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If anything characterizes the month of December is the fever that leads up to the inhabitants of our world by taking stock, clean slate, purpose of amendment, greet neighbors who ignore the rest of the time and, of course, start find a gym to lose the extra kilos after the Christmas binge. Traditions more or less beloved among which no lack of popular compilations titled "Best of ...". As a preview of which flooded newspapers and television in the throes of 2008, we already have available a motley selection of Time magazine.
In its special "The Top 10 of Everything" , the editors of this weekly summarizing times in 50 categories, products and ideas that highlighted the past year. Although the contents are intended for an American audience, the collection worth a look.
The strangest thing of 2008 was George W. Bush. During the 8 years spent in the White House and U.S. outgoing president never lost his ability to surprise the staff, although this time his role was reduced to a dance demonstration made to the press while awaiting the visit of John McCain. (view)
Of course, Obama, which in itself was considered the "environmental best idea of ​​2008", and McCain, who leads the "biggest jinx the Year" for its "little foundation of your proposals" have their place in this list in which either lack the economic crisis. Indeed, the "crack" sirivió financial argument for the best cartoon of the year information.
The drawing served as editorial image of the "Indianapolis Star" and summarizes at a glance the financial situation that exists in the U.S., where the rich are shirking their debts and mismanagement and leave the consequences to the door of the naive class half.
Liquidity problems did not stop Apple continue to expand its empire based on i-Phones. Was released the second generation of touch screen phone, but what took the upper hand as the best electronic device of the year was the portable projector connected to the smart phone lets you watch videos reflected on any wall.
The scientific breakthrough of 2008, according to Time, it won the European particle accelerator. The same was to reproduce the origin of the universe and did not finish booting. Same as some warned that it would create a black hole that would inevitably collapse Earth. So far, the only hole has been economic.
In the realm of pure fiction, the novel of the Chilean Roberto Bolaño, "2666", and music award went to rapper Lil Wayne's album, "Tha Carter III", which is also the favorite for the Grammy Awards to be delivered in January.
Madonna, also nominated for a Grammy, topped another list of "best of 2008", even if not for its artistic quality, but by his separation from his partner Guy Ritchie.
The film won "Wall-E" to Time, one of the best films of the year and certainly the favorite of the animated films for the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The performances were for two players that stood out as secondary: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) and Kate Winslet (The Reader).
As for the ads, the campaign highlighted a telephone company in which sided with two famous faces in the NBA (see) , but I am left with the second of a courier company in which humor is used with the traditional system of using pigeons to send packets (see)
Special mention a category that reflects the new trend of online advertising. The familiar "virals" or passing of viral videos "buzz" on the web. So prevalent in the Anglo world and increasingly common in other languages, like ours.
The first is "Where the hell is Matt?" And for which has not already seen, there is as preseason Christmas gift.