Year-End Lists

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Top 50 Albums of 2021: The Wire

Our Favorite Albums, 2021: Tone Glow

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2022 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 10 Albums of 2011 Claire Suddath · Time
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Spunky! Grrrl Gang
Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Deerhoof
The Lego Movie Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Silence Is Loud Nia Archives
Last Leg of the Human Table Cloakroom
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... Steven Pinker
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Suspicious Minds
Palabras Manuales Danay Suárez
A Sharp Endless Need Marisa Crane
Psychedelic Anxiety Frances Chang
Dawson City: Frozen Time Bill Morrison

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