【2011 Archives】

Admittedly011 Archives 2016 was a rough one, but it wasn't all bad. The Olympics happened, with the U.S. dominating the medal standings. Netflix wowed us over and over throughout the year. And Prince George taught us it's all about the little things in life.

1. #no-DAPL Movement

Beginning in April, protesters stood strong at Standing Rock Reservation fighting the oil pipeline running through sacred ground. The months of activism paid off, as it was finally announced Dec. 4th that the pipeline would not run through the reservation.

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2. The Rio Olympics

The world was blessed with this photo of Jamaican runner Usain Bolt winning the 100m race at the summer Olympics in Rio.

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3. Pokémon Go

This summer, one thing united us all: Pokémon Go. Granted, we were all walking around like zombies, but we were doing it together, sorta, and getting outside! Hoards swarmed in parks at all hours of the day and everyone started getting their steps in.

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4. National Parks

Speaking of getting us outside and walking, the National Parks Service turned 100 this summer. Here's to another 100 for us all to get out there and explore them!

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5. Panda Cubs

Chengdu’s giant panda breeding program had 23 adorable Panda cubs born in 2016, all of them adorably fluffy, one of them a little too adventurous.

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6. Netflix

Stranger Things, Gilmore Girls, Black Mirror, offline downloads. Binge watching somehow got so much better this year. Plus, now you can download it all.

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7. Chicago Cubs

The 108-year curse was broken when the Chicago Cubs won the World Series in Game 7.

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8. Beyoncé

No further explanation needed.

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9. Cool things happened in space

Scott Kelly spent a year in space on the International Space Station. The astronaut left Earth March 27, 2015 and returned March 2nd, 2016. Also, NASA's Juno reached Jupiter after a 5-year trek. Yay, space!

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10. Prince George

Prince George and his bubbles warmed all of our hearts when he showed us what pure joy looks like at a Garden Party in Victoria, BC. He also took business casual to the next level when he met President Obama.

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11. Obama/Biden Memes

Last, but certainly not least, is the goldmine of Obama/Biden meme's that's sprung up. The supply seems endless and all of them are gold.

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• New Atheism’s Idiot Heirs
• The Scientific Erotica Book Club by Tom Gauld
• Cooking with Varlam Shalamov by Valerie Stivers
• Family Photographs by Beth Nguyen
• The Musk of Success
• The Art of Distance No. 7 by The Paris Review
• Quarantine Reads: The Book of Disquiet by Eddie Grace
• No Shelter by Lauren Sandler
• We’re Living in “The Thick of It”
• The Fascinating Origins of Greyhound Racing by Michael LaPointe

• Katy Perry dressed up as a scary good Hillary Clinton for Halloween
• Lupita Nyong'o and the stars of 'Us' rap about their characters: Watch
• Kylie Jenner's 'Dirrty' Christina Aguilera costume is pop culture perfection
• The 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 poster says it all
• Brexit and the U.S. election are making British children anxious
• How to help survivors of Cyclone Idai
• Nurx wants you to get birth control from an app
• Video ad fraud has been draining phone batteries
• Elon Musk at solar panel unveiling: 'We need to make solar as appealing as electric cars'
• Western states accept their drought

• Putting Millions Back to Work
• A Story in One Sentence by The Paris Review
• Redux: The Heavenly Dolor by The Paris Review
• Sheltering in Place with Montaigne by Drew Bratcher
• Lovesick and Twitter Verified
• Staff Picks: Slapstick, Stanzas, and Stuff by The Paris Review
• The Fascinating Origins of Greyhound Racing by Michael LaPointe
• What Our Contributors Are Reading This Spring by The Paris Review
• Cogito Zero Sum
• Poets on Couches: Maya C. Popa by Maya C. Popa

• I’m just a boy, standing in front a girl, telling her she has a huge ass.
• Whiting Awards 2020: Genya Turovskaya, Poetry
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• The Great Bird Search by Nicolette Polek
• The Forgotten Man
• Family Photographs by Beth Nguyen
• Redux: Poets on Poets by The Paris Review
• The Land Empty, the World Empty by Jean Giono
• Billy Graham’s Crusades
• Charmed: An Interview with Stephanie Danler by Leah Dieterich