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Once again, the year in review:
Films:
- The Dark Knight.
- Hamlet 2.
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
- WALL·E.
- The Wrestler.
- Films I've yet to see but which I have high hopes for: Gran Torino; Frost/Nixon; Synecdoche, New York; Changeling.
DVDs (ones I've bought this year, not necessarily ones released this year):
- Christopher Guest Collection (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, Waiting for Guffman); Dark City; Cube; INLAND EMPIRE; May; Stargate: The Ark of Truth; Stargate: Continuum; Tegan & Sara: It's Not Fun, Don't Do It.
Music:
- The Breeders – Mountain Battles.
- Duffy – Rockferry.
- Kaki King – Dreaming of Revenge.
- Ladytron – Velocifero.
- She & Him – Volume One.
- Tegan and Sara – I'll Take the Blame (EP).
Books (as usual, not necessarily released this year, just books I've liked this year):
- Aase Berg – Hos rådjur, Mörk materia.
- James Tiptree, Jr (Alice Sheldon) – Her Smoke Rose Up Forever.
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That is all. Be seeing you. And remember: Despite their rat-like appearance, carnies are kings among men.