Round Robin

07/01/2008

In comments, do the following.

Recommend:

1. A book you’ve read in the past year that you would gladly read again (and probably will).
My selection: Killing Yourself To Live

2. A film you’ve seen in the past year that, after viewing, you wanted to tell everyone you know to see.
My selection: There Will Be Blood

3. A song you’ve heard in the past year that genuinely moved you in some way.
My selection: LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends

4. A YouTube video you’ve watched in the past year that totally cracked your shit up, or amazed you, or made such a strong impression on you that you’ve felt compelled to show it to everyone you know.
My selection: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

Yes, I’m looking for recommendations. Hot tips, if you will.

You don’t have to explain why you picked what you picked. Let your choices speak for themselves.

HTML is go, and links should auto-link, so we all can enjoy your picks. Ready? GO.

PS: You don’t have to do all four. If you really only have one thing you’d like to share, by all means, do.

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  • http://andsosheblogs.com Carly

    1. The Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls
    2. Once
    3. When Your Mind's Made Up- From the Once soundtrack (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)
    4. Who Am I – Casting Crown happy hands type video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7x3VnrqbA

  • http://www.jumpwithfaith.blogspot.com Kim

    1. 19 Minutes – Jodi Piccoult
    2. Atonement
    3. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
    4. The tributes to my girls -
    Kelli – http://youtube.com/watch?v=iMi03y5rVhI
    Jessica – http://youtube.com/watch?v=W_OqFfBg86E&feature=re…

  • Liz

    1. Don't have have a fave for this year.
    2. Shaun of the Dead.
    3. Back to Black – Amy Winehouse.
    4. Pork and Beans by Weezer.

  • http://notperfect.typepad.com Nic

    1. Hateship Friendship Courtship Loveship Marriage by Alice Munro
    2. Waitress
    3. Mandy Moore's cover of Umbrella
    4. Hipster Olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAO4EVMlpwM
    The Count Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AXPnH0C9UA

  • http://www.marcuskyd.com m kyd

    1. Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy
    2. King Lear, with Ian Holm as Lear (1998).
    3. The Wrens, "Happy"
    4. What Really Happened to Abe Lincoln (uncensored) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvkBvzpbBPs

  • http://yvanka.wordpress.com Yvanka

    I'm going to share more than one, because I can't narrow it down.
    1. My Antonia; The Thirteenth Tale; Persuasion
    2. Once.
    3. Mercy – Cris Williamson; The Parting Glass – The Wailin' Jennys; Five Bagatelles for Clarinet (Romance) – Gerald Finzi; Prayer for St. Gregory – Alan Hovhaness
    4. Hm. I'm not as much into YouTube, but I found this amazing throwback video to a local TV show from my past… http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bz6VtQJ6-kA
    Hope you enjoy!

  • http://sarahandthegoonsquad.com/ Sarah, Goon Squad Sa

    1. "The Poisonwood Bible" – Barbara Kingsolver
    2. I don't have any recent ones but I'll throw "Scotland, PA" out there.
    3. The Dillenger Escape Plan – Black Bubblegum
    4. What's it Gonna Be?

  • http://notinkansasanymoretoto.typepad.com Jenny

    1. The Book of Joe
    2. Once
    3. The heart of life is good – John Mayer
    4. Um, this thing where 2 girls put paper bags on their heads and wrote words on arms and legs and then time-synced their dance to the song. Awesome. I don't know the name, I couldn't begin to know how to search for it.

  • http://www.suzannebroughton.com Suzanne Broughton

    That YouTube Video was funny, but it made me a little panicky at the thought…
    1. "The Believers book of Writers Talking to Writers" McSweeney's
    2. "Once"
    3. "I will not let you down"- Don McGlashen
    4 Bon Qui Qui Working at King Burger – Anjelah Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKU3aHd7CFA

  • http://www.thespottedottoman.com Elizabeth

    1. The Mercy of Thin Air-Ronlyn Domingue
    2. The Man Who Knew Too Much-Hitchcock
    3. Drawing a blank here…
    4. The crying dachshund http://youtube.com/watch?v=CNDD2cAzI8I (just because mine freaked out when this played)

