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The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"; shortened to "the '10s" and also known as "the tens" or "the teens") was the decade that began on 1 January 2010 and ended on 31 December 2019.

The decade began with an economic recovery from the Great Recession. Inflation and interest rates stayed low and steady throughout the decade, gross world product grew from 2010 to 2019. Global economic recovery accelerated during the latter half of the decade, fueled by strong economic growth in many countries, robust consumer spending, increased investment in infrastructure, and the emergence of new technologies. However, the recovery developed unevenly while many countries autocratized. Socioeconomic crises in some countries—particularly in the Arab world—triggered political revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain as well as civil wars in Libya, Syria, and Yemen in a regional phenomenon that was commonly referred to as the Arab Spring. Meanwhile, Europe had to grapple with a debt crisis that was pronounced early in the decade. Shifting social attitudes saw LGBT rights make substantial progress throughout the decade, particularly in developed countries.

The decade saw the musical and cultural dominance of dance-pop, electronic dance music, hipster culture and electropop. Globalization and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music created many musical subgenres. As the decade progressed, diversity was also seen with the mainstream success of K-pop, Latin music and trap. Superhero films became box office leaders, with Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. Cable providers saw a decline in subscribers as cord cutters switched to lower cost online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney+. The video game industry continued to be dominated by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft; while indie games became more popular, with Minecraft becoming the best-selling game of all time. Handheld console gaming revenue was overtaken by mobile gaming revenue in 2011. The best-selling book of this decade was Fifty Shades of Grey. Drake was named the top music artist of the decade in the U.S. by Billboard. (Full article...)

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On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 58 in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. Pulse was hosting a "Latin Night", and most of the victims were of Latino descent.

In a 911 call made shortly after the shooting began, Mateen swore allegiance to the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and said the U.S. killing of Abu Waheeb in Iraq the previous month "triggered" the shooting. He later told a negotiator he was "out here right now" because of the American-led interventions in Iraq and in Syria and that the negotiator should tell the United States to stop the bombing. The incident was deemed a terrorist attack by FBI investigators. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various 2010s-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1For over 15 months it was unclear what exactly happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 until at the end of July 2015 a few remnants of the plane swept to the shores of the island of Réunion (from 2010s)
Image 2Ed Sheeran performing at the V Festival in 2014 (from 2010s in music)
Image 3Adele during this decade established herself as the best selling British female artist of all time. Her 21 (2011) and 25 (2015) became two of the best selling albums of the 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 4An example of an e-girl's aesthetic (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 5Nickelback in May 2006 (from 2010s in music)
Image 6BRICS, a supranational economic cooperative comprising five major emerging national economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—grew to represent over 3.1 billion people, or about 41 percent of the world population by 2015. (from 2010s)
Image 7Barbadian artist Rihanna had the most songs top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 2010s (nine). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 8Tame Impala Australian Psychedelic Rock Band (from 2010s in music)
Image 9The Japanese group AKB48 is one of the most successful J-pop artists. (from 2010s in music)
Image 10Two women with blunt bangs wearing vintage-inspired outfits with high-waisted jeans, a peter-pan collar sweater, and retro, 1950s inspired silhouettes in 2013. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 11Geforce RTX 2080 (2018) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 12Burhanuddin Rabbani (from 2010s)
Image 13Robyn, the Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ (from 2010s in music)
Image 14Syrian and Iraqi refugees arriving in Greece. In the 2010s Europe had been severely affected by a huge migration from Africa and Middle East (from 2010s)
Image 15David Guetta (left) performing for BBC Radio 1 in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 16Two women in Brazil wearing monochromatic evening outfits with sheer elements and streamlined silhouettes, 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 17Teen girls in Brazil wearing casual trends including a lace detail top, black skater skirt, ballet flats, and a chunky owl pendant necklace in 2014. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 18American teenager with hi-top fade and distressed acid wash denim vest, 2010, showing early 2010s retro revival trends. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 19Fall Out Boy (from 2010s in music)
Image 20Kinect (2010), accessory for the Xbox 360 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 21In 2017 Gloria Trevi collaborated with fellow Mexican artist Alejandra Guzmán for the album Versus. (from 2010s in music)
Image 22Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution" (from 2010s)
Image 23The Arab Spring saw mass unrest in the Arab world early in the decade:
  Government overthrown multiple times
  Government overthrown
  Civil war
  Protests and governmental changes
  Major protests
  Minor protests   Other protests and militant action outside the Arab world (from 2010s)
Image 24A man wearing a leather Supreme snapback hat while taking a photograph in 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 25Retail mannequin in 2018 dressed in 1970s-inspired plaid coat, button-front miniskirt, and cap. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 26Wii U (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 272011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland (from 2010s)
Image 28Man wearing shawl collar cardigan and hipster-inspired beard, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 29Two young women with "hardcore" undercuts, facial piercings, and tattoos. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 30Osama bin Laden (from 2010s)
Image 31Mid 2010s Ugandan fashion (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 32The 2014 Hong Kong protests (from 2010s)
Image 33Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and United States President Donald Trump in 2019. Both are emblematic of a wave of neo-nationalist and globalisation-weary conservative populism in the second half of the decade. (from 2010s)
Image 34Good Charlotte performing in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 35A young woman and Snooki in typical club wear, 2011. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 36Andrei Karlov (from 2010s)
Image 37Muse (from 2010s in music)
Image 38Xperia Play (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 39PlayStation Move (2010), accessory for the PlayStation 3 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 40Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011. (from 2010s)
Image 41American rapper Kendrick Lamar (from 2010s in music)
Image 42Country pop music duo Dan + Shay (from 2010s in music)
Image 43PlayStation Vita (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 44The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 4528 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine (from 2010s)
Image 46Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War. (from 2010s)
Image 47Mumford & Sons were considered one of the most successful British bands of the early 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 48TV anchor Cassidy Hubbarth wearing a high sock bun in 2018. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 49Google Stadia controller (2019) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 50Psy's song "Gangnam Style" broke the record for the most number of YouTube views during 2012 until 2017. (from 2010s in culture)

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McConaughey at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After a number of supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). His career progressed with lead roles in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), and the war film U-571 (2000).

In the 2000s, McConaughey became known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex symbol. In 2011, after a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles, beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2012, he gained wider praise for his roles as a stripper in Magic Mike and a fugitive in Mud. (Full article...)

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Interesting facts

... that the board game Glory to Rome, despite being well-received, led to its publisher's bankruptcy in the mid-2010s and has been out of print since?
... that the Taylor Swift masters controversy was described by Rolling Stone as one of the "most important moments" in music of the 2010s?
... that Manoj Kumar and Raj Kumar had to win cases at the Delhi High Court to be awarded the Arjuna Award sporting honour in the 2010s?
... that despite being excluded from the standard edition of 1989, "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift was named one of the best songs of the 2010s decade by Rolling Stone?
... that Paul English, co-founder of Kayak, offered to pay for the vaccination of 100,000 people during the cholera outbreak following the 2010 Haiti earthquake if other funding could not be secured?

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