Isn’t it amazing how a year gets compressed into a pile of grabs, soundbites, and Top 10 lists every December? Although the years continue to feel like they are accelerating, it’s almost impossible to imagine what I was doing on January 1 of this year. Apart from recovering from NYE, of course.
Well, Time magazine have provided one of the best summaries of the year with their Top 10 Everything of 2010.
I defy anyone to come up with a more comprehensive list across a multitude of categories, despite it being fairly US centric (naturally). Some of the highlights for me:
Transient buzzwords
Who would have thought that ‘Eyjafjallajokull‘ and ‘Vuvuzela‘ would drop in and out of our lexicon and our consciousness so quickly?
Quotable Quotes
“It was one of the most disgusting moments in my presidency.” – George W. Bush on Kanye West’s sledge against him post-Katrina.
“If you touch my junk, I’ll have you arrested.” – John Tyner on new airport screening methods.
Huge numbers
206 million – gallons of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico.
$75,000 – the price of happiness in the US.
Have a squiz for yourself and review some of the gems from this fairly hectic year!
