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Posts from December 2012

Poll: What Word Should Be Bannished in 2013?
by Ce Ce , posted Dec 28 2012 10:08AM

There are plenty of tiresome things that we won’t have to deal with again in 2013, like endless political ads and people obsessing over the Maya apocalypse. But wouldn’t it be great if we could choose what to banish in the New Year? If we could put a piece of culture in a steel vault and sink it into the blackest depths of the deepest ocean? In a special editon of Wednesday Words, TIME asks you to give it a try, by voting on which word or phrase people need to delete from their vocabulary in 2013.

See which description best suits you and cast your vote below:

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The Biggest Pop Culture Moments of 2012
by Ce Ce , posted Dec 27 2012 11:06AM

The Week magazine has put together a list of what it considers to have been the top pop culture moments of 2012. See if you agree.

Linsanity takes over the NBA -- New York Knicks bench-warmer Jeremy Lin comes out of nowhere to go on a month-long tear in February and become an international sports sensation.
Whitney Houston dies
Encyclopedia Britannica suspends print edition -- While continuing in digital form, print edition ended after 244 years.
Fifty Shades of Grey sparks "mommy porn" revolution
The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises square off at the box-office
"Gangnam Style" takes over the world
London's Summer Olympics delight
NHL lockout: No end in sight
Felix Baumgartner completes world's highest skydive -- From nearly 24 miles up.
AMC's The Walking Dead smashes ratings records -- Third season debut is most-watched drama series telecast in basic cable history.
Disney buys Lucasfilm, prepares Star Wars: Episode VII for 2014 release
The Twilight Saga draws to a close -- The hugely successful movie franchise comes to an end.
Will and Kate announce royal pregnancy