge Travel'). Top Gun: Maverick signals the return of the cinema-going experience.
- Fashion & Slang: 'Barbiecore' (hot pink) and 'Glitchcore.' 'Goblin Mode' is named Oxford's word of the year.
- Fun Fact: 2022 was the year the James Webb Space Telescope sent back its first incredible deep-space images, showing us the universe in unprecedented detail!