BEFORE THE CRASH: Here's What It Was Like When 'Everyone' In America Was Rich

Looking back on it now, the years leading up to the Lehman collapse seem like a dream. This was the era when: -- Your friend who had majored in English went to work for an investment bank. -- Your parents thought it would be a good idea to buy a second (or third!) home upstate. -- "My Super Sweet 16" came into existence. We wanted to go back to see just how absurd this moment was. So we've scoured American (and a slice of global) culture and society from 2003 to 2008 to find the most absurd exam...