It feels like 2010 was just a few weeks ago. Let’s refresh our memories of what happened during that 12-month stretch in a series of short and largely depressing sentences. The UK was in the grip of a brutally cold winter in January and December, making it exceptionally tricky for guitarists to practice their scales in chilly rehearsal rooms. Ash from the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajöekull – which is pronounced AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl, according to the BBC – caused chaos as flights across Europe were suspended. In General Election news, the UK woke up to news of a Conservative-led coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. It marked the start of a decade of uninterrupted success for rich, self-serving Tories everywhere. In Haiti, over 230,000 peo...
