End Of Year 2017 – Page 2

End Of Year 2017 Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Kimmel Late Night Watercooler

2017 was the year late night grew up, and we did too

sudshr47 December 13, 2017

In an earlier, better time, late night was the place where smart comics got to write mostly meaningless jokes about transitory crap.

Ah, what an era.

2017 didn’t change all of that — there will always, sadly, be space in our culture for James Corden sing-a-longs — but it did force late night comics to lean in one two directions. Either they could take the easy breezy hair-fluffing Jimmy Fallon road and be ridiculed by rose emojis on Twitter, or they could go the Jimmy Kimmel route and wonk it out on national television.

Most chose the latter, to the benefit of their profit margins and ratings and sometimes, even, get ready for it — the American people. Read more…

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Celebrities Culture Dawyne Johnson End Of Year 2017 The Rock

11 times The Rock proved he was an actual Demi-god in 2017

sudshr47 December 11, 2017

While the year 2017 was filled with hardships, at least Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was here with a level head to set an example.
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From his bromance with Kevin Hart, to continuing his dedication t…

End Of Year 2017 Entertainment Movies Tv Shows Outlander Stranger Things

20 pop culture duos that warmed our souls and broke our hearts in 2017

sudshr47 December 7, 2017

Pop culture is nothing without the sparks that fly between characters – whether we’re talking about the glowing embers of an old friendship, the electric crackle of a new romance, or the destructive blaze of a longtime grudge.

But the very best of these pairings are more than the sum of their parts. The characters in them push each other to new heights, or illuminate new depths.

Some of them are fun to watch, and some of them are horrifying to behold (but, you know, still in a fun way). All of them earned a special place in our hearts and stayed there long after the credits rolled. Behold, the best pairings of 2017. Read more…

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End Of Year 2017 Gift Guide Holiday Millennials Watercooler

23 unrealistic stocking stuffer gifts just for millennials

sudshr47 December 7, 2017

Navigating through life as a twenty something this day and age can be the most exhausting, confusing and rewarding experience for a young person.
Whether you’ve just graduated from college, searching for a new job or just trying to adult, being a mil…

End Of Year 2017 Gift Guides gift-guide-2017 Gifts Holidays 2017

20 useful gifts that no one would buy for themselves

sudshr47 December 2, 2017

Perhaps the most underrated gift category? Gifts your recipient didn’t know they needed.

As The Atlantic cited in 2014, many gifts fall flat because the giver focused too much on sentimentality and not enough on practicality. In fact, the gifts people prefer seem to be the ones that are the easiest to use.

But sometimes those gifts are boring as hell, right? There’s a reason that socks — while wonderful — are the stereotypical “bad gift.”

But practical and lovely don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Here are 20 gifts that are both useful and beautiful — and, most importantly, that no one is likely to buy for themselves. Read more…

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Culture End Of Year 2017 Middle Aged Woman Politics Watercooler

2017 was the year middle-aged women fought back

sudshr47 December 1, 2017

When 61-year-old former federal government worker Annie Williams retired in 2013, taking on a proto-fascist president wasn’t exactly part of her retirement fantasy. Knitting hats was.
“My plan was to take classes at my local community college, learn …

Culture End Of Year 2017 Maxine Waters Politics Watercooler

The best Maxine Waters moments of 2017

sudshr47 November 29, 2017

2017 was the year Congresswoman Maxine Waters was elected president of All in With Chris Hayes.
From the moment she declared that the director of the FBI had “no legitimacy” and then death dropped in front of a gaggle of shellshocked reporters, 79-ye…

Animals Cincinnati Zoo Culture End Of Year 2017 Fiona The Hippo

Fiona the hippo’s best moments of 2017

sudshr47 November 12, 2017

Fiona the hippo, queen of the Cincinnati Zoo and our national daughter, has had a banner year.

She swam. She ate snacks. Friends, she lived her life. And she did it against all odds! It’s true: Fiona, whose ears wiggle when she pops out of the water, is the only being on earth who had a pleasant 2017. And she deserved every second.

Please join us as we celebrate some of her finest moments of 2017.