The 2001 VMAs: A Tacky Pre-9/11 Goodbye to Innocence

To watch the 2001 VMAs—which aired on Sept. 6, five days before the Towers fell—is eerie. Like the last frivolous day before the world went dark.

Erin Gloria Ryan

Published Aug. 27 2017 12:00AM EDT 

Erin Gloria Ryan

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