Favourite things of 2010
Papers
- Julian Lethbridge, Lecture series, ‘Understanding the World Understood’.
- Liston (2007), ‘Review of Second Philosophy’
- Stolzenberg (2001), ‘Reading and Relativism: An introduction to the science wars’. Replies are mandatory reading.
- Worrall (2005), ‘Miracles, Pessimism and Scientific Realism’
Books
- Air Guitar by Dave Hickey
- Tractatus by Wittgenstein
- Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
- Master of Reality by John Darnielle
- 23 Things they Don’t Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang
- Writings on an Ethical Life by Peter Singer
- And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson
- Economics without Illusions by Joseph Heath
Worst book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Films / TV
- Micmacs
- Green Zone
- Black Swan
- Submarine
- Valhalla Rising
- Lebanon
- Inception
- Scott Pilgrim
- True Grit
- L’illusioniste
- Machete
- Tron: Legacy
- Never Let Me Go
-
Four Lions
- Childrens Hospital
Albums
- Alegrías Howe Gelb
- All Day Girl Talk
- Contra Vampire Weekend
- Polyfonia Apparat Organ Quartet
- Have One on Me, Joanna Newsom
- Larkin’s Jazz Various
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
- Splazsh Actress
- Susan Rode the Cyclone Wave Pictures
- The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton Clogs
- You Are Not Alone Mavis Staples
- Tron: Legacy Daft Punk
- Far Regina Spektor
- 鑽石名曲選 (Diamond Records Best Selection)
-
Salome by Strauss
- Abe Vigoda - Crush
- Against Me! - White Crosses
- 万能青年旅店 (Omnipotent Youth Society) - 万能青年旅店 (Omnipotent Youth Society)
- Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry
- Billie The Vision & The Dancers - From Burning Hell to Smile and Laughter
- Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
- Over The Wall - Treacherous
- Defiance, Ohio - Midwestern Minutes
- Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic
- Actress - Splazsh
- The Knife in Collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock - Tomorrow, in a Year
- Girl Talk - All Day
- Bad Religion - The Dissent of Man
- Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
- Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
- Here Lies Love - David Byrne
Songs
- See the Light
- In California by Joanna Newsom
- Canon in D by the LSO under Tilson Thomas(?)
- Put Him Out
- Your Belgian Things
- Tiger Phone Card
- Now You Are Pregnant
- Maze by Actress
- 3005 by Childish Gambino
- Endeavors for never by Shabazz Palaces
- The King of Aberdeen by Polar Bear
- Sleepyhead by Passion Pit & Mary O’Hara
- Remedy by Little Boots
- Pencil by Honey Shop Screamers