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Welcome to 2004 Week


A surprising amount of modern life was created exactly 20 years ago. Let’s go back.

In early 2004, the world was shaking it like a Polaroid picture, flocking to theaters to see what was going to happen with all those hobbits, and wondering if that Tom Brady guy was something special. So, this week, we’ll have stories on the best and most important gadgets and platforms that launched that year and pieces about the cultural events that still affect the way we live now. There’s also a special episode of The Vergecast all about the history and future of podcasts, an interview with Kevin Rose about Digg’s legacy, and a shockingly hard quiz asking one simple question: did it happen in 2004 or 2024?

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