I found the contrast to the announcer team that NBC has doing the bobsled/luge/skeleton events particularly stark. Those dudes are yelling like every run is going to be a track record and every bump against the wall is a total calamity.

As far as I’m concerned, The Van Pelt’s Tramonto - Live in Ferrara 12.08.2014 was the best album of 2016, not just the best live album.

I’m very surprised that Mattingly didn’t go on record and say that Harper is right and that the Marlins gave up all of their talent because their new ownership is awful. Very surprised.

The video for “The Sign” is so over-the-top 90s nuts. All sorts of unnecessary effects and symbols. All sorts of quick cuts to meaningless imagery. Really cheese dudes. I love it.

My go-to pick is Underworld’s “Born Slippy” in Trainspotting. The way it the pacing and tension in the scene match the song, as the entire song plays. I love it.

‘My Goodfellas pick is “He’s Sure the Boy I Love” by The Crystals

transform something normal and cool

It’s a hugely quotable movie.

People who say Twitter is bad are wrong.

Here’s another one I found:
“I’m sorry but, as fascistic and weird as this thing might be, it’s not completely without precedent. The last one was held in June 1991 to declare victory in the Gulf War. “ 

He’s just not a fan. No big deal.

Another fun fact: Woody Allen is bad.

There’s a new Carly Rae Jepsen coming this year, so that means this year will be a good year.

Funny, I know what to make of them: Heros. Go get them, boys! Screw ‘em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it. 

I read a lot of “year in review” summaries that mentioned Lorde and FINALLY jesus someone points out that “Perfect Places” is the best damn think about that album.

The hardest I laughed at anything this year was the “Crash Into Me” scene in Lady Bird.

Another one of the five Google Play subscribers here... the mobile app and web player are better than Spotify.

Spotify sucks at queuing. You can only add to the end of a queue. With Google Play, I have a “play next” option. So if I have a queue of 20 songs or so, but I decide I really want to listen to “The Humpty…

Make easy Oreo truffles with the regular Candy Cane Joe Joes. Bring them to your Christmas party. Watch as people treat you like some sort of Christmas wizard.

(Also forgot: Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Soul of a Woman)

Looked it up and it was released online on December 24 and on CD three weeks later. I’ve seen it on some 2017 lists. (And not on last year’s list: https://music.avclub.com/the-a-v-club-s-20-best-albums-of-2016-1798255452)