Week 8 of the 2012 is in the books, and with it another seven days where a bunch of stuff happened. Here's another installment of "End of the Week" to separate all of the latest stories and moments into the most essential.
This Week in Puns Gone Awry: Those Involving Jeremy Lin
In a two week period that has seen almost every variation of Lin's name and ethnicity used in headlines and by people trying to make a clever play on words ("Saturday Night Live" even satired this phenomenon last night), it was inevitable that we would see a few people getting a little too out of hand and create punned headlines that were more inappropriate than it should have been. Such was the case this week, when ESPN.com editor Anthony Federico posted the headline "Chink in the Armor" on Friday for the website's mobile viewers after the Knicks lost to the Hornets. ESPN reacted pretty swiftly the news, firing Federico for his derogatory comment (whether it was intended to be used as a slur or not) as well as suspending a few TV and radio personalities who made similar mistakes when talking about Lin. Some people unsurprisingly took the other side of the argument, saying that it was no big deal. But if you ask me, those people are (wait for it)........Lin-sane.
Video of the Week: "John Cleese Carefully Considers Your Futile Comments"
I'm sure those whose comments he addressed were quite surprised.
TV Premiere of the Week: "The Walking Dead's" Season 2 Return
which managed to break its own record for the most-watched episode in scripted cable TV history. Last Sunday, the return of the show from its short two-month hiatus was watched by a total of 8.1 million viewers (10.1 million if you counted the repeats on the same night) and received a 4.2 rating in the coveted 18-49 demo. The season 2 premiere from back in October received 7.3 million viewers and a 3.8 18-49 rating. Considering how it was going up against the Grammys that same night, I'd say that this makes the ratings record much more impressive, and proof that zombies once again just how insanely popular this show has become.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Obama's Payroll Tax Cut Extension is Finally Passed in Congress
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: 18 Year Old Texas Cowgirl Arrested Naked After Car Chase With Police
She was arrested while wearing nothing but a pair of cowboy boots. Yup, can't get any more Texas than that.
Person of the Week: Fashion Model Kate Upton
This was quite a big week for the gorgeous 19 year old from Florida, earning the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and earning an appearance on this week's newest episode of "Saturday Night Live." She also rejected polarizing CNBC sports reporter Darell Rovell's marriage proposal on Valentine's Day, but that really has nothing to do with the previous two outside of how great it was to see Rovell embarrassed that way. The point is that in a week that was pretty slow in the news, she stood out for having her popularity and presence in the spotlight skyrocket, and that's why she earned this week's pick for PotW in my mind.
-Runner-up: House Republicans
For scheduling a committee on the contraceptives issue with only men presiding on the committee, a political disaster if there ever was one. But then again, this is a party whose top female voice is arguably Sarah Palin, so what did you expect?
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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