Buy: End-of-Year Lists
For someone who’s rather disorganized, I really like lists. I like making them, and I like reading them. So when the end of each calendar year approaches, I get very excited about all the “Best of” lists that I know are waiting in the wings for publication.
And 2008 has not let me down! Time Magazine in particular is a veritable goldmine of lists. Seriously - Top 10 Financial Collapses? Top 10 Outrageous Earmarks? If I wouldn’t hate myself for doing it, I’d compile the Top 10 Top 10 Lists By Time Magazine.
I have to say, though, I’m a little disappointed with their movie selections. WALL-E was #1? Really? I’ll admit: I haven’t actually seen it. But no matter how many raves I heard, I could not drum up a single iota of interest in watching a near-silent film about a robot. I also have a hard time believing that a movie longer than 6 minutes by Guy Maddin is actually watchable, let alone the third best film of the year.
Finally, let’s not forget that our very own webmiss Sara has also posted her Top 50 Albums of 2008 to her blog. (Although there is no way Deerhoof put out a better album in 2008 than Jenny Lewis, Death Cab for Cutie, Kanye West, or Elvis Costello. I hate Deerhoof.)
Anyway. If you have any fantastic year-end lists that you’ve just gotta share, post them in the comments!
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You forgot my ten best books of the year post: http://mockingbirdnyc.blogspot.com/2008/12/mockingbirds-10-best-books-of-2008.html
I really like when music blogs make lists of the best songs of the year, because that makes it way easier for me. I’d say 70% of my downloads come in December and January. On the downside, it makes me really behind the times always. (My top new albums I listened to in 2008 were Radiohead, Joanna Newsom and Kanye West, only one of which actually came out in 2008).
ooh wait for my post on Monday… I’m slightly disagreeing with you
top 10 warren house moments (but in no particular order)
-thanksgiving
-the basement flood when only austin’s assistance was requested
-rock band + alcohol
-make out closet
-those 6 weeks we had TiVo
-katherine’s prolonged visit to your bedroom
-the day bob fixed the hole in the front door
-when Austin didn’t know Ali shott moved in/ I moved out
-realizing the neighbors were probably drug dealers
-”troglodites, cave dwellers”
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