Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/November 19 to 25, 2017

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 19 to 25, 2017)

Prepared with commentary by igordebraga

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It's Just Sex and Violence, Melody and Silence

Two deaths spearhead the week, and aside from them being from a "family", they couldn't be any more different: the head of the Manson family, a madman who caused death in the sixties; and the eldest son of The Partridge Family, an actor-singer who was a pop star in the 1970s. Charles Manson (#1) carried in views for the wackos who killed for him (#22) and their most infamous murder (#12, #18), while David Cassidy (#2) brought to the list his stepmom (#17) and his daughter (#21).

A whopping 11 entries are holdovers from last week (including the ever-present death list), and one of those, the ultra-violent Netflix comics adaptation The Punisher (#9), brought in its main villain (#25). As to be expected every November, Thanksgiving (#5) and the shopping spree that follows (#8) make their appearances. There were two moments to revolt over, as another famous man derailed his career for being lewd (#11), and the FCC announced they're potentially screwing over internet users (#15). But to finish, two strong women, Diana Ross (#13) winning an American Music Award and performing in the ceremony, and Indian doctor\feminist Rukhmabai (#23), propelled by a Google Doodle.

For the week of November 19 to 25, the 25 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the WP:5000 report were:

Rank	Article	Class	Views	Image	Notes
1	Charles Manson		3,258,765		If there is one guy who doesn't deserve a "rest in peace", it's the one who created a commune\cult (#22) that led to ten brutal murders, most infamously a pregnant woman (#12, #18). That being said, Charles Manson died after 46 years of a life sentence, the third imprisonment of his life.
2	David Cassidy		2,388,401		Going from the Manson family to The Partridge Family: the eldest son in that sitcom and subsequent pop singer David Cassiy died at the age of 67, having retired earlier this year as dementia was taking its toll on him.
3	Justice League (film)		1,897,568		The long-awaited encounter of the DC Comics superheroes has the same Joss Whedon that helmed Marvel's equivalent The Avengers co-writing (plus directing what Zack Snyder left unfinished), but has not been the same runaway success. Reviews are mixed, finding it entertaining but vapid, and box office is sluggish compared to what DC accomplished with Wonder Woman earlier this year.
4	Manushi Chhillar		1,322,126		While many people can't believe beauty pageants are still a thing, Ms. Chhillar won Miss World 2017. Given the last Indian to win this contest was Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra in 2000, she can hope the contest was the first step to a fruitful career.
5	Thanksgiving		1,059,555		Every November, the beloved American holiday enters this list in the top 5, even if this year views are down by 200,000.
6	Survivor Series (2017)		865,133		The latest WWE pantomime was held at the Toyota Center (pictured) in Houston.
7	Deaths in 2017		852,035		The Top 25 is helmed by two deaths of this week, and two from last one are #16 and #20. No surprise the yearly departures remained high.
8	Black Friday (shopping)		835,404		One day after Thanksgiving (#5), there are promotions to ignite the Christmas shopping season. In my country at least, it's not rare for retailers to instead do a "Black Fraud" where they're faking the discounts.
9	The Punisher (TV series)		835,012		The Marvel Comics vigilante Frank Castle finally got an acclaimed adaptation following three movies with middling reception, as Jon Bernthal (pictured) played him in the second season of Daredevil that led to this Punisher solo series, which debuted on Netflix on November 17th.
10	Robert Mugabe		776,252		Nearly a week after a coup placed him on house arrest, Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe signed his resignation, finishing nearly 40 years in power filled with human rights violations and a ruined economy.
11	Charlie Rose		746,639		The latest case in a male celebrity ruining his career due to sexual harassment is journalist Charlie Rose, as eight women who either worked for him or had hoped to so denounced him in a report in The Washington Post. Rose was fired by CBS, PBS, and Bloomberg.
12	Sharon Tate		732,772		Sharon Tate was a beautiful actress with a promising career expecting a son with director Roman Polanski, until the Manson family invaded their house and stabbed her to death.
13	Diana Ross		727,880		Iconic singer Diana Ross was given the American Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award during their annual ceremony on Sunday, and performed a medley of her hits such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".
14	Stranger Things		719,094		A month after season 2 of Netflix's love letter to the science-fiction horror of the 1980s debuted, it finally leaves the top 3.
15	Net neutrality		644,236		As the FCC unveiled plans to end net neutrality, meaning internet service providers wouldn't treat all data on the Internet the same and thus could intentionally block, slow down or charge money for specific websites, the online protests against such an idea were intense.
16	Lil Peep		630,418		The hip hop artist died aged 21, prompting an outpour of sympathy from the music industry. Cause of death is unknown, but his vivid Instagram posts indicate an overdose.
17	Shirley Jones		613,009		Along with playing David Cassidy's (#2) mother in The Partridge Family, Jones was his real life stepmom, having married his father Jack Cassidy.
18	Tate murders		603,944		On August 8, 1969, four members of the Manson family invaded the house of Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate (#12) and killed everyone inside, including Tate, who was eight and a half months pregnant. This horrific incident has two music connections: it followed Charles's twisted interpretation of the Beatles' White Album, and the house was later used by Trent Reznor to record The Downward Spiral shortly before its demolition.
19	Jason Momoa		568,392		Momoa, who built a career out of barbarian characters, has earned acclaim for his portrayal of Aquaman in Justice League (#3), who is the star of the DC Extended Universe's next movie.
20	Malcolm Young		546,138		AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young got 546,343 views upon his death in November 18, and nearly as much in the week that followed. The Rock 'N Roll Train still rolls strong.
21	Katie Cassidy		545,464		The recently deceased David Cassidy (#2) was the son of a singer, and his actress daughter Katie makes it a family with three generations in entertainment. Katie is the current portrayer of superheroine Black Canary in the DC Comics television universe, and in a coincidence last year played Sharon (#12) in Wolves at the Door, a movie inspired by the Tate murders (#18).
22	Manson Family		539,715		The commune\cult\execution squad of #1. Seen to the left is John Moran's opera about them. Haven't heard it, but regarding musical Mansons, I prefer Shirley.
23	Rukhmabai		518,857		A Google Doodle brought attention upon the first practicing women doctor of India, who also campaigned for women's emancipation and the end of child marriages.
24	Thor: Ragnarok		514,092		The third Thor movie might be on the way out of this list, but is still earning the big bucks, and will soon become the seventh Marvel Cinematic Universe installment to surpass $800 million worldwide.
25	Jigsaw (Marvel Comics)		509,590		The Punisher's archenemy from the comics (and given his enemies usually are just brutally killed, that's saying a lot), previously known as Billy Russo before his face was covered in scars resembling a jigsaw puzzle, is played by Ben Barnes (pictured) in the Netflix series (#9).