  • http://trifle.vox.com Hieronymus

    Book: The Blonde by Duane Swierczynski – http://trifle.vox.com/library/post/the-blonde.htm…
    Movie: Pan's Labyrinth – http://trifle.vox.com/library/post/movie-review-p…
    Song: Actually, the whole CD of Demon Days from Gorillaz (late to the party) – http://hieronymus.muxtape.com is a list of my 2008 favs, including a cut from Demon Days
    YouTube: This came across the other day and it still cracks me up – The Website Is Down: Sales Guy vs. Web Dude : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcQ7RkyBoBc

  • Katy

    1. The People of the Book – Geraldine Brooks
    2.Once
    3. Tie between "Falling Slowly" from Once and "Praan" by Garry Schyman from the video below.
    4. "Where the Hell is Matt" 2008 video. Amazing!!! http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/?fbid=BBA2MB

  • http://charmingdelightful.blogspot.com/ Jill (CDJ)

    1. A book you've read in the past year that you would gladly read again (and probably will).
    The Universe in a Single Atom by Dalai Lama
    2. A film you've seen in the past year that, after viewing, you wanted to tell everyone you know to see.
    Juno
    4. A YouTube video you've watched in the past year that totally cracked your shit up, or amazed you, or made such a strong impression on you that you've felt compelled to show it to everyone you know. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq5ofQYeoLc

  • http://www.dadgonemad.com Dad Gone Mad

    1. Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander
    AND
    Bonk by Mary Roach
    2. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly http://youtube.com/watch?v=G69Zh7YIg8c
    3. Let It Die by Foo Fighters http://youtube.com/watch?v=LFS5gd35LzU
    4. David Blaine, Stop Putting Shit On Us! http://youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY

  • http://mom-o-matic.blogspot.com/ Lotta

    1. A book you've read in the past year that you would gladly read again (and probably will).
    A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel. Just because I love how she writes.
    2. A film you've seen in the past year that, after viewing, you wanted to tell everyone you know to see.
    Overall the movies were pretty lame this year. I'll go with Juno because my biological mom died right when it came out so it struck home.
    3. A song you've heard in the past year that genuinely moved you in some way.
    MOMOFUKU by Elvis Costello
    4. A YouTube video you've watched in the past year that totally cracked your shit up, or amazed you, or made such a strong impression on you that you've felt compelled to show it to everyone you know.
    Flight Of The Conchords "If That's What You're into" http://tinyurl.com/24nlwk because they crack me up and Jemaine's a hot piece.

  • http://www.awkwardlysocial.com Tamara

    1. Play it as it Lays – Joan Didion and I Capture the Castle – Dodie Smith
    2. Elephant – directed by Alan Clarke (it's a short) or No End in Sight (documentary)
    3. Sometime Around Midnight – Airborne Toxic Event or 1940 – The Submarines
    4. The Skull Fucking Bill from The Onion – http://tinyurl.com/yvo6m2

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictureprefect/ Lindsay

    1. Looking for Alaska by John Green http://www.amazon.com/Looking-Alaska-Printz-Award…
    2. If you want to cry and I mean knot in your throat for the entire 126 minutes cry. Which sometimes.. it’s necessary, right? P.S. I love you http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/psiloveyou/
    3. Everything by David Ford: http://www.davidford.mu/
    4. The “Dancing with Matt” video for ‘08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY and oh yeah – I was in it : )
    And this kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_T2nj-sczo

  • http://www.skinmdnatural.com/skin-care.php Polina

    1. Valley of the Dolls
    2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    3. Rainbow Eyes
    4. Ashes and Snow by Gregory Colbert

  • http://laurinandkellytalk.com Laurin
  • Robin

    1. The Alchemist
    2. Apoalypto
    3. Nickel Creek- "The Lighthouse's Tale"
    4. Jumbo Hot Dog….uhhhhhh….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrPxudZjj8

  • kate

    1. Eat, Pray, Love
    2. TRANSFORMERS! (hai..imadork;)
    3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OMLoAtC9RY&featur…
    4. got nuthin' for this one

  • cIII

    1. The Earth is Enough – Harry Middleton
    2. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
    3. The Ballad of the Kingsmen – Todd Snider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAJww3RDC4c
    4. Hitler Plans Burning Man….(i almost pissed myself watching this one.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV4i7dWeu0c

  • http://www.pocklock.com Pocklock

    1. Angela's Ashes – Frank McCourt
    2. No Country For Old Men
    3. I'm moved by music practically weekly so – PASS!
    4. This just cracked me up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyaQSwd-PlU

