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12 years ago by Michael Arceneaux

Peace, 2012. It’s Been Real.

Though 2012 can go ahead and fall through a trap door already, the year has been great for pop culture. Here were some highlights. Feel free to sing-a-long.

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Wake Up! </a> </h2> <div class="excerpt"> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Geno Smith</strong> played two mediocre games in 2012, and if that doesn't sound like a once-upon-a-time Heisman frontrunner that plummeted off the national radar, then it's because your expectations of his shortco</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-48136" class="grid article-card__item"> <div class="article-card__image-homepage column is-3-column-width"> <a href="https://theshadowleague.com/tsl-s-10-best-albums-of-2012/" class="article-card__image-wrap-abs-stories-medium"> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__text-content no-padding-x column is-9-column-width"> <div class="short-desc"> <div class="flex"> <div> <a href="" class="article-card__label article-card__link category"> </a> </div> <div> <span>12 years ago</span> <span>by </span><span>Travis Larrier</span> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="article-card__title"> <a href="https://theshadowleague.com/tsl-s-10-best-albums-of-2012/" class="article-card__link"> TSL’s 10 Best Albums Of 2012 </a> </h2> <div class="excerpt"> </div> </article> <article id="post-48134" class="grid article-card__item"> <div class="article-card__image-homepage column is-3-column-width"> <a href="https://theshadowleague.com/while-you-were-working-12-26-12/" class="article-card__image-wrap-abs-stories-medium"> </a> </div> <div class="article-card__text-content no-padding-x column is-9-column-width"> <div class="short-desc"> <div class="flex"> <div> <a href="" class="article-card__label article-card__link category"> </a> </div> <div> <span>12 years ago</span> <span>by </span><span>james@theshadowleague.com</span> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="article-card__title"> <a href="https://theshadowleague.com/while-you-were-working-12-26-12/" class="article-card__link"> While You Were Working: 12.26.12 </a> </h2> <div class="excerpt"> <p> The Carolina Panthers began retweeting Christmas presents their fans sent in earlier today. 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