-o- Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry fail to collect 10,000 signatures in VA
I’m no fan of these men, but I was surprised and even felt kind of bad for them when I got the alerts informing me of their failures to meet the requirements (10,000 signatures on a petition) to appear on the Virginia primary ballot. Here’s the CNN video.
I know people who still think Gingrich will get the nomination, though I think Romney is still a more likely nominee. Especially now: is Gingrich’s story of his divorce from his first wife true? CNN‘s take.
Anyone want to weigh in?
-o- Random House’s Best-Selling eBooks of 2011
The top mystery/thriller eBook this year is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. The top science fiction/fantasy eBook is A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. The bestselling history eBook this year is Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.
See all the lists on their site.
-o- The Washington Post‘s 5 Myths about Christmas
- Myth #1: Christmas is the most religiously significant Christian holiday.
- Myth #2: Religious authorities agree on the circumstances of Christ’s birth.
- Myth #3: Jesus was an only child.
- Myth #4: The secularization of Christmas is a recent occurrence.
- Myth #5: “Midnight mass” is still held at midnight.
I think a few of this are a big broad/ambiguous, but they are interesting to read! Visit their website to read more.
-o- Incredible Sporting Images
BBC News posted a selection of awesome pictures from sporting events from Getty Images’ archives. Views them all here.
(Of course, I love the second one the most! )
-o- Newsworthy Male Faces of the Year
Also from BBC – 12 men who populated the news this year. The featured headlines include screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar win for The Social Network and Herman Cain’s suspension of his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
See them all here.
-o- Some of The Washington Post’s best photography of 2011
See the selection here.
-o- Twitter: A Year in Review from Mashable
Mashable collected a list of 2011 Twitter milestones, from the #Occupy phenomenon to their new record for most tweets per second.
Check out the gallery.
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