FEBRUARY
Dick Cheney shoots his friend in the face. The one billionth song is downloaded on iTunes. (It's a Coldplay song.) Johnny Weir is the one interesting person in the Winter Olympics. Betty Friedan, Curt Gowdy and Don Knotts die. The Steelers beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Al Michaels is traded to NBC for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. A Denmark newspaper runs a cartoon of Muhammad, sparking violent protests. Big Ben drinks like a champion.