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THE BEST MOVIES:

1.) “The Queen” - The acting and light comedic touches make this my favorite movie of 2006.
2.) “Borat” - Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius, he has made the funniest film of the last 20 years.
3.) “Pan’s Labyrinth” - Scary, gory, moving and left me longing for more.
4.) “Children Of Men” - Haunting and real, this movie shocked and moved me more than any other movie.
5.) “Little Miss Sunshine” - I love everything about this rich family comedy, especially the ending.
6.) “Sherrybaby” - Maggie Gyllenhaal deserves Oscar credit for this small real life gem.
7.) “Dreamgirls” - Jennifer Hudson gives THE best performance of 2006 in this fun ride.
8.) “Notes On A Scandal” - Deliciously twisted and dark, this movie was the smartest film of 2006.
9.) “The Hills Have Eyes” - The best horror film of the past 20 years, over the top and nasty..I loved it!
10.) “Clerks 2″ - This movie was not only funny and smart, but it was just as moving and sweet.

THE WORST MOVIES:

1.) “Little Man”
2.) “Lucky Number Sleven”
3.) “You, Me & Dupree”
4.) “Accepted”
5.) “The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift”
6.) “Mission Impossible 3″
7.) “Click”
8.) “Basic Instinct 2″
9.) “The Lake House”
10.) “John Tucker Must Die”

THE BEST HORROR MOVIES:

1.) “Pan’s Labyrinth”
2.) “The Hills Have Eyes”
3.) “Slither”
4.) “Feast”
5.) “The Omen”

THE BEST ANIMATED MOVIES:

1.) “Happy Feet”
2.) “Flushed Away”
3.) “Open Season”
4.) “Over The Hedge”
5.) “Ice Age 2: The Meltdown”

THE BEST DVD RENTALS:

1.) “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” (Starring Val Kilmer & Robert Downey Jr.)
2.) “Who Killed The Electric Car?” (Documentary)
3.) “Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby” (Starring Will Farrell)
4.) “The Corporation” (Documentary)
5.) “This Filthy World w/ John Waters” (Performance)

THE BEST ALBUMS:

1.) Kaskade - “Love Mysterious”
2.) The Dixie Chicks - “Taking The Long Way”
3.) The Flaming Lips - “At War With The Mystics”
4.) Lily Allen - “Alright Still”

5.) Morrissey - “Ringleader Of The Tormentors”

6.) Nelly Furtado - “Loose”
7.) Zero 7 - “The Garden”

8.) Belle & Sebastian - “The Life Pursuit”
9.) Cat Power - “The Greatest”

10.) Robbie Williams - “Rudebox”
11.) Bob Sinclar - “Western Dream”

12.) The Scissor Sisters - “Ta Dah”
13.) Tom Petty - “Highway Companion”
14.) John Mayer - “Continuum”

15.) Tiga - “Sexor”

THE BEST SINGLES:

1.) Nelly Furtado - “Maneater”

2.) Paris Hilton - “Nothing In This World”
3.) Gnarls Barkley - “Smiley Faces”
4.) Mary J. Blige - “Be Without You”

5.) Indigo Girls - “Little Perenials”
6.) Justin Timberlake - “Sexy Back”
7.) Rhianna - “S.O.S.”
8.) Robbie Williams - “We’re The Pet Shop Boys”

9.) Regina Spektor - “On The Radio”
10.) Of Montreal - “Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games
11.) Beck - “Nausea”

12.) John Mayer - “Vultures”
13.) Amy Millan - “Skinny Boy”
14.) Tiga - “You Gonna Want Me”
15.) Madonna - “Jump”

THE WORST OF MUSIC:

1.) Fergie - “The Dutchess”

2.) Gabriel & Dresden - “Tracking Treasure Down”
3.) Gwen Stefani - “The Sweet Escape”

4.) Carrie Underwood - “Jesus Take The Wheel”
5.) Kevin Federline - “Playing With Fire”

6.) Janet Jackson - “20 Y.O.”
7.) Clay Aiken - “A Thousand Different Ways”
8.) Daughtry - “Daughtry”

