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The Madden twins in eyeliner, sneering at celebrities while becoming celebrities — Good Charlotte's "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" and "The Anthem" were the sound of every mall, mixtape, and middle-school rebellion of 2003. Waldorf, Maryland's finest export.
The movie-memorabilia restaurant chain backed by Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis, and Moore — where you ate burgers under a display case of screen-worn props. Planet Hollywood was 1990s celebrity capitalism served with a side of fries.
A 7'1" force of nature who refused to stay on the court. Nineties Shaq dunked on the NBA, went platinum as a rapper, starred in a fighting game, and played a genie in Kazaam — the decade's most cheerfully unstoppable multimedia franchise disguised as a center.