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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337978/ Live Free or Die Hard]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337978/ Live Free or Die Hard]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942385/ Tropic Thunder]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942385/ Tropic Thunder]
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== Books ==
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* [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0743235266 The Creative Habit] (2003)
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* [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1590593898 Joel on Software] (2004)
== Theater / Other ==
== Theater / Other ==
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* Man we suck.
== Music ==
== Music ==
iTunes links for those albums available as iTunes Plus.
iTunes links for those albums available as iTunes Plus.
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[http://www.last.fm/bestof/2008 Last.fm's best of 2008]
=== Albums ===
=== Albums ===
==== Electronic ====
==== Electronic ====
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1504810 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1504810 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular]
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* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1321687 Santogold -Santogold]
==== Pop ====
==== Pop ====
* [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=270079778&s=143455 Radiohead - In Rainbows]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=270079778&s=143455 Radiohead - In Rainbows]
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* Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Glistening Pleasure
* Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Glistening Pleasure
* Air France - No Way Down
* Air France - No Way Down
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* Lykke Li - Youth Novels
==== Indie ====
==== Indie ====
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* [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=281086394&s=143455 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=281086394&s=143455 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293140282&s=143455 James Yuill - Turning Down Water For Air]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=293140282&s=143455 James Yuill - Turning Down Water For Air]
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* [http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=123440420&s=143441 Okkervil River - The Stand Ins and The Stage Names]
==== Mixes ====
==== Mixes ====
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1389491 Ed Banger Rec Vol. 3]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1389491 Ed Banger Rec Vol. 3]
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* DJ /rupture - Uproot
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==== Videos ====
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=== Videos ===
* [http://www.court13.com/electricfeel.mov MGMT - Electric Feel]
* [http://www.court13.com/electricfeel.mov MGMT - Electric Feel]
* [http://www.court13.com/timetopretend.mov MGMT - A Time to Pretend]
* [http://www.court13.com/timetopretend.mov MGMT - A Time to Pretend]
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* [http://www.vimeo.com/1124192 Thunderheist - Jerk It]
* [http://www.vimeo.com/1124192 Thunderheist - Jerk It]
* [http://www.sigurros.com/dvd3.asp Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook]
* [http://www.sigurros.com/dvd3.asp Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Weezer - Pork and Beans]
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* [http://www.betweentheeyes.co.uk/page/music-videos/director/1021#/media/detox/videos/utah-saints-something-good-081.flv Utah Saints - Something Good '08]
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* [http://vimeo.com/4069809 Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish]
== Technology ==
== Technology ==
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=== Games ===
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* [http://www.littlebigplanet.com/ Little Big Planet] (PS3)
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* [http://www.rainslick.com/ Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness] Episodes 1 (May) and 2 (October)
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* [http://www.criteriongames.com/burnout/paradise/ Burnout Paradise] (PS3)
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* [http://fantasticcontraption.com/ Fantastic Contraption] (Flash)
=== Hardware ===
=== Hardware ===
* [http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/ iPhone 3G]
* [http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/ iPhone 3G]
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* [http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_duet.html Squeezebox Duet]
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* [http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/4335&cl=US,EN Logitech V450 Nano] mouse
=== Software ===
=== Software ===
* [http://www.apple.com/aperture Aperture 2.0]
* [http://www.apple.com/aperture Aperture 2.0]
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* [http://getdropbox.com/ Dropbox] Version tracking and cloud data for dummies.
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* [http://www.pixelmator.com/ Pixelmator]
* [http://versionsapp.com/ Versions]
* [http://versionsapp.com/ Versions]
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* [http://drop.io/ drop.io] Simple private file sharing. Better than emailing attachments.
=== Internet Memes ===
=== Internet Memes ===
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* full-frame prosumer dSLR face-off
* full-frame prosumer dSLR face-off
* Guns 'n' Roses - Chinese Democracy
* Guns 'n' Roses - Chinese Democracy
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* Palin Parody - Who's Nailin' Paylin
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Weezer - Pork and Beans] Video
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* [http://hotchickswithdouchebags.com/ hot chicks with douchebags] (turned into a book, resulting in [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1118082douche1.html one douchebag suing the author])
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fciD_II7NI Feist performing a version of 1234 on Sesame Street]
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* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A3CzptgIvcU LOL DOUBLE DROPS!!!]
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=== Light reading ===
* [http://housingpanic.blogspot.com/ housingpanic]
* [http://housingpanic.blogspot.com/ housingpanic]
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* Palin Parody
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* [http://condohype.wordpress.com/ condohype]
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* [http://www.investorsinsight.com/blogs/john_mauldins_outside_the_box/default.aspx John Mauldin's Outside the Box]
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* [http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/ Bikesnob NYC]
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* [http://www.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] - You can aggregate how you like, but this is a great place to find people collecting photos, design, & other. I only wish I could get an rss of my dashboard instead of aggregating externally. It is also the easiest blog platform I've found so far. Not a full blog, but not quite as concise as twitter, either.
== Food & Drink ==
== Food & Drink ==
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* So.cial
* So.cial
* Bale
* Bale
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* Dae-Ji (aka The Pork Place)
== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/12/disappointing-g.html Wired: The 10 Most Disappointing Games of 2008]
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* [http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_best_music_of_2008 The A.V. Club: The best music of 2008]
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* [http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_year_in_film_2008 The A.V. Club: The year in film 2008]
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* [http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2008/ Google's top 2008 searches]
* [[Best of 2007]]
* [[Best of 2007]]
* [[Best of 2006]]
* [[Best of 2006]]
* [[Best of 2005]]
* [[Best of 2005]]
* [[Best of 2004]]
* [[Best of 2004]]

Current revision

Contents

Films

Books

Theater / Other

  • Man we suck.

Music

iTunes links for those albums available as iTunes Plus.

Last.fm's best of 2008

Albums

Electronic

Pop

  • Radiohead - In Rainbows
  • Beck - Modern Guilt
  • Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Glistening Pleasure
  • Air France - No Way Down
  • Lykke Li - Youth Novels

Indie

Mixes

Videos

Technology

Games

Hardware

Software

Internet Memes

Light reading

  • housingpanic
  • condohype
  • John Mauldin's Outside the Box
  • Bikesnob NYC
  • Tumblr - You can aggregate how you like, but this is a great place to find people collecting photos, design, & other. I only wish I could get an rss of my dashboard instead of aggregating externally. It is also the easiest blog platform I've found so far. Not a full blog, but not quite as concise as twitter, either.

Food & Drink

Lunch Spots

  • Save On Meats
  • Kam Gok Yuen
  • The Boss
  • So.cial
  • Bale
  • Dae-Ji (aka The Pork Place)

See also

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