Sam’s Year of Reading

So for books, as I have little money and do my reading on a packed tube of commuting fellows, I can’t really rank the books of the year. In fact, I think, I only managed to read one book which was released in this country in 2007 and even that is somewhat borderline. Therefore, I am simply going to write my way through my year of reading, pointing out the notable and not-so-notable works I have loved or endured over the past year.

At the close of the article is a list of all the books I have read this year. If you see any your are interested in and want to ask if I enjoyed them, should they not be mentioned, feel free to do so in the comments and I’ll get back to you.

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So this week, as everyone in the E&L castle has a Christmas party to go to, it’s Christmas party songs on the pun agenda.

The AV Club lists songs that should never be touched again and talks to bespectacled former-Semisonic boss hog, Dan Wilson.

PopMatters is beginning its year-end lists and starts with the year’s finest electronic long-players.

Some more fiction from The New Yorker, this time by the erratic but sometimes sublime Jonathan Lethem.

Christopher Hitchens suggests the abolition of the flipping CIA.

Boobs. Who’d have ’em? Salon investigates the rite-of-passage into purchasing the right size bra.

David Beckham is now modelling underwear for Armani. It’s nothing we haven’t seen before… 

Check out the trailer to new Will Ferrell loud-fest Semi-Pro which seems essentially be be Anchorman with basketball.

Love vintage clothing? Why not check out new site Vintage Secret, for all your unique clothing needs…

See the funny and lovely George Clooney and Brad Pitt in (almost) hot love action. You know you want it… 

With the revival of all things Nancy Drew, I’m so glad there’s books like this ‘Official Nancy Drew Handbook’ coming out so I can become a super-sleuth!

Ahhh, Drake Bell of Drake and Josh and actually quite good singing fame is currently doing some fab ads for Best Buy in the US. I laughed. Take a look below, and the rest of them are here…