Forget "out of the mouths of babes" -- there were plenty of biting witticisms, expletive-laden celebrations (warning: one is included in this piece), carefully crafted observations and pearls of irreverent wisdom on Twitter in 2012 put there by folks who are post 50.
When it came time to figuring out what the best tweets of 2012 by post 50s were, there was no shortage of contestants. From James Cameron's descent into the Marina Trench, the deepest place on Earth...
Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @deepchallenge
— James Cameron (@JimCameron) March 25, 2012
... to the outspoken Cher's battle cry for womankind ...
God Do I Love Women With Attitude ! Fuck Yes !
— Cher (@cher) September 20, 2012
...it was a lively year for midlifers on Twitter. And while Betty White may be past the midlife point -- nah, we need her to live...
When it came time to figuring out what the best tweets of 2012 by post 50s were, there was no shortage of contestants. From James Cameron's descent into the Marina Trench, the deepest place on Earth...
Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @deepchallenge
— James Cameron (@JimCameron) March 25, 2012
... to the outspoken Cher's battle cry for womankind ...
God Do I Love Women With Attitude ! Fuck Yes !
— Cher (@cher) September 20, 2012
...it was a lively year for midlifers on Twitter. And while Betty White may be past the midlife point -- nah, we need her to live...
- 12/20/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Ahh, the year of 2012. When we think back, what will you be remembered for? The London Olympics? The U.S. presidential election? The NFL replacement refs debacle? These and more were featured on Twitter’s year-end review chronicling the biggest moments of 2012. The flashy report details everything from the posts with the highest re-tweets to the top trends to the famous users who finally caved and joined the site. It’s entertaining, but extensive, so we’ve picked out our favorite tidbits and compiled them below. Here are the top 10 things we learned on Twitter in 2012:
1. If the election came down to mentions,...
1. If the election came down to mentions,...
- 12/11/2012
- by Tara Fowler
- EW.com - PopWatch
The young playwright Samuel D. Hunter has got a touch of the romantic in him (in the turbid Melvillean, Hawthornean sense) and a pinch of the medieval, too: He’s got a soft spot for the mortification of the flesh. And there’s an awful lot of flesh to mortify in The Whale, Hunter’s extraordinary new almost-parable, near-melodrama about the 600-pound shut-in Charlie (the exceptional Shuler Hensley), a grief-stricken, guilt-racked man seeking a measure of reconciliation with his estranged daughter Ellie (Reyna de Courcy) before he succeeds in eating himself to death. As he did in his breakthrough play A Bright New Boise, Hunter has constructed an outsize, gothic scenario in tender miniature, against a backdrop so blandly bleak we brace ourselves for despair: The sound of cascading highway traffic braids itself with the crashing surf in Charlie's head. Is it all just too much? Never for a second.
- 11/7/2012
- by Scott Brown
- Vulture
Spoilers: Is Patrick Jane Hitting Bottom on The Mentalist? Plus: Community, Vampire Diaries & Person of Interest
The Mentalist | What's this about Patrick Jane shooting someone? It's already been revealed that in the May 17th season finale, "The Crimson Hat," Jane "shoots one of his own," but costar Owain Yeoman has let a few more important details slip. He tells TVLine that the shooting promises to be “a really, really big deal for us,” and the episode is sure to be “our most action-packed finale to date.”
Luckily for Jane, a new character, a Vegas cocktail waitress played by Emmanuelle Chriqui, is rumored to come to his rescue. According to TVGuide, Loralei will appear in the season finale and also five episodes next season as Jane's new love interest. Creator Bruno Heller reveals to TVGuide, "It's certainly not a fling and it's not a spur-of-the-moment booty call or anything like that.
The Mentalist | What's this about Patrick Jane shooting someone? It's already been revealed that in the May 17th season finale, "The Crimson Hat," Jane "shoots one of his own," but costar Owain Yeoman has let a few more important details slip. He tells TVLine that the shooting promises to be “a really, really big deal for us,” and the episode is sure to be “our most action-packed finale to date.”
