Another week is in the books, but this one was a little different, because the Oscar nominees were announced this week, and it got everyone talking. That’s surprising, considering no one watches the actual award ceremony anymore. It doesn’t matter who is hosting, who is winning, or even what awards are being awarded, award shows just don’t appeal to people under 40 anymore. Yet everyone has an opinion on the nominees. If you were busy getting snubbed this week, odds are you missed it.
A royal mess
This week, the first official painting of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, was revealed to the public. And it got bad reviews. It’s not often that someone has a painting of themselves commissioned, but when they do, one assumes they want it to look like them. Instead, the royals got a glimpse at an older, heavier, bigger-nosed Kate. This is why the Windsors should just do Instragram from now on.
Juicers need not apply
The Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2013 is … no one. After no candidate received the necessary 75% of the vote needed to be inducted, it’s the first time that’s happened since 1996. For some reason, the sports writers who cheered on the steroid-era players like Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens and others, decided they weren’t inspired by these cheaters. This seems like a pretty stupid move. You don’t want to make juicers mad.
Defending the right to reload less frequently
The National Rifle Association announced that it has received over 100,000 new members in the 19 days since the Sandy Hook, N.J., shooting, which left 20 children and six adults dead at the hands of a crazed man armed with assault weapons. Many believe the surge in membership has been fueled by President Barack Obama’s pledge to bring about new gun control legislation. These people seem to have far too much faith in the federal government being able to accomplish something.