10 Best Music Festival Moments of 2012

By Dacey Orr at 12:13 PM on December 29, 2012

When you take an array of talented artists and gather them together amid droves of like-minded music lovers, the energy can lead to anything.  read more

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The 15 Best Gadgets of 2012

By Paste Staff at 11:31 AM on December 28, 2012

From the likely next generation of Apple products to some out-of-the-blue contenders, we're counting down our 15 favorite gizmos this year.   read more

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The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2012

By Michael Dunaway at 8:39 PM on December 26, 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

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Paste's 21 Best Artist Portrait Photography of 2012

By Dacey Orr at 11:27 AM on December 23, 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

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The 25 Best Live Acts of 2012

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 10:12 AM on November 28, 2012

2012 was a great year for live music, whether it was legacy acts brushing off the cobwebs and heading back out on the road or new groups proving their mettle on the big stage.  read more

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The 50 Best Songs of 2012

By Tyler Kane at 10:24 AM on November 27, 2012

After tallying ballots of Paste staff and writers, which included nearly 300 different selections, we present our top 50 songs of the year.  read more

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The 10 Best Videogames of 2012 (So Far)

By Garrett Martin at 8:15 AM on June 27, 2012

You know how you can get hooked on a game and look up at the clock only to realize eight hours have somehow disappeared forever? This entire year has felt like that. Where has the first half of 2012 gone? Did I really spend it all digging holes in Minecraft on the 360?  read more

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The 25 Best Movies of 2012 (So Far)

By Michael Dunaway at 8:15 AM on June 26, 2012

2012 has also blessed us with an unusually large number of notable films in its first six months. Here are the 25 Best Movies of 2012, released between January and June.  read more

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The Best Albums of 2012 (So Far)

By Josh Jackson at 8:30 AM on June 25, 2012

Five different Paste editors have compiled their Top 10 Albums of 2012, released January through June.  read more

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The 25 Best Songs of 2012 (So Far)

By Josh Jackson at 11:25 AM on April 12, 2012

“What are you listening to right now?” If you work around music, you get this question a lot. The following list is my way of answering. Every year about this time, I like to take a quick look back at the best songs released so far. Music comes at us so fast and furious that it can be hard to keep up, but these are the songs we keep returning to.  read more

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