Luckily for Jane, a new character, a Vegas cocktail waitress played by Emmanuelle Chriqui, is rumored to come to his rescue. According to TVGuide, Loralei will appear in the season finale and also five episodes next season as Jane's new love interest. Creator Bruno Heller reveals to TVGuide, "It's certainly not a fling and it's not a spur-of-the-moment booty call or anything like that.
- 4/20/2012
- by Araceli
- TVovermind.com
Two days ago, James Cameron made world headlines for reportedly finding himself about 11 1/4 kilometers below sea level in the Marianas Trench, which is supposed to be the deepest spot on Earth. Whether as a testament to human-made technology or human-made p.r., Cameron was actually able to tweet to his followers: "Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you." Fast forward a couple of days and Cameron is above ground in London with Kate Winslet (photo) — but not Leonardo DiCaprio — at the premiere of Titanic 3D, the (are you ready?) 3D version of Cameron's 1997 multiple-Oscar-winning megablockbuster about a luxury liner that sank to the bottom of the ocean nearly a century ago. So, does that mean the timing of Cameron's deep-sea diving to-do and the ensuing Mariana Trench tweet were merely a couple of Titanic-related p.
- 3/28/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Hey, does your cell phone reception suck? Clearly you are not James Cameron, who Tweeted from the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep yesterday, the deepest and creepiest part of the ocean.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @DeepChallenge," he wrote.
No, it wasn't part of a promo for the release of "Titanic 3D," just another day for the writer/director/producer whose interest in both technology and the deep blue sea has resulted in some seriously groundbreaking discoveries.
Actually, it was part of his Deep Sea Challenge that he's been prepping for for years.
According to National Geographic, Cameron is the first human to take the 6.8 mile plunge all by himself, which took two hours and 36 minutes. (Cameron is the third person to reach the Challenger Deep; Us Navy Captain Don Walsh and the late...
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @DeepChallenge," he wrote.
No, it wasn't part of a promo for the release of "Titanic 3D," just another day for the writer/director/producer whose interest in both technology and the deep blue sea has resulted in some seriously groundbreaking discoveries.
Actually, it was part of his Deep Sea Challenge that he's been prepping for for years.
According to National Geographic, Cameron is the first human to take the 6.8 mile plunge all by himself, which took two hours and 36 minutes. (Cameron is the third person to reach the Challenger Deep; Us Navy Captain Don Walsh and the late...
- 3/26/2012
- by Jenni Miller
- NextMovie
'Avatar' director became the first solo diver to dive to 35,756 feet in the Pacific Ocean.
By Gil Kaufman
James Cameron
Photo: Getty Images
Director James Cameron has scaled the heights in Hollywood with mega-smashes including "Titanic" and "Avatar." Hell, he even once described himself as "king of the world" at the Oscars.
But on Sunday, the oceanographic nut reached new depths when he piloted his custom one-man submarine to the deepest point in the world's oceans by hitting 35,756 feet in the Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam, according to National Geographic. It marks the first time a solo diver has ever reached that point. Following seven years of preparation for the dive, and a few days cooling his heels to wait for bad weather to pass, Cameron pulled the feat off at 2:52 p.m. Pt and then shared the historic news on Twitter.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt.
By Gil Kaufman
James Cameron
Photo: Getty Images
Director James Cameron has scaled the heights in Hollywood with mega-smashes including "Titanic" and "Avatar." Hell, he even once described himself as "king of the world" at the Oscars.
But on Sunday, the oceanographic nut reached new depths when he piloted his custom one-man submarine to the deepest point in the world's oceans by hitting 35,756 feet in the Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam, according to National Geographic. It marks the first time a solo diver has ever reached that point. Following seven years of preparation for the dive, and a few days cooling his heels to wait for bad weather to pass, Cameron pulled the feat off at 2:52 p.m. Pt and then shared the historic news on Twitter.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt.
- 3/26/2012
- MTV Movie News
'Avatar' director became the first solo diver to dive to 35,756 feet in the Pacific Ocean.
By Gil Kaufman
James Cameron
Photo: Getty Images
Director James Cameron has scaled the heights in Hollywood with mega-smashes including "Titanic" and "Avatar." Hell, he even once described himself as "king of the world" at the Oscars.
