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Posts Tagged ‘j.k. rowling’

… Putin?

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

i can haz emmy?Time’s editors continued their annual assault on reason this morning by selecting Russian frienemy Vladimir Putin as its Person of the Year(tm). Impossible to relate the lameness of this selection; It’s doubtful more than 17% of Time’s readership know who Putin is. And what was so special about him this year? He had awkward dealings with the US and might be leaving power soon? Yeah, that’s what we call “any year.” Why no Rowling? I mean she only wrote about THE BATTLE OF HOGWARTS AND MAGICAL GOBLINS AND… YOU KNOW… COOL SHIT LIKE THAT. No biggie, though. [Time]


Who Will Be Time’s Person of the Year? Why Are We Asking?

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

last year it was You, this year it will be Him or Her or ItOn the esteemed television program Today tomorrow (hehe, “today tomorrow”… get it?), esteemed kingmaker Meredith Vieira will announce the winner of Time’s “Person of the Year,” which the American public for some reason gives a huge shit about. MORE »