LET'S END THIS:
* io9 picks the best and worst scifi and fantasy movies, and national treasure John Waters gives us his favorite silver screen selections.
* The best and worst television moments of 2013. Spoilers, obviously.
* All Songs Considered wraps up the year in music. And I found some winners in the top ten dance tracks, myself ( Read more... )

THE YEAR THAT WAS:
* The best memes of 2013.
* The five most undeservedly hated famous people of the year.
* The breakout stars of the year.
* Some winning cosplay.
* Twelve great sports infographics.

MY NEW GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS DONE BY 2015:
* The biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2013.
* National Geographic picks its favorite images.
* The gender debates of the year.
* Twelve reasons for feminism to be thankful for in the last year.
* Twenty women who drove the culture in 2013.

THE YEAR THAT WAS:
* How Bolivia became the president's worst foreign policy mistake of the year.
* The news stories of 2013 that never were.
* Looking at last year by the numbers.
* Some great op-ed pieces from the past year.
* The top political lies of the year.
* BAGnewsNotes presents their top news photos of 2013.
* Six questions for 2014.

THE YEAR THAT WAS:
* The year's most important legal stories.
* The year's top political stories.
* Fifteen progressive wins in 2013.
* The year in mass shootings.
* Dave Barry presents his annual wrapup.
* Political bloggers pick their own best posts for 2013. Lots to pick from; the Israel one is a good place to start ( Read more... )

I can definitely say this was my worst year of Livejournal, ever, so I definitely appreciate all of y'all that stuck with me. Happy New Year's, and here's hoping for the best 2014 for you and yours.

LATE FRIDAY FIVE:
* Paul Krugman on 'the fear economy.'
* In case you missed it, the Republican war on health care is over and out.
* Good read: an American tale of paranoia, science fiction, and the media.
* The oral history of one of my favorite scenes from Anchorman.
* The most popular TV show set in your home state.

SATURDAY NEWS:
* Time to reframe how we think about mass shootings in America.
* Kevin Drum picks his favorite chart of the year.
* Vladimir Putin, conservative icon.
* Nine movies made better by viral marketing.
* The oral history of Sir Mix-A-Lot's Baby's Got Back.

FRIDAY FIVE:
* Good read: Ta-Nehisi Coates on negotiating with the police in Chicago.
* Hmmm. Is the American plutocracy fueled by how we treat war?
* Senator Warren has a posse. More here.
* "Here's a secret: D.C.'s what you make of it."
* Nice. On 'lifehacks' as white privilege.

THURSDAY FIVE:
* Good reading: Hullabaloo covers the White House NSA review report.
* BAGnewsNotes on the larger issues behind White House photo access.
* Follow-up: the recount on the election for the Virginia attorney general is in.
* Ohio chimes in, and there's still no evidence of actual voter fraud.
* Read up on the parachuting dogs of World ( Read more... )