Year-End Lists

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Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
John Waters: New York: The Best Movies of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Music for Public Ensemble
1. 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016: Tiny Mix Tapes
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1. Favorite 50 Albums of 2013: Tiny Mix Tapes
The Capital
1. Favorite 50 Albums of 2011: Tiny Mix Tapes

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Phonetics On and On Horsegirl
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Getting Killed Geese
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay

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