Tuesday, January 16, 2018

2017 Recap. In Pictures.

Yep.

SCIENCE, TECH, AND DISCOVERIES
Zealandia.
Largest amphibious aircraft has its maiden voyage. 
Microsoft axes MS Paint.
Albert Einstein's "formula" for happiness is auctioned.
Relaunch of 3310.
The mp3 is declared dead by its creators.
BPI banking glitch.
After teaching itself chess for 4 hours, the AlphaZero AI beats the world's champion chess bot.
Baby conceived in 1992, and then cryogenically frozen, is born in 2017.
Yahoo becomes Altaba.
Miami doctors face a dilemma when dealing with a 'DNR tattoo on an unconscious patient.
The dramatic rise of Bitcoin.
Gab, the free-speech alternate to Facebook and Twitter, is released.
China's futuristic library.
China plans to rate its citizen, Big Brother-style, in 2020.
Chinese scientists record the farthest quantum teleportation.
The WannaCry ransomware attack.
Pentagon releases formerly classified footage of UFOs. 

TRAGEDIES AND SCANDALS
Marcos wealth scam in UPLB.
Venezuelan socioeconomic crisis.
Due to desperation, Venezuelan teachers and doctors become prostitutes in Columbia.
Hollywood sexual abuse scandal.
Las Vegas shooting.
Grenfell Tower fire.
Muslims kill 29 Coptic Christians in church bus for not converting to Islam.
7.1 and 8.1 earthquakes in Mexico.
Palm Sunday bombing in Egypt.
Resorts World Manila attack.
Shooting at GOP baseball practice.
Texas church shooting.
Vatican official Cardinal George Pell has been charged with historic sex offences.
Drag Queen Hour. Ugh.
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Brazil prison massacre.
Allison Mack is accused of being a sex cult recruiter.
Rohingya persecution.
Manchester Arena bombing.
Crimes are streamed in Facebook Live.
Egypt mosque attack.
Ferry with 251 passengers capsizes off the town of Real, Quezon
Davao City bombing.
Davao City mall fire.
5-month Battle of Marawi.

WORLD EVENTS AND POLITICS
President Trump.
Trump vs. the mainstream media.
Qatar diplomatic crisis.
Niki Haley rocks the UN.
The Mother of All Bombs is dropped on the IS in Afghanistan.
Trump and Kim Jong-Un feud, putting the world at the brink of a nuclear war.
The start of free college in the Philippines.
Antifa's reign of terror.
California now has harsher penalty for offending transgenders with the wrong pronoun than knowingly spreading HIV.
Macron beats La Pen in the French presidential election.
Notable Christian leaders release a statement of faith regarding human sexuality and gender roles.
Pop culture motivates NoKor soldier to defect, braving bullet fire.
In an open letter, Catholic conservatives accuse Pope Francis of heresy.
Saudi finally allows women to drive.
Same-sex marriage is affirmed in Taiwan.
Park Geun-hye is ousted from the presidency in South Korea.
An icon of true feminism emerges in Iran.
Trump orders the US embassy in Israel to be moved to Jerusalem.
Catalonia votes to declare their independence from Spain.  Spain and Europe refuses to acknowledge it.
Tokhang.
ISIS is supposedly defeated.
500th anniversary of the Reformation.

SPORTS
Mayweather and McGregor go make big $$$ for themselves.
The Patriots win Super Bowl LI in epic fashion.
Randy Orton wins the 30th Royal Rumble.
Jinder Mahal becomes the first WWE champ of Indian decent.
The Walls of Jericho is used to win an MMA fight.
Jeff Horn somehow wins over Manny Pacquiao -- a controversial result.
Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in a thrilling Australian Open finals.  All Grand Slams during the year are won between them.
NFL players kneel during the national anthem as means of protest.
LFL responds by standing during the anthem.  Badass.
Dubs win the NBA championship for the second time in three years.
Russ wins MVP after averaging a triple-double in a season.
D'Angelo Russell is traded to the Nets.  As part of the deal, Lakers get the 27th pick, which becomes Kyle Kuzma -- a steal!
The world is introduced to the obnoxious LaVar Ball.
Lakers draft Lonzo Ball.
Hoodie Melo.
Kyrie Irving requests a trade.  Gets sent to Boston...
...in exchange for Isaiah Thomas and other pieces.
Chris Paul joins James Harden's Rockets.
Paul George and Carmelo Anthony are traded to OKC, forming a Big Three with Russell Westbrook.
A few minutes into the season, Gordon Hayward has a grisly injury.
Kobe's two numbers are retired by the Lakers.
To commemorate the event, these gorgeous limited edition shoes are released... 
...as well as the return of the Most Valuable Puppets.
Alabama basketball team is forced to play with just three players.  Almost wins!
ESPN and TV 5 join forces.
Esports is announced as an official event for the 2022 Asian Games.
After debuting her Sailor Moon program in 2016, Evgenia Medvedeva does it again during the ISU World Team Trophy in Japan.

FADS, MEMES, AND MISCELLANEOUS THINGS THAT WENT VIRAL
Fidget spinners.
Covfefe.
Ripped kangaroo.
A book of empty pages. Epic troll job.
Jollibee's heartbreaking ads.
Petrol-addicted monkey.
Lucia Joaquin.
Facebook's crazy bird GIF.
Xander Ford.
Trump's animatronic figure in Disney's Hall of Presidents is supposedly based on an anticipated "President" Hilary Clinton.
No red pixels.  Yet our minds see the strawberries as red. 
Elmer Padilla makes action figures from old 'tsinelas'...
...and Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo love the figures of their characters that Elmer made.
Kyrie Irving gives fuel to the Flat Earth conspiracy theory movement.
Roll safe.
Distracted boyfriend.
Blinking white man.
Extremely upset NCAA fan.
Mind-bending.  Took me a long time to see it.
A photo of a sick, starving polar bear is used as Global Warming propaganda.
Dab.
The Samyang challenge.

POP CULTURE
Disney acquires Fox.
"Despacito."  Most popular song of the year.
This J-Law dress.
Philippine Ragnarok Online returns.
Miss France wins Miss Universe 2016.
Then Miss South Africa wins Miss Universe 2017 ten months later.
StarCraft remastered.
La La Land is mistakenly announced as Best Picture during the Academy Awards.  Moonlight is the actual winner.
Stephen Amell participates on American Ninja Warrior.  As what everybody hoped, he does the salmon ladder.
Rick and Morty revives interest on McDonald's limited edition Mulan SzeChuan sauce, which leads to a giveaway debacle. 
Speaking of Mulan, Liu Yifei is cast in the role.
Secret Empire.
The Punisher is the new War Machine.
Batman proposes to Catwoman.  Most memorable moment of the best comic book of the year.
Most memorable moment of 2017 movies.
Most memorable moment of 2017 TV.
The Dark Universe dies at its inception.

IN MEMORIAM
R.C. Sproul
Roger Moore
Adam West
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Rosey
John Hurt
Bill Paxton
Chester Bennington
Chuck Berry.
Stanislav Petrov

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