The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2011
Award season won't begin in earnest for a few more weeks, but regardless of who takes home statues, these were our favorite performances—lead, supporting, or in one case, motion-captured—of 2011. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Five Best Apps/Gadgets of 2011
Rather than take yet another look at the latest iPhone/Androids/Tablets on the market, we’re going to look at our favorite apps and gadgets that incorporate apps on those devices. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best Comedians of 2011
2011 gave us plenty to laugh at and plenty of reasons to need laughter. Thankfully, these 10 comedians brought the funny all year long—in person or via comedy album or TV special. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best Webcomics of 2011
As we pointed out earlier this year, webcomics, born in 1985, are older than digital cellular phones, the oldest Jonas brother, the disposable camera, disposable contact lenses, and the World Wide Web. In honor of the unsung and underpaid artists who've created them, here are the 10 Best Webcomics of 2011. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best Movies of 2011
From the smallest art films to the biggest blockbusters, documentaries and narratives from more than a dozen different countries, we present the 50 best movies of 2011. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 15 Best Music Festival Moments of 2011
If you went to a music festival this year, you have your own personal favorite memory. But these 15 moments are of a more collective nature, shared by thousands of folks and entered into the canons of music festival history. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day11 of the Best Books of 2011
Leonardo da Vinci got it right 500 years ago—“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Here’s a simple sampler from an idiosyncratic editor of the books that most intrigued me this past year. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 20 Best Cover Songs of 2011
The beautiful thing about writing a song is the life it takes on once it leaves you. These 20 songs found new life this year, interpreted by some of our favorite artists. Here are the 20 best cover songs of 2011. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 100 Best Twitter Accounts of 2011
Twitter crossed the 100 million active Twitter count this year, and we searched through all of them (okay, it only felt like that) to come up with our 100 favorite Twitter accounts. Our bias towards music and comedy is obvious throughout. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best Sitcoms of 2011
If the last few years of television were all about the rise of reality, 2012 was marked by a resurgence of the sitcom. Just looking at some of the supporting cast members in the list below—Zach Galifianakis, Danny DeVito, Alec Baldwin, Rob Lowe and Chevy Chase—it's been a while since sitcoms have been this strong. read more
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