Best of 2008
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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 == | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0743235266 The Creative Habit] (2003) | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1590593898 Joel on Software] (2004) | ||
== Theater / Other == | == Theater / Other == | ||
| + | * Man we suck. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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* DJ /rupture - Uproot | * DJ /rupture - Uproot | ||
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* [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.sigurros.com/dvd3.asp Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook] | * [http://www.sigurros.com/dvd3.asp Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook] | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Weezer - Pork and Beans] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Weezer - Pork and Beans] | ||
| + | * [http://www.betweentheeyes.co.uk/page/music-videos/director/1021#/media/detox/videos/utah-saints-something-good-081.flv Utah Saints - Something Good '08] | ||
| + | * [http://vimeo.com/4069809 Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish] | ||
== Technology == | == Technology == | ||
=== Games === | === Games === | ||
| - | * [http://www.littlebigplanet.com/ Little Big Planet] | + | * [http://www.littlebigplanet.com/ Little Big Planet] (PS3) |
* [http://www.rainslick.com/ Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness] Episodes 1 (May) and 2 (October) | * [http://www.rainslick.com/ Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness] Episodes 1 (May) and 2 (October) | ||
| + | * [http://www.criteriongames.com/burnout/paradise/ Burnout Paradise] (PS3) | ||
| + | * [http://fantasticcontraption.com/ Fantastic Contraption] (Flash) | ||
=== Hardware === | === Hardware === | ||
* [http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/ iPhone 3G] | * [http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/ iPhone 3G] | ||
| + | * [http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_duet.html Squeezebox Duet] | ||
| + | * [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] | ||
| - | * [http://getdropbox.com/ Dropbox] | + | * [http://getdropbox.com/ Dropbox] Version tracking and cloud data for dummies. |
| - | * [http://www.pixelmator.com/ | + | * [http://www.pixelmator.com/ Pixelmator] |
* [http://versionsapp.com/ Versions] | * [http://versionsapp.com/ Versions] | ||
| + | * [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 | * Palin Parody - Who's Nailin' Paylin | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Weezer - Pork and Beans] Video | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Weezer - Pork and Beans] Video | ||
* [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]) | * [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]) | ||
| + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fciD_II7NI Feist performing a version of 1234 on Sesame Street] | ||
| + | * [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A3CzptgIvcU LOL DOUBLE DROPS!!!] | ||
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| + | === Light reading === | ||
| + | * [http://housingpanic.blogspot.com/ housingpanic] | ||
| + | * [http://condohype.wordpress.com/ condohype] | ||
| + | * [http://www.investorsinsight.com/blogs/john_mauldins_outside_the_box/default.aspx John Mauldin's Outside the Box] | ||
| + | * [http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/ Bikesnob NYC] | ||
| + | * [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 | ||
| + | * Dae-Ji (aka The Pork Place) | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| - | * [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/12/disappointing-g.html | + | * [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/12/disappointing-g.html Wired: The 10 Most Disappointing Games of 2008] |
* [http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_best_music_of_2008 The A.V. Club: The best music of 2008] | * [http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_best_music_of_2008 The A.V. Club: The best music of 2008] | ||
| + | * [http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_year_in_film_2008 The A.V. Club: The year in film 2008] | ||
* [http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2008/ Google's top 2008 searches] | * [http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2008/ Google's top 2008 searches] | ||
* [[Best of 2007]] | * [[Best of 2007]] | ||
Current revision
Contents |
Films
- Juno (technically it supposedly came out late 2007)
- Live Free or Die Hard
- Tropic Thunder
Books
- The Creative Habit (2003)
- Joel on Software (2004)
Theater / Other
- Man we suck.
Music
iTunes links for those albums available as iTunes Plus.
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
- Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
- Dodos - Visiter
- Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
- James Yuill - Turning Down Water For Air
- Okkervil River - The Stand Ins and The Stage Names
Mixes
- Ed Banger Rec Vol. 3
- DJ /rupture - Uproot
Videos
- MGMT - Electric Feel
- MGMT - A Time to Pretend
- MGMT - Kids (fan version)
- Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone
- Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
- Thunderheist - Jerk It
- Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
- Weezer - Pork and Beans
- Utah Saints - Something Good '08
- Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish
Technology
Games
- Little Big Planet (PS3)
- Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episodes 1 (May) and 2 (October)
- Burnout Paradise (PS3)
- Fantastic Contraption (Flash)
Hardware
Software
- Aperture 2.0
- Dropbox Version tracking and cloud data for dummies.
- Pixelmator
- Versions
- drop.io Simple private file sharing. Better than emailing attachments.
Internet Memes
- dSLRs with video mode face-off
- full-frame prosumer dSLR face-off
- Guns 'n' Roses - Chinese Democracy
- Palin Parody - Who's Nailin' Paylin
- Weezer - Pork and Beans Video
- hot chicks with douchebags (turned into a book, resulting in one douchebag suing the author)
- Feist performing a version of 1234 on Sesame Street
- LOL DOUBLE DROPS!!!
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)