  • Elaine

    1. The Other Boleyn Girl – Philippa Gregory
    1a. My Sister's Keeper – Jodi Piccoult
    2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
    3. Dear Mr. President – Pink
    4. Battle at Kruger – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM

  • http://pocketaces.phools.com Robyn

    1. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle – Barbara Kingsolver
    2. Deja Vu, with Denzel Washington. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed that movie, and so had to tell everybody.
    3. First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUBYzpCNQ1I
    4. Japanese Tetris – an oldie, but it makes me laugh every damn time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQPj2K42-rg

  • Ami

    1. A book you've read in the past year that you would gladly read again (and probably will).
    Jen Lancaster's "Such A Pretty Fat". I laughed, I cried…I ate a candy bar.
    2. A film you've seen in the past year that, after viewing, you wanted to tell everyone you know to see.
    I have two for this one — August Rush, and Martian Child.
    3. A song you've heard in the past year that genuinely moved you in some way.
    Hurt – "Alone by the Sea"
    4. A YouTube video you've watched in the past year that totally cracked your shit up, or amazed you, or made such a strong impression on you that you've felt compelled to show it to everyone you know.
    I don't watch youtube stuff that much, but that effin' Dramatic Lemur cracks me up every time!

  • http://ngunderground.blogspot.com NG

    Ooo this is fun!
    1. Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder and Paulette Moller
    2. Sweeney Todd
    3. "No Place Like London" from Sweeney Todd
    4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_nK1CEo5ho
    I could watch that a thousand times and never get tired of it.

  • Holly

    1. Book: Mysteries of Pittsburgh- Michael Chabon
    2. Movies (Since I'm behind on my YouTube viewing, I decided to post two movies):
    Persepolis http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/
    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165798/
    3. Song: 'Ruby'- The Kaiser Chiefs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMDcOViViNY

  • http://meandyouandellie.blogspot.com/search/label/by%20Jacquie Jacquie

    1. The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss
    2. Enchanted. And YES I know that I am a geek. But I loved this movie on so many levels!
    3. http://my.barackobama.com/YesWeCanvideo
    4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

  • http://www.agirlandaboy.com Leah

    Watch "The Orphanage"! Watch it now!

  • http://www.miscmum.com Karen (miscmum)

    1. Anne Enright, "The Gathering" (2007 Booker Prize Winner)
    2. In the Name of the Father (DDL features again!)
    3. Let it Be, Beatles (it always sucks me in). The 'Chasing Cars' song before it was overplayed to death.
    4. Australia's So you think you can dance 'best of' clips because its rare you see a rumba done properly.

  • http://nfhndarcey.blogspot.com The Muse
  • http://sillygrrl.com Sarah

    1. The Secret
    2. Girls Rock!
    3. A Fine Frenzy – Think of You
    4. The Bill O’Reilly remix – I almost want to put it on my iPod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE

  • http://fullofsnark.com Kristabella

    1. Thousand Splendid Suns.
    2. Sex & The City. I know. I need to see more movies.
    3. Anything David Cook sang on American Idol.

  • Evelyn

    1. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
    2. Juno & Lars and the Real Girl
    3. Drawing a blank here.
    4. Kathy Griffin (Lesbian Cruise & No One Swears Like Catholics) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9jHSp2mczI&featur…

  • Ami

    1. A book you’ve read in the past year that you would gladly read again (and probably will).
    Jen Lancaster’s “Such A Pretty Fat”. I laughed, I cried…I ate a candy bar.
    2. A film you’ve seen in the past year that, after viewing, you wanted to tell everyone you know to see.
    I have two for this one — August Rush, and Martian Child.
    3. A song you’ve heard in the past year that genuinely moved you in some way.
    Hurt – “Alone by the Sea”
    4. A YouTube video you’ve watched in the past year that totally cracked your shit up, or amazed you, or made such a strong impression on you that you’ve felt compelled to show it to everyone you know.
    I don’t watch youtube stuff that much, but that effin’ Dramatic Lemur cracks me up every time!

  • http://www.wonderspot.net WonderSpot

    1. Blue Shoe, Anne Lamott
    2. Juno, Wall-E
    That's all I got. Sorry, I've fallen behind on the music front, and You Tube still frightens me some.