9.) The Pussycat Dolls - “PCD”
10.) Beyonce - “B-Day”

THE BEST LIVE SHOWS:

1.) Daft Punk - Indio, CA (Coachella)

2.) The Flaming Lips/Gnarls Barkley/Cat Power - SF, CA (Bill Graham)
3.) Kaskade - Indio, CA (Coachella)
4.) Goldfrapp - SF, CA (The Filmore)

5.) The Flaming Lips - SF, CA (Bimbos)
6.) The Scissor Sisters - SF, CA (The Warfield)
7.) Cat Power - SF, CA (Bill Graham)
8.) Amadou & Mariam - Indio, CA (Coachella)

9.) The Foo Fighters - South SF, CA (Genentech 30th Anniversary Party)
10.) The Dixie Chicks - Oakland, CA (Oakland Coliseum)
11.) My Morning Jacket - Indio, CA (Coachella)
12.) Scumfrog - Black Rock City, (Burning Man)

13.) Franz Ferdinand - Indio, CA (Coachella)
14.) Imogene Heap - Indio, CA (Coachella)
15.) The Scissor Sisters - Alice 97.3 Studios (SF)

THE BEST OF TV:

1.) The Office (NBC) - This show was sad, uncomfortable and hilarious all in one! The best sitcom on t.v.!
2.) Lost (ABC) - I am sick of “Lost” haters, I love that I am kept guessing. This show is genius.
3.) 30 Rock (NBC) - The 2nd best sitcom on t.v., this show is fresh and makes me laugh out loud.

4.) Big Brother All Stars (CBS) - I cannot get enough of Janelle. This show never gets old.
5.) Big Love (HBO) - This show is so charming and a great replacement for “Six Feet Under”.
6.) The Soup (Comedy Central) - This show is a pop culture junkies wet dream.
7.) Intervention (A&E) - Real & touching, this show doesn’t pander to critics or social users, it’s just real.

8.) Judge Judy (Syndicated) - I love how Judge Judy puts things into perspective, no bullshit!
9.) Scrubs (NBC) - This show is still fresh and never gets old, the characters are so easy to love.
10.) The View (ABC) - Thank god for Rosie, this show has been my Tivo staple for 3 months.

11.) Extras (HBO) - I prefer this show over the British version of “The Office”, it is smart and edgy.
12.) The Amazing Race (CBS) - Finally, the race came back with great contestants and was fun again.
13.) Saturday Night Live (NBC) - “Dick In A Box” and the new cast members make this show fresh again.
14.) The Chelsea Handler Show (E!) - Offensive and crude, Chelsea is the perfect fag hag for T.V.

15.) South Park (Comedy Central) - This season showed this show has legs and critical love.

THE WORST OF TV

1.) Flavor Of Love 2 (MTV)

2.) House Of Carters (VH1)
3.) Jericho (CBS)
4.) The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated)

5.) Primetime Live - “To Catch A Predator” (ABC)
6.) Inside Edition/Entertainment Tonight (Syndicated)
7.) The O.C. (FOX)
8.) Dancing With The Stars (ABC)

9.) The Tyra Banks Show (Syndicated)
10.) Laguna Beach (MTV)

THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS OF 2006:

1.) “X-Men 3″ - I miss Bryan Singer’s voice in this series.
2.) Taylor Hicks “Taylor Hicks” - To say I was sad to hear this mild c.d. would be an understatement.
3.) “For Your Consideration” - I wanted to love this film, and didn’t.
4.) Madonna @ Coachella - Madonna seemed like she hated performing and her fans didn’t appreciate it.
5.) “Freakshow” on Comedy Central - Lots of voice talent, not enough fun.
6.) Project Runway Winner: Jeffrey - I wanted Uli to win.
7.) “Superman Returns” - Bryan Singer fucks up sometimes, this would be it.
8.) America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10 - Tyra became a drag queen, and the ending was choppy and silly.
9.) “Snakes On A Plane” - Lots of hype and not enough pay off. It was a great idea though.
10.) Angelina Jolie - I am sick of this homewrecker. Will she ever put out a good movie?