Made us look: Things that got our attention in 2011
Lindsay Lohan arriving at court has become somewhat routine in Los Angeles. What isn’t is the tight white minidress she chose to wear the day she was charged with felony grand theft for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store. The blogosphere lit up with comments about her choice. The minidress, which retails for under $600, sold out online in two days, according to ABC News. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
For those of you who can’t get enough Tim Tebow, there’s now a play-at-home version, sort of. The Denver Broncos quarterback’s habit of dropping to a knee and praying, fist on forehead, while Broncos teammates celebrate around him has sparked a sensation called “Tebowing,” a term coined by fan Jared Kleinstein. Kleinstein launched a website, tebowing.com, that encourages people to submit photos of themselves Tebowing in all sorts of situations. (Garrett W. Ellwood / Getty Images)
Lady Gaga befuddled audiences when she showed up at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards dressed as a character she called “Jo Calderone,” a guy with a greaser hairstyle and a foul mouth and a New Jersey accent. Some critics panned the performance, but some at least saw it as a step up from last year’s VMA outfit: a dress made of raw meat. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
After weeks of strange behavior and stranger television interviews, in which he claimed to be a warlock and to have tiger’s blood, actor Charlie Sheen launched a nationwide tour titled “My Violent Torpedo of Truth / Defeat Is Not an Option Show.” Unfortunately for Sheen, the audience in Detroit, where the tour began, booed him off the stage. The show was also panned by critics. Unlike vampires, warlocks didn’t fare well in 2011. Photos(Carlos Osorio / Associated Press)
Guy Fawkes, an English mercenary and failed plotter whose death was elevated into a national celebration complete with bonfires and the burning of effigies, reappeared four centuries later in mask form during demonstrations across the United States in 2011. His grinning, mustachioed face has become the symbol of resistance for almost any political movement. That, of course, includes Occupy Wall Street. (Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images)
