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Best & Worst 2008

Books: The Best of 2008

by Danielle Dreger-Babbitt, Seattle Books Examiner
  1. American Wife
  2. Any Given Day
  3. The Heretic's Daughter
  4. I Was Told There'd Be Cake
  5. Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me
  6. London Eye
  7. Jerk California
  8. Drunkard: A Hard Drinking Life
  9. Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
  10. How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

Books: The Best Teen Books of 2008

by Diane Petryk Bloom, Children's Book Examiner
  1. Little Brother
  2. The Astonishing Life of Octavian
  3. Nothing,Traitor to the Nation,Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves Artemis Fowl, Book 6: The Time Paradox
  4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Battle of the Labyrinth
  5. Inkdeath
  6. The Hunger Games
  7. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Pop-Up Book
  8. Nation
  9. Gone
  10. Paper Towns

Music: The Worst Albums of 2008

by Linda Laban, Music Examiner
  1. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
  2. Coldplay - Viva la Vida
  3. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
  4. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
  5. AC/DC - Black Ice
  6. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
  7. Metallica - Death Magnetic
  8. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Loneley
  9. Duffy - Rockferry
  10. The Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer

Music: More of Best Indie Albums of 2008

by David Isaacson, Indie Rock Examiner
  1. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
  2. Deerhunter - Microcastle
  3. Born Ruffians - Red Yellow and Blue
  4. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
  5. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
  6. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
  7. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
  8. Dr. Dog - Fate
  9. Death Vessel - Nothing is Precious Enough for Us
  10. The Shivers - Beaks to the Moon

DVDs: The Best of 2008

by Brian Trent, DVD Examiner
  1. The Dark Knight
  2. Ironman
  3. Wall*E
  4. The Incredible Hulk
  5. Beowol
  6. No Country for Old Men
  7. DarkCity
  8. Kung Fu Panda
  9. 101 Dalmations
  10. The Mongol

Movies: The Best of 2008

by Emmett Williams, DC Entertainment Examiner
  1. Hunger
  2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
  3. Let the Right One In
  4. Rachel Getting Married
  5. Frozen River
  6. Ballast
  7. Frost/Nixon
  8. Man on a Wir
  9. Stranded
  10. Slumbog Millionaire

Celebrity Gossip: The Best of 2008

by Cheryl Taragin, Baltimore Celebrity Examiner
  1. "I'm Effing Matt Damon"
  2. Tom Cruise Scientology Indoctrination Video
  3. Brangelina and Jennifer Aniston Bermuda Triangle
  4. Jennifer Hudson Family Murders
  5. O.J. Simpson Trial: The Sequel
  6. Amy Winehouse Freak Show
  7. Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson
  8. Over The Top Movie Anticipation
  9. Surprise Marriages
  10. Miley Cyrus / Selena Gomez Frenemies


TV: The Best of 2008

according to EW.com
  1. The Colbert Report (Com)
  2. The Wire (HBO)
  3. 30 Rock (NBC)
  4. The Shield (FX)
  5. Lost (ABC)
  6. Mad Men (AMC)
  7. Fringe (Fox)
  8. Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
  9. Dexter (Showtime)
  10. In Treatment (HBO)

Games: The Worst of 2008

by Daniel Nations, Games Examiner
  1. The Marvel MMO
  2. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  3. Spore
  4. Age of Conan
  5. NCAA Football 2009

Books: The Worst of 2008

by Danielle Dreger-Babbitt, Seattle Books Examiner
  1. Knit Two
  2. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched
  3. Fearless Fourteen
  4. Breaking Dawn
  5. Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal
  6. Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness
  7. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat That Changed the World
  8. The Lucky One
  9. Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives: An All-American Road Trip...With Recipes
  10. Warriors: Power of Three #5: Long Shadows

Music: The Best Indie Albums of 2008

  1. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
  2. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
  3. Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night
  4. Hammock - Maybe They Will Sing ...
  5. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
  6. Air France - No Way Down
  7. Passion Pit - Chunk of Change
  8. The Whip - X Marks Destination
  9. The LK - vs. The Snow
  10. Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

Music: The Best Vinyl Albums of 2008

  1. Cheap Time - Cheap Time EP
  2. Destruction Unit / Black Sunday - Split EP
  3. Eddie Current Suppression Ring - Primary Colors
  4. The Goodnight Living - The Goodnight Living EP
  5. The Thomas Function - Celebration
  6. Quintron - Too Thirsty for Love
  7. The Ooha Boogas - Romance and Adventure
  8. Nobunny - Love Visions
  9. Tranzmitors - Tranzmitors 12" EP
  10. God in the Garage - Compilation

Music: The Best Rock Albums of 2008

by Hunter Gorinson, DC Rock Music Examiner
  1. Nicl Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazurus, Dig
  2. David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything that Happens will Happen Today
  3. Santogold - S/T
  4. The Fireman - Electric Arguements
  5. Man Man - Rabbit Habits
  6. The Raveonettes - Lust Lust
  7. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
  8. Clinic - Do it!
  9. The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded
  10. Primal Scream - Beautiful Future

DVDs: The Worst of 2008

by Brian Trent, DVD Examiner
  1. Hancock
  2. Death Race
  3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
  4. Doomsday
  5. 10,000 B.C.
  6. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
  7. Saw IV
  8. Rambo
  9. The Happening
  10. Clone Wars

Movies: The Worst of 2008

by Jason Roethel, Movie Examiner
  1. Speed Racer
  2. The Happening
  3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
  4. Transsiberian
  5. Australia
  6. The Signal
  7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  8. Jumper
  9. 10,000 B.C.
  10. Hancock

Entertainment: The Worst of 2008

by Dominic Patten, Pop Culture Examiner
  1. Twilight: The Movie
  2. Britney Spears
  3. The Daily Beast
  4. Entourage
  5. Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop.com
  6. Starbucks
  7. Jennifer Aniston
  8. Proposition 8
  9. Scott Weiland
  10. Worst of Lists

Games: The Best Multiplatform Games of 2008

bby Quibian Salazar-Moreno, Video Games Examiner
  1. Fallout 3
  2. Prince of Persia
  3. Call od Duty: World at War
  4. Rock Band 2
  5. Dead Space
  6. Midnight Club: Los Angeles
  7. Mirror's Edge
  8. Mortal Combat vs. DC Universe
  9. Tomb Raider: Underworld
  10. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed