Sunday Reading: 3 Weeks

The randomness and absurdity of 2010 continues to astonish me. Cosmo models are winning elections. Movies about glorified smurfs are making millions. Bin Laden has returned. Kate Moss is getting married. Brad and Angelina might have split. Late night TV wars. James Franco everywhere. Whole countries basically disappearing. You get my point. It’s been a rough 3 weeks. Here are a few more examples:

• POLITICS: Since Scott Brown beat Martha Coakley for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts, the Democratic party has been in turmoil, threatening the state of health care and Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner’s job futures. Also, John Edwards finally admitted he’s a Baby Daddy, proving that conservatives might be better at handling sex scandals. This week’s State of the Union address should be interesting.
• FASHION: It’s the year of the 1970′s skier and the amateur boxer. Check out the Men’s shows in Milan and Paris and the fringe shows in Berlin and Brazil. You’ll see me in Proctor in the mornings watching recaps on The Moment and LOVE.
• SUPREME COURT: In a (disturbing) decision this week that made Obama mad, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are…ummm…humans. This means they can spend as much on political campaigns as they want whenever they want. In future news, corporations will have to get parental consent before getting an abortion and will be eligible for health care.
• LATE NIGHT: It’s official. Conan has left NBC. For a petty sum of $32.5 million. At least one war is finally over.
• HAITI: It’s been over a week and thousands are still missing in Haiti. George Clooney hosted a telethon Friday night, along with a couple dozen of his celebrity friends and Apple, encouraging people to donate to relief efforts. Hopefully now that that’s done, we can get to rebuilding everything.
• DIAMONDS: The oceans on Uranus and Neptune are made of…wait for it…diamonds, liquid and frozen. How is that possible?
• MOVIES: This summer, Hulu may start charging for old episodes (so catch up on your favorites now). But that’s OK, because YouTube is going to start letting us rent both the movies you can already watch on it for free and wicked awesome indie flicks. In a related story, our movie ratings system is messed up.

Video of the week: “Hallelujah,” Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris @ the “Hope For Haiti Now” Telethon. Only Timberlake can make an ordinarily cliche song into something very moving.