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The Essential Of 2012 : Top 20 Actors Of The Year
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14 – The PSY Phenomenon
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I dont where the hell this PSY guy comes from but one thing sure i know about him is that his single Gangnam Style is pretty much impossible to resist. The song already has racked up a billion of views and Topped the Charts all around the globe. Strongly addctive song, Killer video, it's like korean version of Thriller, but the sad part of the story is that he's just a one hit wonder.
But the reason i add him to the list is because, while enjoying success and making world leaders like Ban Ki Moon and Barack Obama go Gangnam Style, he found the time to even goes politic because of the controversy about a anti-american song he performed in past protesting the U.S. military presence in South Korea during the early stages of the Iraq war. Talk about inventing a story where there is none.
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13 – The Dark Knight Rises / The Aurora Shooting
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Something is really disturbing about this story. I feel like the american glorification of "gun culture" is the only reason to blame. Why not ban all that **** forever ? Things like this make me start to lose faith in humanity. I hate that we live in a world where things like this happen and will continue to happen. What's the point ? And people keep saying that our civilization is improving ?
Someone who was sitting in the front row. Got a call on his phone and walked out the exit door and put something in the door to keep it open. Then went to his car outside the door and changed into his kevlar and came back in launched a smoke bomb and started shooting. Not even Freud could explain that kind of crazy ****.
Our world really needs more mental hospitals.
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12 – Palestine became an Observer state
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This year, The U.N. General Assembly voted by a more than two-thirds majority to recognize the state of Palestine.
The resolution upgrading the Palestinians' status to a nonmember observer state at the United Nations was approved by the 193-member world body late Thursday by a vote of 138-9 with 41 abstentions. Hopefully Abbas will turn part of his focus on Gaza and removing Hamas, only then can Palestine move forward with its new found statehood. The new recognition the Palestinians obtained is a formal upgrade from observer entity implicitly recognizes Palestinian statehood. It places the Palestinians in the same category as the Vatican. Switzerland was also a non-member observer state for more than 50 years until 2002. So obviously it's a step in right direction, even if when you heard all those israeli learders you can help but lose hope.
I still hope that this new era will be more peaceful than the post-9/11.
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The Aurora Shooting at Batman's premiere was really bad PSY
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Psy had definitely a great year, Gangnam Style was EVERYWERE.
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The rant about the Nobel Peace Prize...I mean, . Just... . Could NOT have said it better myself.
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PSY domination
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PSY Phenomenon was funny.
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11 - The DSK and Nafissatou Diallo Saga
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The whole story starts last year and ended this automn by an agreement reached by the two protagonists to settle the lawsuit. I doubt we will ever get a definitive explanation of what actually happened, but i do believe DSK sexually assaulted this woman. I just wish system of law didn't encourage the conflation of justice and money; aside from the dubious morality, it means only the victims of the rich will see any sort of justice when its normal avenues fail.
Even if the woman admitted she already making up unfounded lies and false statements for immigration purposes, the american media demonized this woman although she was the victim...
On top of that i'm glad his long time wife, Anne Sinclair finally come to her senses and left him
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10 – Mayan Theory : Dec 21st 2012
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What does the 2012 Mayan calendar tell us about our future? Did this much-revered ancient civilization predict our demise, or will mankind be flipping the calendar to 2013 with ease? Not everyone agrees on what the Mayan 2012 prophesies mean, but their predictions have many people preparing for the end.
Why you should believe Mayan Theory ?
- The Mayans are widely regarded to be one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, and they accurately discovered, devised or described mathematical and astronomical facts we still accept today.
- The Mayans are not the only civilization to have settled on the idea of 26,000 years as being a unique point in time, and that December 21, 2012 is the day that marks the end of that period. In fact, a host of Native American tribes, the Egyptians and several other groups have made similar predications.
- Patterns of climate change could be indicators of the slow slide to the evolutionary transformation predicted.
- The Milky Way and the center of the sun will be aligned on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years.
The Mayans were mathematicians, great scholars, accomplished astronomers and astrologers. The December 21, 2012 date is considered by many to be the end of the Fourth World and the beginning of the Fifth World. The question remains, will this Fifth World be heralded by a cataclysmic event like the one that took out the dinosaurs, or will it be a kind of ascension for humans?
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9 – Hurricane Sandy
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It irritates me to high Heaven to hear so many people talking about the strength and veracity of Hurricane Sandy while at the same time making no mention of climate change. Hurricane Sandy was caused by climate change that is making stronger and stronger the storms , droughts, floods all over the world. I am very worried about the future for us and our kids with the 100 year disasters coming every year. All the denier politicians around the world must take responsibility : They are blocking any attemps to slow down climate change. What we're are seeing is the universal failure and collapse of capitalism. So i wonder when we will really try to find global solution to this problem ?
