Summary: Back to the Future? This episode of The Meister Piece features history professor Oliver Bateman (University of Texas Arlington) as we look back at 2012 and make our predictions for 2013. We discuss our nominees for 2012 Person of the Year (Honey Boo Boo!), the scandals of the year (Elmo, how could you?), and our predictions for celebrity deaths in 2013 (Amanda Bynes is a sleeper pick). Oliver also reveals the absurdity of our year-in-review efforts as he explains how much of what we reminisce about will be lost to history before you can say "Jessica Simpson's pregnancy." So join us now for the ghosts of New Years past, present, and future. Visit The Moustache Club of America at the Good Men Project and Penny and Farthing for more commentary and original writing from Oliver.
