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Best of 2015

Ritchie — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 19:35:35 GMT

Summary: /* Food and Drink */

== Events ==

* There was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federal_election,_2015 Canadian federal election]!

== TV ==

It was a big year for TV on the Internet, especially in Netflix land.

* [https://amzn.com/B00I3MQNWG Bosch]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_Is_for_Family F Is For Family]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802850/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Fargo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_None Master of None]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcos Narcos]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbreakable_Kimmy_Schmidt Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W/_Bob_%26_David W/ Bob & David]

== Films ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dope_%282015_film%29 Dope]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hateful_Eight The Hateful Eight]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Out_%282015_film%29 Inside Out]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Salt_of_the_Earth_(2014_film) The Salt of the Earth] (technically 2014, but rather difficult to find before 2015)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens] was the best Star Wars movie in decades
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainwreck_%28film%29 Trainwreck] continued Amy Schumer's total media domination
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Tomorrow_(film) World of Tomorrow]

== Books ==

* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077903-creativity-inc Catmull, Ed - Creativity, Inc.]
* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20696006-being-mortal Gawande, Atul - Being Mortal]
* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18346216-be-your-shitty-self Van Buren, Mark - Be Your Shitty Self]

Read ''and'' published in 2015:

* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25050194-wait-but-why-year-one Urban, Tim - Wait But Why Year One]

== Theatre / Other ==

== Music ==

* Arcs, The - Yours, Dreamily
* Bob Moses - Days Gone By
* Citizens - European Soul
* George FitzGerald - Fading Love
* Jamie xx - In Colour
* Jean Tonique - You
* Khurangbin - The Universe Smiles Upon You
* Mocky - Key Change
* Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love
* Zombi - Shape Shift

=== Live Music ===

=== Music Videos ===

* [https://vimeo.com/128418807 Amaro and Walden - Joyride] Not technically a music video, but plays like one and damn.
* [https://youtu.be/eGlChz5hIBg Harrison Brome - Fill Your Brains] Relive fond memories of a wasted youth and renew your faith in kids these days.

== Technology ==

=== Games ===

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_Atsume Neko Atsume] is re-released in English!
* [http://www.fireproofgames.com/games/the-room-three-2 The Room 3]

=== Hardware ===

=== Software / Services ===

* [http://rdio.com Rdio] folds after an acquisition by Pandora. RIP.
* [http://onshape.com Onshape] brings full-featured CAD to the browser.

== Food and Drink ==

* [http://dune.kitchen/ Dune] does falafel right
* [http://www.seaboldgingerbeer.com/ Seabold] ginger beer cordial
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/sharksteeth-los-angeles Sharksteeth], seafood-themed underground restaurant by the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/wolvesmouth-at-the-wolvesden-los-angeles Wolvesmouth] team

== See also ==

* [[Best of 2014]]
* [[Best of 2013]]
* [[Best of 2012]]
* [[Best of 2011]]
* [[Best of 2010]]
* [[Best of 2009]]
* [[Best of 2008]]
* [[Best of 2007]]
* [[Best of 2006]]
* [[Best of 2005]]
* [[Best of 2004]]

Best of 2014

Tim — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:10:28 GMT

Summary: /* TV */

== Events ==

== TV ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine] (started 2013)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colbert_Report The Colbert Report] ended
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_(season_1) Fargo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Week_Tonight_with_John_Oliver Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty Rick and Morty]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Anarchy Sons of Anarchy] ended
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_%28TV_series%29 Transparent]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Detective_%28TV_series%29 True Detective]

== Films ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenfour Citizenfour]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_of_Tomorrow_%28film%29 Edge of Tomorrow]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Budapest_Hotel The Grand Budapest Hotel]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_%28film%29 Guardians of the Galaxy]
* [http://youtu.be/7Pq-S557XQU Humans Need Not Apply]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_%28film%29 Her] (released late 2013, but didn't see it until 2014)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_Game The Imitation Game]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Movie The Lego Movie]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obvious_Child Obvious Child]

== Books ==

Written ''and'' read in 2014:

* Ryan Holiday - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G3L1B8K/ The Obstacle Is The Way]
* Randall Munroe - [https://whatif.xkcd.com/book/ what if? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions]
* Christian Rudder - [http://dataclysm.org/ Dataclysm: Who We Are When We Think No One's Looking]

== Theatre / Other ==

* [https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/exhibit_memorypalace.html Cardiff Miller at the Vancouver Art Gallery], specifically [http://www.cardiffmiller.com/artworks/inst/opera.html Opera For A Small Room]
* [http://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibition/doug-wheeler-2/ Doug Wheeler - SA MI 75 DZ NY 12] (Infinity Room) at the David Zwirner Gallery NYC.

