Parties, Lists, Best Ofs
Posted on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
If you’re in Jackson tonight, you may find yourself skiing in a torchlight parade, dancing all night at the Pink Garter, The Q, The Wort, The Mangy Moose or any number of other bars, restaurants and holes in the wall. Or, if you’re like me, you’ll (at least threaten to) skip the revelry in exchange for star-gazing, night sledding or plain old dinner and bed.
Regardless of one’s choice of night time festivities, some seize this last day of the year as a chance to make promises to better themselves in the future. Others reflect. No doubt many in Teton County and across the country will be thinking about the recent snow scariness that took a friend’s life.
As they think about the last year, many people start compiling Best Of and Worst Of lists. Jackson would definitely be at the top of both the Best Trams in the World and Towns with the Highest Number of Hip Blogs Per Capita lists.
In honor of this cultural habit of reflecting, and in lieu of spending these last few hours planning my New Year’s dancing costume, I’ve compiled my personal Best of Best of Lists for 2008, from various sites around the Web, not in any order.
1. Time’s Top 10 of Everything, 2008.
2. Best Books of the Year, recommended by writers.
3. New York Times Buzzwords of 2008.
4. People We’ll Miss in 2009 by Politico.
5. National Geographic’s Top Ten Photo Galleries.
6. Salon’s Best Indie Movies
7. Top 10 Pretty Obvious Video Favorites by NewTeeVee.
8. Worst Album Covers by Time Out Chicago.
9. Gizmodo’s Top Weird Gadgets.
