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| − | :'''2. Korean dramas ''Anna'' and ''Stranger''.''' These are modern dramas, not historical ones, but they're still good. | + | :'''2. Korean dramas ''Anna'' and ''Stranger''.''' These are modern dramas, not historical ones, but they're still good. ''Anna'' (2022) is about a girl who pretends to be a rich girl she meets. ''Stranger'' is about prosecutors fighting corruption. |
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| − | + | :'''3. Weird Al Yankovic videos.''' The four best are [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg Amish Paradise] (1996),[https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=1st+world+problem+al+yankovich&docid=608033259070836364&mid=10F32853360A3C2347E510F32853360A3C2347E5&view=detail&FORM=VIRE "First World Problems"] (2014),[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw White and Nerdy](2006), and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notKtAgfwDA "Just Like a Surgeon"] (1985). | |
*'''4. Charles Portis books''', even beyond ''True Grit'' (1968). That's the best; then the ranking is ''Gringos'' (1991), Lords of Atlantis (1985), Norwood (1966), and The Dog of the South (1979). | *'''4. Charles Portis books''', even beyond ''True Grit'' (1968). That's the best; then the ranking is ''Gringos'' (1991), Lords of Atlantis (1985), Norwood (1966), and The Dog of the South (1979). | ||
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*6. French quotations book | *6. French quotations book | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 1 December 2022
Introduction
I will have the Christmas card version, without pictures and maybe without links, at Best2022.
The Dozen Best
- 1. Chemistry in 100 Numbers by Joel Levy (2015).
- 2. Korean dramas Anna and Stranger. These are modern dramas, not historical ones, but they're still good. Anna (2022) is about a girl who pretends to be a rich girl she meets. Stranger is about prosecutors fighting corruption.
- 3. Weird Al Yankovic videos. The four best are Amish Paradise (1996),"First World Problems" (2014),White and Nerdy(2006), and "Just Like a Surgeon" (1985).
- 4. Charles Portis books, even beyond True Grit (1968). That's the best; then the ranking is Gringos (1991), Lords of Atlantis (1985), Norwood (1966), and The Dog of the South (1979).
- 5. Keegans's Six Armies in Normandy.
- 6. French quotations book
- 7.Rome and Naples old quarters
- 8. Dinosaur museum in Bozeman
- 9. Cards.chess.io, a solitaire chess game.
- 10. The Great Gatsby movie with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.
- 11. Hum Do Hamare Do (Two of Us, Two of Ours) (2021). A Hindi comedy.
- 12. The 2022 Stanford Academic Freedom conference.
Also-Rans
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Dozen Best Articles
This *really* requires discipline. See https://www.rasmusen.org/rasmapedia/index.php?title=Candidates_for_Best_Dozen_Articles_I%27ve_Read_in_2022.
