Let’s get one thing straight: If anyone could predict the future, we wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place. There were many smart people who gazed into the crystal ball a few years back and not only saw nothing, but doubled down on the Titanic (R.I.P. Portfolio). Smarter people, however, looked around at what was happening and bet on the future. This is the only model that will work in 2010 – because the future is here.

And on the second day of the New Yecade, we have another reason for celebration: PALINDROME DAY! Yes, today is January 2, 2010 — or, in the convention of U.S. nomenclature, 01022010. (Librarians, at ease.) Twitter is blowing up with festive wishes for a Happy Palindrome Day as well as festive #in2010 New Year’s resolutions, [...]

Does saying the F-word on live TV even matter anymore? Maybe not if you’re Kathy Griffin and expected to say outrageous things that will make Anderson Cooper look adorably abashed on CNN’s live New Year’s Eve special — because they both ignored it so smoothly. F-word? Live TV? Yawn. Happy New Year, everybody!