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 American Midol: 2004 – Betrayed by Its Hottest KeywordsJan 10 2005 by Lani Voivod
My last article, which reverentially dissed 2004, actually inspired some readers to charge in and defend the year as one of infinite importance. (So much for my theory that our generation doesn't have the time to deal with insignificant matters!)Which forces me, the dutiful writer, to show – not tell. Thus, I went to the Mother of All Pop Sources – Google Zeitgeist – and heavy-lifted my way through its utterly intimidating 2004 Year-End Analysis. (Okay, it's actually a simplistic, interactive Flash chart that a lobotomized cricket could navigate.) The following is a glimpse of last year's buzz-earners. The links are the subjects I riffed on, if you're in the coveted "I've got time to kill and then some!" category. But I must warn you – most of my targets are hastily chosen to appease my editor and his obsession with deadlines, rather than to stay up with profound contemporary issues. (Dude, this is the Internet! No one CARES what day the dreck goes up!) Without further ado, may I present to you... 2004's QUICKLY SCANNABLE (and hardly comprehensive) YEAR-IN-REVIEW, ESPECIALLY FOR LAZIES LIKE MYSELF! January: Lord of the Rings; Mars; Howard Dean. February: Passion of the Christ; Wardrobe Malfunction; Same-Sex Unions. March: Kobe Bryant; Orlando Bloom; Howard Stern. April: Omarosa; Earth Day; John Kerry. May: Lynndie England; American Idol; Friends. June: Ronald Reagan; Fahrenheit 9/11; Scott Peterson. July: Barack Obama; Lance Armstrong; Maria Sharapova. (Sidenote: Hey – what about Cameron Diaz and her sex video? Why's come that didn't make the Google cut this month, huh?) August: Athens Olympics; Michael Phelps; Bush. September: Hurricanes; Britney Spears; Dan Rather. October: Red Sox; Presidential Polls; Ashlee Simpson. November: Halo 2; Paris Hilton; Yasser Arafat. (Sidenote #2: Wow, no mention of Desperate Housewives here? Curiouser and curiouser...) December: I got a pleasant but useless "Happy Holidays" screen, accompanied by an assurance that this 1/12th of the 2004 Flash summary "...Will Be Updated Soon." See, Mr. Editor? Even Google isn't all tweaked about little details like timeliness and deadlines! It's already 10 days into 2005! 2004? Pardon the immature regression, but – told ya so. Related Articles American Midol: 2004 – Betrayed by Its Hottest Keywords Jan 10 2005
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