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== Events ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa Burj Khalifa] (formerly Burj Dubai) opens as the world's tallest building
* 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull Eyjafjallajökull] eruptions wreak havoc on air traffic
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon Deepwater Horizon] blows out and wrecks everything
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isner–Mahut_match_at_the_2010_Wimbledon_Championships Isner takes Mahut 70-68] over three days at Wimbledon, documented in [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/23/wimbledon-2010-tennis-live zombieriffic liveblog]
* South Park Studios [http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/25/south-park-inception/ apologizes for copying Inception spoof] and gets sued over [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101116/tv_nm/us_southpark What What (In the Butt)] parody. [http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/tv/index.ssf/2010/03/ea_sports_denies_rumors_it_pla.html EA denies plans to sue over Tiger Woods parody].
* NASA announces discovery of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFAJ-1 arsenic-based life]

== TV ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_C_%28TV_series%29 The Big C]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_Empire Boardwalk Empire]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_bad Breaking Bad] (season 3)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama Futurama] started up again
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_%28TV_series%29 Louie] starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_C.K. Louis C.K.]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_family Modern Family]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_%28TV_series%29 The Walking Dead]

== Films ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/ American, The]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231587/ Hot Tub Time Machine]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/ Inception]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/ Kick-Ass]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985694/ Machete]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/ Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/ Toy Story 3]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/ Winter's Bone]

== Books ==

Written ''and'' read in 2010:
* [http://grantlawrence.ca/writing Adventures in Solitude: What Not To Wear to a Nude Potluck and other stories from Desolation Sound] by Grant Lawrence (as heard on CBC Radio)
* [http://machineofdeath.net/ Machine of Death]

Read in 2010:
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_the_Golden_Arm_(novel) Nelson Algren - The Man with the Golden Arm]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0972139508 Shinmon Aoki - Coffinman: The Journal of a Buddhist Mortician]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140449124 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400079276 Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore] (metaphysical craziness)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555975410 Marie Mutsuki-Mockett - Picking Bones From Ash]

== Theatre / Other ==

* [http://scottsboromusical.com/ Scottsboro Boys] musical
* [http://www.communityaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/03/wayson-choy-delivers-ubc-laurier-institute-10th-annual-multiculturalism-lecture/ Wayson Choy]: Are We There Yet? The Laurier Institute 7th Annual Multiculturalism Lecture
* The Tobolowsky Files ([http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tobolowsky-files/id339001481 iTunes], [http://www.slashfilm.com/category/features/slashfilmcast/the-tobolowsky-files/ home page]) continued with excellent stories

== Music ==
=== Albums ===
==== Electronic ====
* [http://www.miikesnow.co.uk/gb/home/ Miike Snow]
==== Pop ====
* Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?
* Four Tet - There Is Love In You
* Jon Hopkins - Insides
* Lorn - Nothing Else
* Mimosa - Silver Lining
* [http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/5135/surferblood-astrocoast-2010 Surfer Blood - Astrocoast]
==== Indie ====
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_fire Arcade Fire]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_%28Canadian_band%29 Stars] 2010 album: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Ghosts) The Five Ghosts]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28band%29 Phoenix]

==== Mixes ====
=== Videos ===
* [http://vimeo.com/13285752 Cee-Lo - No One's Gonna Love You] (dir. Skinny)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZBxwjcwMc Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja]
* [http://vimeo.com/15247292 El Guincho - Bombay] (dir. Nicolás Méndez)
* [http://vimeo.com/12581076 Mark Ronson - Bang Bang] (dir. Warren Fu)
* [http://vimeo.com/7670880 Truckers Delight]  (I guess 2009, but I didn't see until 2010)

=== Live ===
* Jamie Lidell
* Mayer Hawthorne
* [http://moogfest.com/ Moogfest], esp. the Lorn set

== Technology ==

=== Games ===
* [http://www.rovio.com/index.php?page=angry-birds Angry Birds] (iOS) Had to be on top!
* [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cut-the-rope/id380293530?mt=8 Cut the Rope]  (iOS) Fun puzzle game with just enough challenge to keep you interested until the end
* [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4 Problem Sleuth] (web)
* [http://itunes.apple.com/app/rage-hd/id400707675?mt=8 Rage HD] (iOS)  Short, but worth $1.99
* [http://us.battle.net/sc2/ StarCraft 2] (Windows/OS X)
* [http://www.trainyard.ca/ Trainyard] (iOS)

