by Vera H-C Chan From TV programming to political elections to celebrity deaths, May brought an end to many stories and storied lives. One thing that Americans couldn't say good riddance to, though, has been the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico: That awful, escalating drama mesmerized people as the petroleum industry's fumblings proved that while humankind may be way ahead in technology, somehow clean-up's always a problem. Here now, what buzzed online â€" and off.