== Music ==

* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIW_xw/ Anenon - Sagrada]
* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIXKbk/ The Broods - Evergreen]
* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIaEMU/ Caribou - Our Love]
* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIeuk0/ Deru - 1979] (with bonus [http://shop.1979.la/the-obverse-box/ Obverse Box] multimedia time capsule)
* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIWxiM/ Flight Facilities - Down To Earth]
* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIfQkw/ Future Islands - Singles]
* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIWHJA/ The Juan Maclean - In A Dream]
* [http://rd.io/x/QUgeUiIS_e0/ Röyksopp - The Inevitable End]

=== Live Music ===

* BADBADNOTGOOD @ The Echoplex
* Banks @ The Doug Fir
* Glass Animals @ The Masonic Lodge
* Moderat @ Moogfest

=== Music Videos ===

* [http://youtu.be/kdemFfbS5H0 The Chainsmokers - #SELFIE]
* [http://youtu.be/hi4pzKvuEQM Chet Faker - Gold]
* [http://youtu.be/u1ZB_rGFyeU OK Go - I Won't Let You Down]

== Technology ==

=== Games ===

* [http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/ 2048]
* [http://yachtclubgames.com/shovel-knight/ Shovel Knight]

=== Hardware ===

* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GDQDRPK/ Amazon Kindle Voyage] e-reader
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro#2nd_generation Mac Pro] cylinder
* [https://www.saleae.com/ Saleae Logic Pro 8] logic analyzer
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Alpha_7 Sony Alpha 7] series of mirrorless interchangeable lens full frame (35mm) cameras

=== Software ===

* [http://www.american-giant.com/mens-heavyweight-full-zip-mock-neck-sweatshirt.html American Giant Heavyweight Mock Neck]

== See also ==
* [http://www.avclub.com/article/20-best-albums-2014-212282 The 20 best albums of 2014] from the AV Club
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/?year=2014 Top 100 movies of 2014] from Rotten Tomatoes
* [http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/the-top-10-science-stories-of-2014-bob-mcdonald-1.2878344 The top 10 science stories of 2014: Bob McDonald] from CBC
* [[Best of 2013]]
* [[Best of 2012]]
* [[Best of 2011]]
* [[Best of 2010]]
* [[Best of 2009]]
* [[Best of 2008]]
* [[Best of 2007]]
* [[Best of 2006]]
* [[Best of 2005]]
* [[Best of 2004]]

Best of 2013

Ritchie — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:51:33 GMT

Summary: /* Films */

== Events ==

== TV ==

== Films ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RqpItxd8M Kung Fury] - only a trailer for now, but [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kungfury/kung-fury soon...]

=== Notable HD Releases ===

== Books ==

Written ''and'' read in 2013:

* Allie Brosh - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSB2AE4 Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened]
* Hugh Howey - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYNGPTG Dust Omnibus (Silo Saga #3)]
* Hugh Howey - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B6Z6HI2 Shift Omnibus (Silo Saga #2)]

Read in 2012:

* Peter Watts - [http://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm Blindsight]

== Theatre / Other ==

== Music ==

* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFJHEMW Moderat - II]

=== Live Music ===

* Alt-J

=== Music Videos ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpLiQgdTI0 Rufus Starlight - We Are Brothers]

== Technology ==

=== Games ===
* [http://hotlinemiami.com/ Hotline Miami] is strangely addictive with catchy music and solid gameplay that does one thing and does it well.

=== Hardware ===

=== Software ===
* new iWork on all platforms - Mac, iOS, and Web
* [http://openemu.org/ OpenEmu] - iTunes-style console gaming emulation for OS X

== Food & Drink ==

=== Breakfast Spots ===

=== Lunch Spots ===
* [http://www.theparlourrestaurants.com/ The Parlour], Vancouver - try Deez Nuts

=== Dinner Spots ===

== See also ==
* [http://www.avclub.com/article/25-other-shows-that-made-2013-one-of-the-best-year-200685 25 other shows that made 2013 one of the best years in TV history] from The A.V. Club
* [http://www.avclub.com/article/the-best-films-of-2013-200655 The Best Films of 2013] from The A.V. Club
* [http://kotaku.com/the-best-board-games-of-2013-1487160091 The Best Board Games of 2013] from Kotaku
* [http://www.jwz.org/blog/2013/12/2013-music-wrap-up-and-mixtape-136/ 2013 music wrap-up, and mixtape 136] from JWZ
* [[Best of 2012]]
* [[Best of 2011]]
* [[Best of 2010]]
* [[Best of 2009]]
* [[Best of 2008]]
* [[Best of 2007]]
* [[Best of 2006]]
* [[Best of 2005]]
* [[Best of 2004]]

Best of 2012

Tim — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:09:10 GMT

Summary: /* Lunch Spots */

== Events ==
* Amy and Warren got married
* Madeleine and Ben got married
* Guelph Park is unofficially renamed to [http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Artist+behind+Dude+Chilling+Park+sign+comes+forward/7602959/story.html Dude Chilling Park]
* A 5125-year-long cycle in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_Long_Count_calendar Mesoamerican Long Count calendar] ends, triggering cataclysm-themed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon random hysteria] instead of simply incrementing the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baktun b'ak'tun] to 13 (Long Count 13.0.0.0.0).
* [http://www.whoismcafee.com/ John McAfee], of anti-virus software fame, [http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/john-mcafee-last-stand-ebook/ goes totally bananas in Belize], flees to Guatemala, and is caught [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/12/how-vice-got-john-mcafee-caught/ thanks to GPS data in a Vice photo].

== TV ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_(TV_series) Girls]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mindy_Project The Mindy Project]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Girl_%28TV_series%29 New Girl] (started towards the end of 2011, but close enough)

== Films ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Unchained Django Unchained]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_the_Beacon_Theater Live at the Beacon Theater] (November 2011, but close enough) - Louis CK releases his comedy special through his web site for $5 instead of through HBO or another distributor, and makes Internet history. Also, it's funny.
* [http://azizansari.com/ Dangerously Delicious] - Aziz Ansari went the same route as Louis CK and it was also funny.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looper_%28film%29 Looper]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrise_Kingdom Moonrise Kingdom] - everyone loves Wes Anderson
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/ The Raid: Redemption]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770802/ Samsara], the HD (8K) eye-candy followup to Baraka for your balls tripping pleasure.

=== Notable HD Releases ===

* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008MPQ0R2 In The Mood for Love] (2002)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y1YK0I Lawrence of Arabia] (1962)

=== Film Technology ===

* High frame rate (48Hz+) enters the movie mainstream with [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/ The Hobbit] (2012), hopefully putting an end to juddery 24Hz vomit vision.

== Books ==

Written ''and'' read in 2012:

* Andrew McCarthy - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1451667485 The Longest Way Home]
* Denis Rouvre - [http://www.rouvre.com/en/gallery/3/low-tide Low Tide] Incredible portraits and landscapes of post-Tsunami Japan.
* Hugh Howey - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071XO8RA Wool Omnibus]
* Robert Chaplin - [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/721409234/the-worlds-smallest-book-a-large-print-edition Teeny Ted From Turnip Town] - The world's smallest book, large print edition. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeny_Ted_from_Turnip_Town Wikipedia].
* [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1553659473/ Selwyn Pullan: Photographing Mid-Century West Coast Modernism]. Vancouver-area architecture porn.

Read in 2012:

* Annie Dillard - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060915188 An American Childhood]
* David Mitchell - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375507256 Cloud Atlas]
* Jiddu Krishnamurti - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060648082 Freedom from the Known]
* John Jeremiah Sullivan - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0374532907/ Pulphead Essays] (written late 2011)
* Joseph Heller - [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1451626657 Catch 22]

== Theatre / Other ==

* [http://www.venusinfurbroadway.com/ Venus In Fur] on Broadway. Wickedly sharp, funny, and erotic. Nina Arianda won 2012 Best Actress at the Tony Awards for her performance.

== Music ==

* [http://www.rdio.com/artist/alt-J/album/An_Awesome_Wave/ Alt-J - An Awesome Wave]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Andrew-Weatherall-Masterpiece-Created-By-Andrew-Weatherall/master/434039 Andrew Weatherall - Masterpiece]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/barchords/id493357456 Bahamas - Barchords]
* [http://www.freundevonfreunden.com/mixtapes/fvf-mixtape-26/ Dominik Grötz - Freunde von Freunden Mixtape #26]
* [http://www.rdio.com/artist/Gonzales/album/Solo_Piano_II/ Gonzales - Solo Piano II]
* [http://www.rdio.com/artist/Japandroids/album/Celebration_Rock/ Japandroids - Celebration Rock]
* [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16805-confess/ Twin Shadow - Confess]
* [http://www.rdio.com/artist/The_Weeknd/album/Trilogy/ The Weeknd - Trilogy]