=== Hardware ===
* Apple MacBook Air (2010) Not as revolutionary (over an MBP with SSD) as the Jobsian RDF would have you believe, but the smaller size is well worth it.
* [http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_aria-3392.php HTC Aria] Goes with Yelp and turn by turn navigation to make an impressive travel aid.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipad iPad]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone_4 iPhone 4] with fancy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone_4#Display Retina Display], 2 cameras, and controversial antenna design
* [http://amazon.com/kindle Kindle 3] with smaller size, better battery life, comparably decent display, usably fast display refresh, and only lacking epub support
* [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/samsungtl500/ Samsung EX1/TL500] with fast f1.8 lens, RAW support, articulating AMOLED display, excellent Lightroom support, and pocketable size

=== Software ===
==== Desktop ====
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ Adobe Lightroom 3.2]
* [http://www.expandrive.com/mac ExpanDrive] (still needs webDAV!)
* [http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html Launchbar]
* [http://www.launchy.net/ Launchy]
* [http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels]
* [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox]

==== Mobile ====
* [http://www.abvio.com/cyclemeter/ Cyclemeter] (iOS) Pretty sweet activity tracking tool for only $5.
* [http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/ Navigation] (Android) Killer mobile app.
* [http://mytracks.appspot.com/ MyTracks] (Android) Killer mobile app.
* Yelp (Android)

Yelp and Google turn-by-turn Navigation combined are _the_ killer mobile app. Find a restaurant/event, click the directions button, and have the GPS take you there. Although the directions are still sometimes a little funky, this feature combination has revolutionized my opinion of "smart" phones and has changed the way I travel.

That's assuming you're OK with [http://www.jwz.org/blog/2009/02/yelp-shakedown/ Yelp's business practices] of course.

Just as OK with Yelp as with the new Borg (Google) owning all of my data. If Facebook was this useful, I'd be on there as well =)

=== Cloud Services ===
* [http://airbnb.com Airbnb] low overhead short term rental accommodation
* [http://couchsurfing.org Couchsurfing] lower overhead short term accommodation
* [http://books.google.com/ebooks Google ebookstore] on launch day had a book I couldn't find anywhere else, and I only had to remove a little bit of annoying Adobe DRM to get it to work on the device of my choosing
* [http://voice.google.com Google Voice] somehow didn't make it into the list back in 2006 when it was GrandCentral. Being able to send and receive SMS from a computer or phone is _fantastic_, as are voicemail transcriptions. Integration with Android is key.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix Netflix] comes to Canada - streaming only (no discs by mail) and with less selection compared to US, thanks to licensing restrictions
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_Radio Pandora] still not in Canada, but the iOS app is fantastic for listening on the go, plugging into your car, etc.
* [http://www.dropbox.com DropBox] Perhaps yesterday's news.

=== Internet Memes ===

* Antoine Dodson [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw sings about rapists].
* Dan Savage creates the [http://www.itgetsbetter.org/ It Gets Better] project because he is an awesome human.

=== Light reading ===

== Food & Drink ==

=== Lunch Spots ===
* [http://salsaandagave.com/ Salsa & Agave] opened a second location, a few doors down from the first
* RIP Save On Meats

=== Dinner Spots ===


== See also ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=2010,2010&title_type=feature&num_votes=1000,&sort=user_rating,desc IMDb: Best Feature Films Released In 2010 With At Least 1,000 Votes]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?id=408267572 iTunes Rewind 2010] (opens in iTunes) - top selling music, TV shows, apps, movies, audiobooks, and podcasts of the year
* [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101216/COMMENTARY/101219978/ Roger Ebert: The Best Films of 2010]
* [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-films-of-2010,49101/ The A.V. Club: The best films of 2010]
* [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-15-worst-films-of-2010,49052/ The A.V. Club: The worst films of 2010]
* [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-music-of-2010,48635/ The A.V. Club: The best music of 2010]
* [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-games-of-2010,49432/ The A.V. Club: The best games of 2010]
* [http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/music2010.html JWZ: 2010 music round-up]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010 Wikipedia: 2010]
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