A summary of the Google Zeitgeist results of gainers and decliners on Google.com, for the week ending Jan. 16.

1. Joe Pichler – Former child actor, now 18, has been missing since Jan. 8 and is feared dead in Bremerton, Wash.

2. Golden Globes – Hollywood’s annual award season for best in film, TV kicked off with this Jan. 16 gala.

3. James Franco – Former “Freaks and Geeks” star now appears in the classical romance “Tristan and Isolde,” which opened Jan. 13.

4. James Frey – Best-selling author whose book, “A Million Little Pieces,” has been touted on Oprah’s book club is now busy clarifying details of his personal memoir, which came under attack for fabrication last week.

5. Angelina Jolie Pregnant – The rumors appear to be true; on Jan. 11, the activist actress confirmed she and actor Brad Pitt will have a baby together.

6. Martin Luther King – The annual U.S. holiday in commemoration for the civil rights leader, who died in 1968, took place Jan. 16.

7. Kim Mathers – Ex-wife of rapper Eminem became his wife again as they remarried Jan. 14 in Rochester, Mich.

8. Sasha Cohen – Young skater won U.S. Figure Skating Championship Jan. 14, earning a place on the Olympic team.

9. Smoking Gun – The investigative site revealed details Jan. 9 about author James Frey’s book that have led him to clarify details found in his best-selling memoir.

10. Denver Broncos – Formerly an also-ran, the team won the American Football Conference championship on Jan. 14, getting one step closer to a Super Bowl presence.


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