“Films whose ‘fans’ are more annoying than the film itself”.
“Films whose ‘fans’ are more annoying than the film itself”.
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The top movie robots of all time,
The top movie robots of all time, including #5 and the Iron Giant.
Milton Bradley’s secret invasion orders for the
Milton Bradley’s secret invasion orders for the attack on Boston Harbor.
A list of iPhoto 5 annoyances. I wish
A list of iPhoto 5 annoyances. I wish iPhoto were as finished a product as iTunes is. (via df?)
Top 10 (somehow expressed in 11 items) revolutionary special
Top 10 (somehow expressed in 11 items) revolutionary special effects movies of all time. Twister? Where’s Titanic?
Stylus Magazine’s top 50 (music) singles of 2005, including
Stylus Magazine’s top 50 (music) singles of 2005, including the top 20 lists of each of the contributors. If you can’t find something catchy to listen to here, you’ve given up. (thx, marco)
How to make your best-of-the-year music list
How to make your best-of-the-year music list as hip as it can be. “Make sure to include an album that just came out. This will lead people to believe that you got an advanced copy months ago and had plenty of time to get into it.”
Author Jeremy Mercer picks his top 10 bookstores
Author Jeremy Mercer picks his top 10 bookstores in the world. Any personal favorites that you’d add to the list?
GameSpot has an ongoing series of articles
GameSpot has an ongoing series of articles about the greatest video games of all time. Lode Runner, Tetris, Quake, Oregon Trail, Defender, and Metroid all make the list.
The Scientific American 50, the 2005 “research, business and
The Scientific American 50, the 2005 “research, business and policy leaders of technology”. The flu, nanotech, stem cells, and climatology are among the hot topics this year.
Forthcoming books in the increasingly mature Harry
Forthcoming books in the increasingly mature Harry Potter series. “Harry Potter and Some Seriously Bad Acid”.
Once again, Rex has bravely volunteered to
Once again, Rex has bravely volunteered to keep track of all the “best of” lists for 2005. Slim pickins so far, but as the lists start rolling in, this will swell to hundreds of items.
The top 40 bands in America (in 2005) according
The top 40 bands in America (in 2005) according to a small group of music bloggers. Indie rock-heavy, if you like that sort of thing. Off to check out The National.
Sports Illustrated’s photo gallery of the top 10
Sports Illustrated’s photo gallery of the top 10 point guards of all time.
List of the top 50 greatest indie films.
List of the top 50 greatest indie films. The top 10 includes Clerks, Reservoir Dogs, and The Usual Suspects.
50 (UK-centric) celebs share their top food experiences. (via rw)
50 (UK-centric) celebs share their top food experiences. (via rw)
A list of the best and worst
A list of the best and worst cookbooks to give people for Xmas (or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah or Festivus).
Fun compilation of the 100 greatest internet moments. (
Fun compilation of the 100 greatest internet moments. (via waxy!, i think)
David Pogue on 10 ways that companies can
David Pogue on 10 ways that companies can stop being stupid and help their customers. “Thou shalt not hide from thy customers.” (via df)
This list of famous people who are
This list of famous people who are also secondarily well known says that allegedly (or should that be allegendly?) Charlemagne invented white wine.
The readers of DJ Magazine picks the
The readers of DJ Magazine picks the top 100 DJs for 2005. Top honors go to Paul van Dyk.
US News & World Report has a
US News & World Report has a list of 25 of America’s best leaders. Condoleezza Rice, Steve Jobs, Meg Whitman, Bill & Melinda Gates, etc.
Speak Up critiques the covers on the
Speak Up critiques the covers on the recently released list of the 40 best magazine covers of the last 40 years. Chock full of snarky designy goodness. (thx armin)
Select one-star reviews from Amazon of books
Select one-star reviews from Amazon of books on Time magazine’s list of the 100 best English language novels since 1923 (discussion).
Jakob Nielsen’s latest Alertbox is about weblog
Jakob Nielsen’s latest Alertbox is about weblog usability. I actually think most of these are pretty good, but as with all such guidelines, they are made to be broken.
Time magazine has a list of the “100
Time magazine has a list of the “100 best English language novels from 1923 to the present”. I’m not much for novels, but I’ve read 11 of the works on the list.
As I was poking around 0sil8 this
As I was poking around 0sil8 this morning, I ran across this list from 1998 of movies due to be released in 1999/2000. Some were released on time, some were never released, and others were released years later. My favorite is the Charlie’s Angels speculation…with Jenny McCarthy, Jada Pinkett & Michelle Yeoh as the Angels.
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