Jan. 15-21: The first Gulf War starts, Mel Gibson is Hamlet for Dummies, Ethan Hawke meets a good boy, Jack Handey has deep thoughts, Jack Nicholson hunts a killer, Cate Blanchett is psychic, Juliette Binoche serves cocoa, Natalie Portman cucks her Black Swan costar, Stephen Dorff is at the Chateau Marmont, and literally the best thing to happen to Parks & Rec. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Jan. 8-14: Sally Field won’t leave Iran, Bill Gates tries to kill Ryan Phillippe, Kevin Costner stops a nuclear war, Seth Rogan is a superhero, iTunes takes over, Donal Logue is grounded, you’re the man now dog, Dark Shadows returns again, Disney loves Lizzie, we love da Bears, and we head downstairs at Downton Abbey. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

Jan. 1-7: Dennis Quaid fights Japanese internment, Mayim Bialik gets a show, talk shows get a daily wrap-up, Julia Stiles can’t dance, Nicolas Cage is a witch hunter, Benicio del Toro fights the cartels, Gwyneth Paltrow sings country, Jim Carrey finds love in jail, and we fight over our favorites of last year. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.