27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012. 2012: The Year in Photos, Part 1 of 3 - In Focus. 2012 was an eventful year, from big events like the London Summer Olympics and the U.S. presidential race, to regional conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, to smaller issues closer to home.
Reverberations from last year's transformative Arab Spring still heavily affect Syria and Egypt; and the slow recovery from the recent global economic crisis brought bitter austerity measures to parts of Europe, leading to widespread protests. Collected here is Part 1 of a three-part photo summary of the last year, covering its first four months. Be sure to see Part 2 and Part 3. The series totals 135 images in all. [45 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: News and Trends. Park Jae-sang is a 34-year-old South Korean who planned to study business before he began tinkering with music.
On American shores he is better known as Psy, the rapper-songwriter-producer behind the monster hit “Gangnam Style.” The earworm beat and the distinctive horse-riding dance that Psy performs in the video combined to make the song a smash. Released in July, the viral sensation mocking Korean-pop clichés has racked up over 800 million views on YouTube, surpassing Justin Bieber’s “Baby” video to become the most-viewed video of all time. The married father of two is the first Korean solo artist to have a top single in the U.S., and he is planning to record his next single in English. If it hits big, Psy may no longer be just a fleeting celebrity. Next Rainbow Oreos. The 50 Best Animal Photos Of 2012.
30 Most Disturbing Face Swaps Of 2012. The Ultimate 2012 Playlist. Every Movie From 2012: The Supercut. And the Most Popular Baby Names of 2012 Are… It’s been a weird year for baby names.
Uma Thurman and her husband crammed 7 names onto their daughter’s birth certificate, while another Twitter-obsessed couple has apparently named their daughter Hashtag. Thankfully, neither of these made it onto BabyCenter’s list of top 100 names for 2012 — although that’s not to say that pop culture names didn’t have an impact. (LIST: Top 10 Wacky Celebrity Baby Names) BabyCenter, a popular pregnancy and parenting website, released its annual rankings of baby names today, compiled from the parents who’ve registered with their site. Aiden and Sophia were the most frequently-bestowed boy and girl names, respectively, for the third year in a row. While many of the top names were traditional—Noah and Jacob made it into the boys’ top 10 and Emma and Lily remained feminine favorites—BabyCenter attributed a part of their ubiquity to external influences. (MORE: Top Baby Names 2011: A Potpourri of Pop Culture from Archer to Kardashian) The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2012. 25 Wonderful Words and Phrases We Learned in 2012.
In 2012, we invested in dictionaries. Old dictionaries. Slang dictionaries, mostly, and often we didn't have to invest much. What we spent at yard sales and used book stores was well worth it, and we've been shoehorning great terms like these into office conversations all year. 1. Off the cob: Corny. * 2. . * 11. Thanks to Adrienne Crezo, Caity Weaver, Romy Oltuski, Haley Sweetland Edwards, Matt Soniak, Stacy Conradt, and Ethan Trex for enhancing our vocabulary this year. 22 Great Albums You Might Have Missed In 2012.