Best of 2012: Books

1. It's Kind of A Cute Story: Rolly Crump & Jeff Heimbuch

2. Silhouettes From Popular Culture: Olly Moss

3. The Great Showdowns: Scott C.

4. Poster Art of the Disney Parks

5. Steal Like an Artist: Austin Kleon

Best of 2012: Movies

1. Django Unchained

2. Moonrise Kingdom

3. Looper

4. Beauty is Embarrassing

5. Frankenweenie

6. ParaNorman

7. The Dark Knight Rises

8. Lincoln

9. The Hobbit

10. Hitchcock

Best of 2012: Music

It's been a while since my last post, so why not finish off 2012 with a few "Best of lists."  Here are my favorite albums of the year.

1. Masked Intruder: Masked Intruder

2. The Menzingers: On The Impossible Past

3. The Gaslight Anthem: Handwritten

4. Japandroids: Celebration Rock

5. Teenage Bottle Rocket: Freak Out!

6. Brendan Kelly and The Wandering Birds: I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever

7. Cobra Skulls: Eagle Eyes 7"

8. Jack White: Blunderbuss

9. Mixtapes: Even on the Worst Nights

10. Ben Gibbard: Former Lives