In 2026, TikTok and Instagram are looking back to 2016 and remembering the ‘good times’—here’s why some social media users are so nostalgic for the old days. The year 2026 has just begun, but the ...

The first two weeks of 2026 have sparked a wave of nostalgia online, with social media users enthusiastically revisiting a decade old version of themselves. From grainy iPhone photos to overused ...

Social media users are striving for a 2016 resurgence, ten years later ambardriscoll/Instagram;Taylor Swift/Instagram;eli.rallo/Instagram People online are calling ...

I’ve spent the past week frantically digging for a photo of myself using Snapchat’s iconic puppy dog filter. Or maybe one in which I’m wearing a choker, sporting aggressively lined eyebrows, or some ...

Troy-based content creator Iliana Torres shares a photo of herself from 2016, when blocky-filled eyebrows and dark purple-reddish lipstick were in. Troy-based content creator Iliana Torres poses for a ...

If 2026 is the new 2016, the entertainment industry will need to try to emulate the success of these projects that dominated the box office, snatched Emmys and Oscars and have remained touchstones of ...

Measles was eradicated in the Americas, Beyoncé made “Lemonade” and liberal hopes were high for the first woman president. Voters were encouraged to Pokémon Go to the polls. Remember 2016? A decade on ...

Well, it’s the start of a brand-new year. But instead of planning for the future and looking ahead, all anyone seems to want to do is to go back. Thanks to a new TikTok hazy purple-blue filter ...

VSCO filters, Kylie lip kits and the summer of Pokemon Go. The year 2016 is making a comeback in 2026 as people flood Instagram with throwback posts reminiscing about what they viewed as an iconic ...

In my mind, 2016 was not a year to feel nostalgic about. Trump was elected, and in the land of the Beckhams, Charli XCX, and Emily Blunt, Brexit happened. And speaking of celebrities, that year we ...

The feeling of “take me back” has never been more relevant as 2026 kicks off. On TikTok, the hashtag #2016 has more than 2 million posts, often used to caption throwback photos, old videos and ...