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🕊 Farewell JP2. The world farewelled Pope John Paul II after 26 years in the top job. Cue one of the largest funerals in history and all eyes on a chimney as the conclave kicked off. White smoke = new pope. Enter Benedict XVI.
✊ Iraqis Say No. ThanksFirdos Square, once the backdrop for Saddam’s statue toppling, became the stage for a massive anti-American protest. Led by supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr, thousands demanded U.S. troops GTFO.
🎭 WrestleMania Goes Hollywood.WrestleMania 21 served cinema and suplexes. Cena and Batista took the belts, Edge won the first-ever Money in the Bank and Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle delivered pure wrestling gold.
🎤 The Game & 50 Cent Play Nice(ish).‘Hate It or Love It’ climbed the charts despite beef brewing behind the scenes. 50 refused to film with The Game, so green screen magic made it look like they were chillin’ in the same lowrider. Unity through CGI, baby.
🖤 Sin City Sizzles.Frank Miller’s graphic novel got the Hollywood treatment and it worked. The black-and-white neo-noir aesthetic, Jessica Alba with a lasso, and a terrifying Elijah Wood? Cinematic chaos. Tarantino even dropped in to direct a scene, because of course he did.
📺 Meet the Barkers.MTV launched Meet the Barkers, a chaotic blend of rock star mayhem and domestic drama. Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler opened their lives (and possibly Pandora’s box) to the cameras. Spoiler: they didn’t stay married.

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