Category Archives: Best of 2000s

by Michael | December 10, 2009

The Best of the 2000s: The 25 Best Albums of the 2000s

Needless to say, the 2000s presented us with a multitude of amazing records thanks to easier than ever recording and distribution methods. It was a hard task to pair our huge list of nominee’s down to only 25, but we’re … Continue reading →

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by Michael | December 9, 2009

Best of the 2000s: The 30 Best Songs of the 2000s

Let the music listing begin! Today, we have our longest list, the 30 best songs of the 2000s. Feel free to make it into an awesome mix. We did. Sound off in the comments! 30. “Dry Your Eyes” – The … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Animal Collective, Band of Horses, Bon Iver, Broken Social Scene, Daft Punk, Feist, lcd soundsystem, M.I.A., My Morning Jacket, Okkervil River, Outkast, Phoenix, Radiohead, Rilo Kiley, Sigur Rós, Sufjan Stevens, Ted Leo/Rx, The Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, The Hold Steady, The Long Winters, The Mountain Goats, The National, The Streets, The Strokes, The Walkmen, The White Stripes, TV on the Radio, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

by ulyssesworkman | December 8, 2009

Best of the 2000s: The 25 Best Films

A list of 25 films that we liked more than other films released during the same time frame. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 28 days later, best in show, Brick, Children of Men, donnie darko, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, ghost world, good night and good luck, hot fuzz, king of kong, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, lord of the rings, Lost in Translation, memento, No Country for Old Men, ocean's 11, pan's labyrinth, primer, squid and the whale, The Dark Knight, the incredibles, the royal tenenbaums, There Will Be Blood, wall-e

by Michael | December 7, 2009

Best of the 2000s: The 25 Best Film Performances

Our Best of the 2000s coverage returns with a list of some truly incredible film performances. The 2000s was ripe with great acting, and we present to you the cream of the crop. As always, we’d love to get your … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Adam Sandler, Adrian Brody, Amelie, American Psycho, American Splendor, Amy Ryan, Anne Hathaway, Audrey Tautou, Bill Murray, Brick, Capote, Casey Affleck, Children of Men, Christian Bale, Clive Owen, Daniel Day-Lewis, Far From Heaven, Forrest Whitaker, Gone Baby Gone, Heath Ledger, Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem, Jeff Daniels, Jeremy Renner, Johnny Depp, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julianne Moore, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Laura Linney, Lost in Translation, Mulholland Dr, Mystic River, Naomi Watts, No Country for Old Men, Paul Giamatti, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Pirates of the Caribbean, Punch Drunk Love, Rachel Getting Married, Robert Downey Jr, Sean Penn, The Assassination of Jesse James, The Dark Knight, The Hurt Locker, The Last King of Scotland, The Pianist, The Queen, The Squid and the Whale, There Will Be Blood, You Can Count on Me

by ulyssesworkman | December 3, 2009

Best of the 2000s: The 25 Best TV Shows

We pick our 25 favorite TV shows of the 2000s. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 30 Rock, arrested development, battlestar galactica, big love, breaking bad, Curb Your Enthusiasm, dexter, extras, firefly, flight of the conchords, friday night lights, house, How I Met Your Mother, it's always sunny in philadelphia, Lost, Mad Men, pushing daisies, scrubs, the colbert report, the daily show, The Office, the west wing, the wire, venture bros, veronica mars

by Michael | December 2, 2009

Best of the 2000s: The 15 Best Books

Today we look at our favorite books from the 2000s. Its been a tough few years for the publishing industry, but that hasn’t stopped some of our favorite writers from producing some amazing literature. Before we begin, a warning to … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Books, Cormac McCarthy, Dave Eggers, David Foster Wallace, Dennis Lehane, Harry Potter, Ian McEwan, J.K. Rowling, Jonathan Safran Foer, Malcom Gladwell, Mark Haddon, Max Brooks, Michael Chabon, Michael Lewis, Phillip Roth, Richard Price, Sarah Vowell

by ulyssesworkman | December 1, 2009

The 2000s in Gaming: She Said I’ve Lost Control Again

I can’t remember when exactly it was, but sometime in the mid 1990s I saw a report on TV about a movie where the audience could control what would happen. At certain points the narrative would stop and people in … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Bioshock, choice, GTA: Vice City, Portal, video games

by Michael | December 1, 2009

Best of the 2000s: The 15 Best Video Games

Our series of the Best of the 2000s formally kicks off today with a list of the 15 best video games of the last 10 years. Comments are of course encouraged. Without further ado: 15. The Godfather Adapting Francis Ford … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Bioshock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, EA Sports, GTA: Vice City, Half Life 2, Halo, Left 4 Dead, Little Big Planet, Mass Effect, Portal, Psychonauts, Rock Band, Super Mario Galaxy, The Godfather, The Sims, video games