But on Sunday, the oceanographic nut reached new depths when he piloted his custom one-man submarine to the deepest point in the world's oceans by hitting 35,756 feet in the Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam, according to National Geographic. It marks the first time a solo diver has ever reached that point. Following seven years of preparation for the dive, and a few days cooling his heels to wait for bad weather to pass, Cameron pulled the feat off at 2:52 p.m. Pt and then shared the historic news on Twitter.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt.
By Gil Kaufman
James Cameron
Photo: Getty Images
Director James Cameron has scaled the heights in Hollywood with mega-smashes including "Titanic" and "Avatar." Hell, he even once described himself as "king of the world" at the Oscars.
But on Sunday, the oceanographic nut reached new depths when he piloted his custom one-man submarine to the deepest point in the world's oceans by hitting 35,756 feet in the Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam, according to National Geographic. It marks the first time a solo diver has ever reached that point. Following seven years of preparation for the dive, and a few days cooling his heels to wait for bad weather to pass, Cameron pulled the feat off at 2:52 p.m. Pt and then shared the historic news on Twitter.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt.
- 3/26/2012
- MTV Music News
Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron's career in scientific research went into a steep decline Monday, exactly as he planned it. The Oscar-winning director of Titanic and Avatar became the first human to make a solo trip to the deepest part of the ocean - the so-called Challenger Deep spot, part of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, near Guam. Cameron, 57, descended for two hours and 36 minutes and reached the spot at 7:52 a.m. local time Monday (5:52 p.m. Et Sunday), CNN reports. He spent two hours observing and collecting samples of material for research and then resurfaced after a 70-minute ascent.
- 3/26/2012
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
Titanic director becomes first person to perform solo voyage to floor of seven-mile-deep canyon – the oceans' deepest point
The film director James Cameron was today described as a real-life Avatar after he returned safely from a one-man mission to the Mariana Trench, the deepest point of Earth's oceans.
Cameron emerged from his 12-tonne, lime green submarine, Deepsea Challenger, early this morning after travelling nearly seven miles down to the desert-like bottom of the trench. His ship was equipped with 3D cameras to shoot footage for a planned documentary, using lighting from a spectacular eight-foot tower of LEDs. The director of Titanic and Avatar, who has maintained a long-term interest in the secrets of the oceans' depths, was able to direct and film the action from within the sub.
"There is scientific value in getting stereo images because ... you can determine the scale and distance of objects from stereo pairs that you can't from 2D images,...
The film director James Cameron was today described as a real-life Avatar after he returned safely from a one-man mission to the Mariana Trench, the deepest point of Earth's oceans.
Cameron emerged from his 12-tonne, lime green submarine, Deepsea Challenger, early this morning after travelling nearly seven miles down to the desert-like bottom of the trench. His ship was equipped with 3D cameras to shoot footage for a planned documentary, using lighting from a spectacular eight-foot tower of LEDs. The director of Titanic and Avatar, who has maintained a long-term interest in the secrets of the oceans' depths, was able to direct and film the action from within the sub.
"There is scientific value in getting stereo images because ... you can determine the scale and distance of objects from stereo pairs that you can't from 2D images,...
- 3/26/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
James Cameron, the director of “Titanic” and “Avatar,” has made history by traveling solo to the deepest point on earth, which happens to be beneath the ocean. Cameron manned a specially-designed submarine called Deepsea Challenger to dive nearly seven miles beneath the waves in an area of the western Pacific known the Mariana Trench’s Challenger Deep. Cameron, during his journey, explored and filmed the area. According to a report in the Associated Press, the trench is 120 times larger than...
- 3/26/2012
- by Lyneka Little
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Director James Cameron has performed the deepest ever solo submarine dive after plunging seven miles (11 kilometres) underwater to the world's deepest point, breaking his own previous record.
The fearless filmmaker reached the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean, southwest of Guam, on Sunday.
The Titanic director is only the third person to venture to the ocean's deepest point and the only one to do so solo. He confirmed the news to his support crew waiting for him at the surface, writing, "All systems Ok."
He also posted on his Twitter site, "Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt (point). Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ (with) you."
Cameron has partnered with the National Geographic Society to "conduct deep-ocean research and exploration to expand our knowledge and understanding of these largely unknown parts of the planet."
