2010 in Pictures

This is what 2010 looked like (er, just pretend I included an inspirational picture of the Chilean miners being rescued, m’kay?).









This picture of former showgirl and Silvio Berlusconi’s personal dental hygienist Nicole Minetti, now a regional councillor for Lombard, brought a ridiculous number of hits to this blog from Italy, Europe and most recently... let me check... Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, a few hours ago.







































The picture of the year, of course, is one of a pelican covered in BP oil, but I didn’t really want to see that again, did you?

The pictorial question of the year:


The only one who missed you was that Iraqi who threw his shoes at you. Next time we’ll be sure to tie you to a chair.

Update:

2009 in Pictures

As I anticipated, the absence of George Bush’s chimp-like visage was a devastating loss to the world of goofy news photos and those of us who depend on them. Still, soldier on we must. Here’s what 2009 looked like.























Here’s a guy who held up a BP station in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex using underwear as a mask:










This summer was marked by a series of highly photogenic riots in Jerusalem against municipal parking lots being open on the sabbath.