Rewind to 30 April to 6 May 2006 — where billionaires are buying feelings in Cubist form, governments are controlling the weather (casual) and your main character moment has a full soundtrack.

🎨 $95 million for a vibe
Picasso’s Dora Maar with Cat sells for an eye-watering $95 million, instantly becoming one of the most expensive artworks ever. It’s moody, distorted and just a little bit unsettling — much like Picasso himself. The buyer? A mystery. The energy? Pure pre-GFC “money is a concept” chaos.

🌧️ Government said… let there be rain
China goes full weather boss mode, using cloud seeding to literally make it rain. Rockets, chemicals, entire regions targeted — not science fiction, just mid-2000s policy. Cue global side-eye about whether you can accidentally steal someone else’s rain.

🎤 Main character energy unlocked
Natasha Bedingfield’s Unwritten is everywhere — radio, TV, your inner monologue. It’s giving fresh start, new chapter, The Hills voiceover before The Hills even fully Hills-ed. Not heartbreak, just ✨possibility✨ in song form.

🎸 Sad indie goes… stadium
Snow Patrol drop Eyes Open and suddenly your niche emotional band is everyone’s emotional band. Chasing Cars incoming, feelings unavoidable. This is the exact moment indie stops being indie and starts soundtracking your entire life.

🌶️ RHCP said “make it double”
Red Hot Chili Peppers release Stadium Arcadium — a 28-track, chart-topping, Grammy-scooping flex. Funk roots, polished chaos and absolute confidence. When CDs were still king, this felt like getting your money’s worth… and then some.

🚐 Family bonding… but make it traumatic
Robin Williams leads RV, a road trip comedy where everything that can go wrong absolutely does. Sewage mishaps, forced fun and peak “dad trying too hard” energy. Critics? Meh. Your Sunday afternoon rewatch? Locked in.

🎤 From Scream to… rap career??
Jamie Kennedy launches MTV’s Blowin’ Up, chasing a rap career with MySpace-era hustle and celebrity cameos. It’s chaotic, self-aware and deeply 2006 — including a track featuring Bob Saget because… why not.

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