He previously landed the world record for the deepest solo dive earlier this month by diving five miles (8.2 kilometres) off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
The fearless filmmaker reached the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean, southwest of Guam, on Sunday.
The Titanic director is only the third person to venture to the ocean's deepest point and the only one to do so solo. He confirmed the news to his support crew waiting for him at the surface, writing, "All systems Ok."
He also posted on his Twitter site, "Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt (point). Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ (with) you."
Cameron has partnered with the National Geographic Society to "conduct deep-ocean research and exploration to expand our knowledge and understanding of these largely unknown parts of the planet."
He previously landed the world record for the deepest solo dive earlier this month by diving five miles (8.2 kilometres) off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
- 3/26/2012
- WENN
Big congratulations to James Cameron. The Titanic director has completed the worlds deepest solo dive in history, into the Mariana Trench. Cameron hit the bottom of the Trench, a whopping 35,756 feet deep, at 2:52pm Pst and tweeted "Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you@DeepChallenge.". Nearly 5 hours later the director surfaced from the ground breaking dive at 7pm Pst after a rapid 70 minute ascent. In contrast, the dive to the bottom took over 2 hours. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen gave a brilliant commentary of the dive and ascent, and his tweets almost played out like a huge intense movie. His tweets included Less than 40 minutes to the bottom by estimate 26700 ft now. 2.5 knots speed going down. for the curious, using underwater audio coms UT2000/3000 at 8K freq to hear/talk to Jim five miles of water.
- 3/26/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
London, Mar 26: James Cameron added another feather in his cap as he became the first solo diver to reach seven miles below the ocean's surface - the deepest point on Earth.
The 'Titanic' director reached 26,700 feet around an hour into his bid to dive nearly 11 kilometres below the ocean's surface.
As he reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, 200 miles southwest of the Pacific island of Guam, he sent out a tweet announcing his feat.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you," the Telegraph quoted him as tweeting.
He hopes.
The 'Titanic' director reached 26,700 feet around an hour into his bid to dive nearly 11 kilometres below the ocean's surface.
As he reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, 200 miles southwest of the Pacific island of Guam, he sent out a tweet announcing his feat.
"Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you," the Telegraph quoted him as tweeting.
He hopes.
- 3/26/2012
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
James Cameron has reached the bottom of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. The Avatar director unveiled plans to dive to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of any ocean, in early March. Cameron officially arrived at the bottom of the trench at 6pm Et (11pm BST) on Sunday (March 25) and returned to the surface in the early hours of Monday morning. "All systems okay," he is quoted as saying on reaching the end of his seven-mile journey, while a post on Cameron's Twitter account read: "Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @DeepChallenge" Cameron spent (more)...
- 3/26/2012
- by By Tara Fowler
- Digital Spy
James Cameron has just made contact with the real-life abyss. The King of the World can now crown himself the King of the Deep as he matched the 35,756 foot world record earlier today at 5:52 Pm Et for the deepest dive ever with a solo excursion into the Western Pacific's famed Marianas Trench. The filmmaker even took to Twitter to share the excitement, writing, "Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @DeepChallenge." And just as you'd expect, he's filming the historic dive—in 3D no less! More: Avatar 2 Is Delayed for a Long Time—Is That a Bad Sign? To paraphrase a line...
- 3/26/2012
- E! Online
This season of Entourage got off to a slow start, but it's finally hitting its stride. As always, Johnny Drama delivered the best comedic moments in "Hitting Bottom" when he found out that Bob Saget has his eye on Drama's pilot. Meanwhile, Vince has found himself smitten by porn star Sasha Grey (playing herself) and this type of relationship can only be bad for the megastar. The first strike: showing up to an important meeting for his new movie AirWalker drunk with her in tow. Comic book legend Stan Lee was not impressed. On the other side of things, the "Ari conquers the world" storyline is in desperate need of some fireworks. With his eye on bringing an NFL team to La, he's lost sight of some of the clients that have made him successful. More important, the show has lost the Ari / Lloyd dynamic. As long as it took...
- 8/5/2010
- by Link
- BuzzFocus.com
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