Our List of Lists
Holy listmania! It’s the end of the year and every time we turn around folks are putting things in order from least to best, or best to least, or lining things up and saying, “I like ’em all equally.” We thought we’d call some of the better ones to your attention. You don’t have to read them all, but you have to know they exist. So here they are (in no particular order, of course). –- Brian Allen Carr
– Dennis Cooper doesn’t order his lists by rank. Or does he? Check out his favorite books, albums, movies and plays of the year. — Dennis Cooper’s Lists at The Weaklings
– Matt Bell read 88 books last year. How many did you read. Want to feel guilty for slacking? Need inspiration for next year’s New Year’s resolution. — Matt Bell’s Reading Log at Matt Bell’s Blog
– Pitchfork has got it all: List of worst album covers, guest lists, and a list of the best music videos of 2009. In fact, this week, Pitchfork is a list. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday they’ll count down the best 50 albums of this past year. Where will Adam Lambert land? — All Things List at Pitchfork
– Scott Garson might not be able to pick a theme, but he can sure come up with ten things. I’m partial to number “9. Best defense against bad reviews: Bob Dylan dedicating all proceeds from his holiday album, CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART, to charity.” — Scott Garson at Big Other
– Like Nabokov? Like to vote? Vintage books has organized some beatiful Nabokov book covers for you to take a gander at. They’re urging you to “just for fun, tell us which is your favorite! Then leave a comment with your reasons why– the most original argument will win a copy of the book they’ve chosen.” — Interactive Nabokov Covers at Vintage
– Blake Butler put together a list of what he’s claiming to be “if not the top 25 books of the 2000s, at least a version.” So go check out Butler’s version of the 00-power houses. — Butler’s 25 at HTML Giant
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