  • http://robinmsills.blogspot.com Robin Marie

    1: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen because it's a great story and Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol because it's important
    2: Nothin' much did it for me, so I listed two books!
    3: Mark Erelli – Hartford Town
    4: Crazy Loop!

  • http://hefferblog.blogspot.com/ aka Alice

    1. Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
    2. Ratatouille
    3. Viva la Vida (Coldplay)
    4. Numb What? Spelling Bee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjzrNWPul9E

  • j3n

    Books I have to break out by genre because I read about 6 books or more a month.
    Non-Fiction: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
    Fiction: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
    Sci-Fi: Rainbow's End by Vernor Vinge
    Epic Fantasy: Shadowmarch and Shadowplay by Tad Williams
    Young Adults: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
    Audiobook: Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini (I wasn't into reading the actual books, but the audiobooks are amazing)
    Movie: Recent, would have to be Wall-E. Not recent would have to go to the documentary, The End of Suburbia, it actually gave me nightmares, seriously.
    Music: Ida Maria http://www.idamaria.co.uk (I can has girl crush now?!)

  • http://www.ozma.blogs.com ozma

    Oh Lordy, I've got bupkis here. (1) Child (2) Tenure. Man, this is sad.

  • http://robinmsills.blogspot.com Robin Marie

    1: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen because it’s a great story and Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol because it’s important
    2: Nothin’ much did it for me, so I listed two books!
    3: Mark Erelli – Hartford Town
    4: Crazy Loop!

  • http://melinor.blogspot.com Melanie

    I'll only answer the song one, and that would be "Long Journey," Alison Krauss and Robert Plant.
    Unless you'll accept my recommend of Speed Racer and Kung Fu Panda. No? Okay. ;)

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/baby_james_blue_eyes danish

    I just finished "Plague of Doves" by Louise Erdrich. Loved it. Also loved her "Master Butchers Singing Club" that came out a few years ago.
    I was suprised by how much I enjoyed the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

  • http://baltimoregal.blogspot.com/ BaltimoreGal

    2. One Day in September (searing and devastating documentary) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230591/
    -and-
    Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (sickly hilarious) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804558/
    for completely different reasons.
    4. OK, so I loved, and still love, the entire album of Back to Black. Preaching and all be damned. It kicks add. And for a single- I've been hearing "Shut Your Eyes" by Snow Patrol a lot and it's made me rediscover them all over again.

  • http://baltimoregal.blogspot.com/ BaltimoreGal

    I meant to say Back to Black kicks ass. Maybe my typo is telling you something?

  • Kathleen

    1. The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show by Ariel Gore / The Two Income Trap by Elizabeth Warren
    2. The Darjeeling Limited
    3. "I Feel It All" by Feist
    4. tie between Sarah Silverman's "I'm Fucking Matt Damon" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLG3S5WzHig and the Hipster Olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAO4EVMlpwM

  • http://youlovelile.blogspot.com Erin Myers

    1. Eat, Pray, Love. I KNOW – it's all over the Oprah book club circuit, but I absolutely love the tone of this book. I read it 3 times in a row (literally getting to the last page and flipping right to the first) and loved it equally each time.
    2. I have to agree with Ratatouille. Although Wall-e was pretty awesome too… Gooooo PIXAR!
    3. "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers. This song makes me want to do some Singin' in the Rain type moves as I walk down the street (and I have – anyone who has ever seen me around music knows it doesn't take much to get my feets going, even if I'm just walking down the sidewalk at the time…)
    4. http://www.wherethehellismatt.com – the 2008 video. Watch it. Love it. Live it.

  • http://snotw.blogspot.com Rachael

    1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Not only a fav of the past year, but one of my all time favorites.
    2. "Once". See it. Love it. You will, trust me.
    3. "In China or a Woman's Heart" by Kate Wolf
    4. Oh my gosh, cracking up just thinking about it… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw

  • http://table4five.net/ Elizabeth

    1.Book-Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter by Robert Rummel-Hudson
    2.Movie-The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
    3.Song -http://youtube.com/watch?v=lqSKVv6YO8g Amy Winehouse singing "Valerie" live
    4.Cracks my shit UP- Eddie Izzard's "Cake or Death?" done with Legos http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4_J0dnrPpA
    I tried putting in the HTML but it wouldn't let me :P

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