Now, I know that some of you loyal readers (that's right, all four of you!) have probably been wondering "Hey, mj15, when is February's 'End of the Month' coming along? It's nearly the middle of March!" Well, there's a perfectly good explanation for this, which is that I don't have one. But I will get it done soon, I promise!
Now, where were we? Ah, yes, "End of the Week." Here's this weeks latest installment, albeit a day late:
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Super TuesdaySo, is there anything new that we learned? Not really. The important thing is that this Republican primary is far from over, even after Romney took the state of Iowa, and that this should go down to the bitter end, possibly until the early summer (and also possibly as late as September in Tampa if there is no candidate with enough delegates to win).
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Topher Grace Edits "Star Wars" Prequels Into One Film
So, I take it as a sign that he hasn't gotten a lot of parts since "That 70's Show."
Political Victor of the Week- International Edition: Vladimir Putin
who was reported to have won the race for the President of Russia this week. I'm sure that the 110% of people living in Russia have made the right decision.
Video of the Week: "DollarShaveClub.com- Our Blades Are F***ing Great"
Old Spice, meet your match.
NFL Release of the Week: Peyton Manning from the Indianapolis Colts
After roughly a dozen years, several MVP awards, and a Super Bowl ring, both Manning and Colts have finally decided to part way, with the team deciding that they would rather bet on future #1 draft pick Andrew Luck than a veteran with multiple neck surgeries. It's a bit surreal, but that's how the NFL operates these days (I mean, Unitas did end his career with the Chargers, after all). And now, with Manning being interviewed by a number of suitors, the real fun is already upon us...
Person of the Week: Director Jason Russell
For creating this video titled "KONY 2012," created in an effort to stop the efforts of Ugandan warlord Joesph Kony (and not Carl Weathers in "Predator", as some have confused him with), a video that is now the most rapidly spread viral video of all time:
This thirty minute film has received quite a bit of criticism, ranging from its over-simplification to its condescending beginning, story telling method, out-of-dateness (Kony himself left Uganda just six months ago) and even the organization that Russell made the video for, which is the non-profit organization Invisible Children. In a way, I'm personally torn about this new trend. On the one hand, video did achieve its main goal, which is to get millions of people (74 million at this point, specifically) aware of Joesph Kony and the stuff that he has done. It might also be the start of a new trend of awareness campaigns where organizations will start to create similar campaigns. On the other hand, just knowing something and feeling better about yourself for knowing it while sharing the video to your Facebook friends without doing anything about it afterwards is not enough, and even worse than just being ignorant. Hopefully, this can actually lead to something actually being done and not a sexy humanitarian effort that comes and dies down just as quickly.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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