Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The 2007 Top 10 from Time!

Hello..

I've been trying to catch up on anime and reading while procrastinating from clearing my room for move out! Haha.. I'm really sad that Rachel has left.. (T_T) Weeps. Never mind. We'll see her in 2 weeks! For the Tulip Festival! YAY!!!

Anyway, here I am, procrastinating again, to share the Top 10 Lists that I found most interesting in [my very back-dated issue of] Time! =)

The 10 Best Theater Shows

#1: August: Osage County.
#2: Journey's End - I've been DYING to watch this.. Ever since I read the play!
#3: Fuerzabruta
#4: The Overwhelming
#5: Wooster Group's Hamlet
#6: Pygmalion - Another thing I want to watch!
#7: Grease - Who doesn't like Grease??
#8: The Farnsworth Invention
#9: Eurydice
#10: Intimate Exchanges

The 10 Best Songs

Amy Winehouse : Rehab
50 Cent : I Get Money
Feist : 1234
Plain White T's : Hey There Delilah - I love this song!
Rihanna : Umbrella - And this one!
Manu Chao : Me Llaman Calle
LCD Soundsystem : All My Friends
Aly & AJ : Potential Breakup Song - Sounds potentially interesting.
Radiohead : Jigsaw Falling Into Place
The Fratellis : Baby Fratelli

The 10 Best Movies

#1: No Country for Old Men [IMDB Link]
#2: The Lives of Others [Official Site]
#3: Killer of Sheep [Official Site]
#4: Atonement [IMDB Link] - I want to watch this!
#5: Sweeney Todd [Official Site] - AND THIS!
#6: Persepolis [Official Site]
#7: No End in Sight [Official Site]
#8: In the Valley of Elah [IMDB Link]
#9: Waitress [Official Site
#10: Beowulf [Official Site]

The 10 Must-Have Fashion Items

#1: Tent dresses - Erm.
#2: White Sunglasses - Only on certain people..
#3: High-waisted Jeans - O dear.
#4: Day Clutches
#5: Ankle Boots
#6: Vests - Yum!
#7: Fedoras
#8: Bright Tights
#9: Cocktail Rings
#10: Red Lipstick - Always in style.=)

The 10 Best Books: Fiction

#1: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz [Amazon Link]
#2: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris [Amazon Link]
#3: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini [Amazon Link]
#4: Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson [Amazon Link]
#5: Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson [Amazon Link]
#6: The House of Meetings by Martin Amis [Amazon Link]
#7: No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July [Amazon Link]
#8: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling [Amazon Link] - Yawn.
#9: Like You'd Understand, Anyway by Jim Shepard [Amazon Link]
#10: The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver [Amazon Link]

The 10 Best TV Ads

#1: Super Bowl of Love, Late Night Show with David Letterman

#2: Impossible is Nothing, Adidas

#3: Thief, Gatorade

#4: Onslaught, Dove - Dove campaigns are always inspiring.

#5: Meredith, Apple

#6: Tina Fey, American Express - Cute.xD

#7: Happiness Factory, Coca Cola - I LOVE this series of ads!!!

#8: Most Interesting Man in the World, Dos Equis

#9: Live the Flavor, Doritos - Hahaha!

#10: Rollin' VIP, Nationwide


Have fun watching, Youtube-ing and Googling everything! ^_^

cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

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[mood : annoyed at the mess]
[food : something not salty.. please?]

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