The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2012
Any year that includes a Daniel Day-Lewis movie is bound to be a great year for acting performances. But with heavyweights like Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jessica Chastain turning in great showings, the Irish legend had plenty of competition. read more
The 20 Best TV Characters of 2012
Nothing makes for better television than an original, deeply developed character, and TV is full of them right now. read more
The 10 Best Music Documentaries of 2012
This year saw directors like Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme and Kevin Macdonald filming some iconic music legends. But it also showed that little-known filmmakers documenting smaller acts can create just as a powerful a story. read more
Paste's 21 Best Artist Portrait Photography of 2012
From festivals to concerts to just hanging out in various cities, we spent 2012 getting to know these artists in a new way. read more
The 10 Best Board Games of 2012
Charlie Hall and Gus Mastrapa recap the best new board games of 2012. read more
The 20 Best Viral Videos of 2012
From Korean rapper PSY's jab at the Gangnam District of Seoul or a group of young rappers sharing their favorite snacks, we share our favorite 20 videos that went viral in 2012. read more
The 30 Best Videogames of 2012
This year bulldozed whatever arbitrary distinctions once existed between retail and digital distribution and was a great year for independent game development across all platforms. read more
The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2012
There are different kinds of exceptional when it comes to Twitter, from the perfectly crafted zingers of Tim Siedell to Arjun Basu's short stories that says way more than 140 characters should be able to say. read more
The 10 Best Entertainment Podcasts of 2012
In the last few years, podcasts have gone from niche online versions of radio shows to huge commodities, making stars out of its hosts and launching books, TV shows and plenty of comedian's careers. In the realm of entertainment, there are thousands of different podcasts that you are available at the click of a button. Here at Paste, we boiled this overwhelming list to the 10 best entertainment podcasts of 2012. read more
The 20 Best Documentaries of 2012
It was quite the unusual year for documentaries. One director made our list twice, with a movie about pop music and a movie about child murder. And our top three docs of the year were made by new feature filmmakers. read more
The 10 Best Design Blogs of 2012
From illustration to typography to packaging to a mix of it all, these 10 blogs offered a beautiful glimpse of the strides being made among designers throughout the world. read more
The 15 Best Paste Live Videos of 2012
Whether we've sought them out at festivals or they've been kind enough to grace us with their presence at the Paste office, here are the 15 best live videos we recorded this year. read more
The 15 Best Cover Songs of 2012
From Wilco to Lykke Li, our favorite song interpretations of the year. read more
The 10 Best Web Series of 2012
The best TV isn't always on TV. Joss Whedon and Felicia Day proved years ago that a web series doesn't always mean a tiny audience. read more
Our 10 Favorite Books of 2012
Paste's books editor Charles McNair picks his favorite novels, memoirs and collections released in 2012. read more
The 20 Best Reissues and Box Sets of 2012
We've already told you our picks for the best new music of 2012, so today we're celebrating the releases that look backwards as we choose the year's best reissues, best-of compilations and box sets. read more
The 50 Best Album Covers of 2012
Once a year, we allow ourselves to judge a book—er, scratch that, record—by its cover and compile our list of the best album artwork of the past 12 months. read more
The 15 Best New Filmmakers of 2012
2012 has truly been a banner year for new filmmakers, as fresh faces delivered some of the very best films of the year, both in narrative film and, especially, in documentaries. read more
The 10 Best Sitcoms of 2012
Even with the rise of reality TV, there's no night during the week you can't find something that's at least trying to be funny. read more
The 20 Best Webcomics of 2012
As we tried to sift down the best webcomics to a reasonable number, Paste realized one thing: There are many, many, many webcomics on the internet. read more
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