A severe bout of nostalgia is spreading in America, but it’s not for the postwar prosperity of the 1950s or the big hair and bright colors of the 80s. Representational illustration. Young adults are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Panera is jumping on the 2016 bandwagon and winding back the clock to a simpler time – the launch of PokémonGo, the Mannequin Challenge and, in the restaurant chain's case, bread bowls. In tandem with ...

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 ...

‘2016 is the new 2026’: The nostalgia trend taking over TikTok Pixabay If your social media feed suddenly feels warmer, louder and oddly familiar, you're not imagining it. Users across TikTok and ...

Millennial pink hair. Thigh-high boots styled with T-shirt dresses. Dare we even mention the Harambe of it all? Lately, you’d easily believe we’ve travelled back into a sepia-toned, bygone era. Social ...

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 ...

On January 1, the world welcomed 2026 with open arms, hopes in their hearts, and firecrackers filling the sky. And a week into the New Year, it seems like we have dialled the clock back to 2016. Why?

"When 2026 feels just like 2016." The Duchess of Sussex shared a throwback post Friday on social media inspired by a viral trend in which users reflect on life a decade earlier. Meghan’s version ...

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 ...

The latest trend is taking over Instagram and TikTok as the world looks back at nostalgia from 2016, after the "2026 is the new 2016" trend went viral as the new year began. Beginning almost right off ...