2017 was the year the UK really wanted to find out who this Meghan Markle person was.
The Suits actress is the top person that the UK searched for this year, and her name is the top trending term. Funnily enough, her new fiancé, Prince Harry, di…
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5 great comfort TV shows for 2017
Hey, so, this year was rough.
It’s sort of no wonder, then, that it seemed people were turning to lighter fare when it came to fictional escapism. (Hulu said as much, noting comedy viewing was way up in 2017 compared to 2016)
Don’t misunderstand: I’m…
Never forget: This was the year we fell in love with April the giraffe
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Listen, this year was almost entirely awful. But one of the best things — nay, the best thing — that occurred in 2017 was April the giraffe.
Millions tuned in to watch Animal Adventure Park’s giraffe cam and keep up with April’s seemingly endless pregnancy. In fact, her pregnancy was so long that it broke the Internet.
Me every time they say #Aprilthegiraffe will give birth “any minute now!” and I stare at a live feed for three hours#giraffewatch pic.twitter.com/5PTUBgy0hk
— Erin Clements (@iamsoerin) February 25, 2017
People went a little off the rails. Fans came up with conspiracy theories that the whole thing was just an elaborate April Fools joke, and one YouTuber even made a song about April to pass the time. Read more…
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Finding comfort in games after the terrible, horrible, no-good year of 2017
2017, with its natural disasters, human disasters, and all around horrible undercurrent that continuously barraged us with bad news and situations that sometimes seemed too difficult to bear, was a real fuckin’ doozy.
In times like these, the world b…
30 innovations that improved the world in 2017
2017 may have been a rough year, but there were plenty of inventions, innovations, and gadgets that made the world just a slightly better place.
From global health to social justice to humanitarian aid, a slew of scientists, technologists, and activi…
Our favorite books of 2017
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2017 is coming to a close, but if there’s one thing that stands out from this year,…
Not done holiday shopping? Time to buy some candles and call it a day.
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The holidays are upon us, and we’re willing to bet you’re already burning at both ends.
Perhaps your family is in town, including your shitty nephews. Perhaps you have an elaborate Christmas menu to plan. Perhaps you are hung over from your office holiday party, overtaken by fear that the hangover might last several days.
Who has time for intensive gift-shopping? Not you!
Yes, yes, in a perfect world you’d have bought or knit or woodworked your gifts weeks ago — each of them perfectly suited to the passions of each of your cousins. But if you didn’t, here is what you do: buy each of those humans a scented candle. Read more…
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Apart from a few of the usual slumps, TV was great in 2017 in a year when almost everything else was not. We found solace in comedy, joy in romance, and catharsis in dark dramas. With over 400 original shows out there in the universe, we had to make two best of TV lists – one for shows that debuted in 2017 and another for the ones that kept us coming back. Below, in no particular order, are 10 returning shows we thought were exceptional in 2017.
SEE ALSO: The 17 best TV episodes of 2017
1Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rebecca’s mania escalated in the later part of Season 2, culminating in a chilling finale that made anything and everything possible for Season 3. The show came back grimmer and tougher than ever; in a matter of episodes, Rebecca’s entire past was exposed, her friends betrayed, and her volatile emotional state unimaginably triggered. We move into 2018 with a new diagnosis, renewed friendships, and the knowledge that Josh Chan is irrelevant. Rebecca Bunch, on the other hand, is more important than ever. Read more…
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View More The 10 best TV shows of 2017 (returning)The 10 best TV shows of 2017 (returning)
Apart from a few of the usual slumps, TV was great in 2017 in a year when almost everything else was not. We found solace in comedy, joy in romance, and catharsis in dark dramas. With over 400 original shows out there in the universe, we had to make two best of TV lists – one for shows that debuted in 2017 and another for the ones that kept us coming back. Below, in no particular order, are 10 returning shows we thought were exceptional in 2017.
SEE ALSO: The 17 best TV episodes of 2017
1Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rebecca’s mania escalated in the later part of Season 2, culminating in a chilling finale that made anything and everything possible for Season 3. The show came back grimmer and tougher than ever; in a matter of episodes, Rebecca’s entire past was exposed, her friends betrayed, and her volatile emotional state unimaginably triggered. We move into 2018 with a new diagnosis, renewed friendships, and the knowledge that Josh Chan is irrelevant. Rebecca Bunch, on the other hand, is more important than ever. Read more…
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View More The 10 best TV shows of 2017 (returning)The most insane White House presser moments of 2017
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Prior to 2017, my knowledge of White House press briefings came entirely from The West Wing. I thought fictional press secretary CJ Cregg’s collegial relationship with the White House press corps was typical. Oh how wrong I was — at least for the Trump administration.
A hostile relationship between the press and the White House emerged as soon as Sean Spicer took the podium in January 2017 and continued after his July resignation and the appointment of the more restrained Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Throughout the year, the antagonistic briefings have ranged from absurd to infuriating.
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View More The most insane White House presser moments of 2017This is how much you aged in 2017, the longest year in history
2016, I’m apologize for anything I subtweeted about you. I’ll do anything to get you and your nice dead celebrities back.
Thanks to Donald Trump and a little shit named Jared Kushmer, Americans have undergone an accelerated aging process in the past …
Nothing summed up 2017 more than the story of bullied 11-year-old Keaton Jones
On one of the final weekends of 2017, the video of an 11-year-old bullied kid named Keaton Jones spread like wildfire over the internet. Though a simple message made it go viral, its growing and sticky complexity, can’t help but remind us what kind o…
View More Nothing summed up 2017 more than the story of bullied 11-year-old Keaton Jones