2012: What Brought Us Together (by Jean-Louis Nguyen)
It was the year of the Olympics, the omnishambles, the Higgs boson and the Facebook flotation. In American and Russian elections voters stuck with the faces they knew, while France and China ushered in a new slate of leaders. The eurozone teetered on another brink, while the southern hemisphere powered ahead. But who were the people that shaped 2012? Guardian editors and staff nominate their pick for Person of the Year 2012.
Top left to right: Serena Williams, Mario Draghi, Danny Boyle, Malala Yousafzai, Fabiola Gianotti
Bottom: Fabiola Gianotti, Bill McKibben, Clare Balding, Bradley Wiggins
Romney spokeswoman accidentally extols the awesomeness of Massachusetts' health care law.
Politico:
A Mitt Romney spokesperson offered an unusual counterattack Tuesday to an ad in which a laid-off steelworker blames the presumptive GOP nominee for his family losing health care: If that family had lived in Massachusetts, it would have been covered by the former governor’s universal health care law.
Under “derp,” see this.
And directly afterwards, there is horrible disappointment.
(by way of Sarah)
Happy New Year! by Brother Brain.
Super Mario Kart (SNES) Nintendo 1992.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) // Peter Jackson
*needs tissue*
*and fresh panties*