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Great review regarding Sandy . I agree with almost everything you said.
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Mayans were truly one of the most advanced civilizations.
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Great review regarding Sandy . I agree with almost everything you said.
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Thank You.
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Mayans were truly one of the most advanced civilizations.
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Yes
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Mayan Theory : Dec 21st 2012
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Only 6 days
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8 - Felix Baumgartner Jump from Space
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This may be not a big scientific achievement, but Baumgartner Jump was a worldwide event. There needs to be more excitement around science and adventure, like this. To inspire tomorrow's adults to reach for the stars; Now this was quality reality TV.
I Watched from the beginning and the most amazing thing for me is when Felix stepped out. I was thinking : "Wow. Look at all the advances in science you've already seen in your lifetime; men walking on the moon, computers, landing robots on Mars and now a person jumping from the stratosphere". Our generation is so lucky, I hope there will be alot of others inspiring men that will prove to us that nothing is impossible.
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7 - The Artist winning 5 Oscars
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To be honest, i never really being a fan of Dujardin and i think he's overrated.
But The Artist was such a good movie to experience that i'm glad it's triomph a this years academy awards, winning 5 statuettes. It's possibly one of the bests movise I've ever seen. There are less than 10 words in the entire film, yet it's just so emotionally.
Even if i tend sometimes to critic the fact that Oscars are decided by a very small group of people who mostly know each other and tend to think alike even before the heavy advertising and lobbying campaigns set there sights on the voters (Harvey Weinstein being one of them), this movie deserved it's success, and the fact that it's a french movie make me even proud.
If you still havent saw it, please go buy a DVD.
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6 – Barack Obama (re)election
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"Forwad". Now that the election is over, american citizen can only have faith that they get the *Hope and Change* in the next four years.
I actually believe Obama approch on the economy could be the good one for america. 4 years ago Obama made a long term investment in the auto-industry to save it. He was obviously the wise choice.
Since we're in a Pop Culture forum, i will not get too much politic. So i will stop right here.
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The Artist deserved everything it won. Really loved the movie.
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I still haven't seen The Artist I want to
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Wow, we've had so many happenings this year.. 😱
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5 – Pu$$y Riot vs Poutine
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Three punk rock-style activists who briefly took over a cathedral in a raucous prayer for deliverance from Vladimir Putin were sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism. That decision drew protests around the world as it highlighted the Russian president's intensifying crackdown on dissent.
Protesters from Moscow to New York and musicians including, Yoko Ono, Madonna and Paul McCartney condemned the prosecution of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alekhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30.
These wonderful women are incredibly brave, and it's a shame how they are treated. Other countries should offer them exile even if i think if the subject of all this wasn't Putin they could have been arrested, kept in jail overnight, got beaten and sexually harassed in the process but then let go and nobody would ever remember this. What's causing all this noise is that Putin is the subject, and that the sad part of the story.
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4 – Usain Bolt at Olympic Games
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Usain Bolt did not let anyone spoil his party at the last London Olympic Games.
Sure his countryman and training partner, Yohan Blake, gave it his best shot. But, in the end, Bolt remains the guest of honor at the London Olympics just as he was in 2008 at the Beijing Games. "I'm now a legend. I'm also the greatest athlete to live." he said after winning the 200 meters, and yes he's indeed.
Bolt is the first man to win two Olympic titles in the 200. He's also the first man to twice sweep the 100 and the 200. And he's been telling us all week that he was going to pull it off.
I believe Bolt to be the most dominant athlete of our time. It's ridiculous how he blows away the competition in events that would normally be determined by hundredths of a second. He makes it look so easy. I'd love to have a tenth of his spirit. Amazing. The best.
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3 – Julian Assange diplomatic dilemma
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Despite his alleged personal shortcomings, Assange is an asset to humanity. He is a modern hero. Americans who don't realise that yet will have it explained to them by their children or grandchildren. Because he exposedObama and Bush's imperialism and corruption, they want him being set up for extradition to the US where he can now be held in indefinite detention without seeing a judge. But the USA government need to understand that the thruth never die.
Historically Assange will be seen as the French resistance of our times. It's embarrassing to watch these "reporters" try and please everyone. Ambiguity does not equal objectivity. When you transmit that you're afraid you might be criticized for supporting someone that has been not even been charged, but only accused, of a sex crime, you are not being objective, just cowardly.
Julian, you are the only person with the cajones to stand up, in this realm, to established governments.
Thank you Julian Assange
Thank you Wikileaks
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Im a fan of Obama
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Im a fan of Obama
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I am too.
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Bolt was amazing at the Olympic Games
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