While Barack Obama is doing Man’s Work at the fancy 10 Downing St. dinner tonight, with Angela Merkel, stay-at-home mom Michelle Obama will be segregated with the other G20 spouses and forced to sup with the beloved author of devil-fiction directed at children. Michelle will sit next to J.K. Rowling, famous gazillionaire and creator of the Harry Potter witchcraft craze. The Obamas are big fans of the 38 Harry Potter bibles, from which they taught their daughters how to cast magical spells to kill villains. [The SUN/LA Times/Telegraph]

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]

On 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 »