=== Live Music ===

* Gonzales supporting Solo Piano II
* [http://www.moogfest.com/ Moogfest 2012]

=== Music Videos ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOdY09hSiWM Chilly Gonzales - Kenaston] in Pianovision
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXNPI-IPPM Die Antwoord - Baby's On Fire]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop feat. Wanz]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 Psy - Gangnam Style] at 933 ''million'' views, how can this not make the best of list?
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3EhoaHo-sM Quakers - Smoke (feat. Jonwayne)]

== Technology ==

=== Games ===
* [https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/letterpress-word-game/id526619424 Letterpress]
* Sega's been doing some good work releasing classic Dreamcast games for iOS, like [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crazy-taxi/id553921725 Crazy Taxi] and [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jet-set-radio/id554531935 Jet Set Radio]. Also [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonic-cd/id454316134 Sonic CD].

=== Hardware ===

* 13" MacBook Pro with "Retina" Display. ''Finally'' some high DPI love in a compact laptop! Also of note is the belated acceptance of USB 3, bringing cheap accessories with reasonable performance to Mac Land.
* [http://www.taelektroakustik.de/index.php?id=349&L=1 T+A DAC8] High end DAC performance at mid-range prices. Computer audio (USB inputs in addition to SP-DIF/AES) DACs are finally coming into their own in ~2012.

=== Software ===
* [https://agilebits.com/onepassword 1Password] - Why did it take me so long to start using this?
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_Drive Fusion Drive] - Because spinning drives are slow and SSDs are small and expensive. I'm classifying this as software instead of hardware because the cool business is in the logical volume special sauce that makes the 2 discrete drives work together.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion Mountain Lion (10.8)]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelmator Pixelmator 2.0] (late 2011, close enough) introduced content-aware fill and other fancy features
* [http://www.git-tower.com/ Tower] is a pretty good Git GUI for OS X, although it's pretty slow with big repos
* [http://www.waze.com/ Waze] crowd-sourced commute traffic data is just what I need now that I drive a million miles to and from work every day
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8 Windows 8] Microsoft steps out on a limb and makes some significant changes to their desktop OS. Including in this Best Of list for their risk taking (compared to the OS X 10.7 -> 10.8 evolution) rather than any specific feature of the new OS.

== Food & Drink ==

=== Breakfast Spots ===

* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/duck-egg-caf%C3%A9-london-2 Duck Egg Café], Brixton - For an extra £1 get your English Breakfast with extra cholesterol duck eggs.
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/harrys-cafe-sacramento Harry's Cafe], Sacramento - Get the House Special in the Asian section - eggs, ground beef, cabbage, bacon, and maybe sprouts on a bed of rice. Epic.

=== Lunch Spots ===

* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/caf%C3%A9-rolle-sacramento-2 Cafe Rolle], Sacramento - The smoked salmon salad is probably the best lunch for <$10 anywhere.
* [http://meatandbread.ca/ Meat and Bread], Vancouver - Seriously, why didn't I eat there sooner? That's a tasty sandwich.
* [http://thesqueezeinn.com/ The Squeeze Inn], Sacramento - The squeeze with cheese!
* [http://masaassassin.blogspot.com/2009/03/tacos-el-fenix-fish-tacos-ensenada.html Tacos El Fenix], Ensenada - Easily the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm1QOowD3k8 Best fish tacos in Ensenada].

=== Dinner Spots ===

* [http://www.lesbrassins.com/ Les Brassins], Brussels - Go for the Boeuf Simple Face (steak seared one side only, the other smeared with a mustard/onion/parsley concoction). Obviously served with frites.
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/magpie-cafe-sacramento Magpie Cafe], Sacramento - Easily the best, freshest restaurant I found all year and it's two blocks from my apartment.

== See also ==
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/12/2012-the-year-in-photos-part-1-of-3/100418/ 2012: The Year In Photos] from The Atlantic
* [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-tv-of-2012,90177/ The Best TV of 2012] from the AV Club (see also [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-tv-series-of-2012-the-ballots,90187/ the ballots])
* [http://www.jwz.org/blog/2012/12/2012-music-wrap-up-and-mixtape-124/ 2012 music wrap-up and mixtape 124] from jwz
* [[Best of 2011]]
* [[Best of 2010]]
* [[Best of 2009]]
* [[Best of 2008]]
* [[Best of 2007]]
* [[Best of 2006]]
* [[Best of 2005]]
* [[Best of 2004]]