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By James Poniewozik | @poniewozik | December 29, 2008 | +

You’re renaissance people, you Tuned Inlanders. You have vast life experiences and catholic interests that inform your television viewing. And so it is that we set aside one day to remember those things besides TV shows that rocked your world—entertainment-wise or otherwise—in 2008. Here are just a few of mine:

* Stay Positive by the Hold Steady

* Having an excuse, courtesy of the Tuned In Jrs., to re-watch the entire Star Wars saga. And visit the Star Wars exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. And learn how to properly pronounce “Kashyyyk.”

* Wall*e

* Finally getting an iPhone and, thereby, becoming one of those annoying people who shows you all the things you can do with his iPhone. 99% of which are useless, of course. But I’ve almost figured out the intro to Long Distance Runaround on PocketGuitar!

* 2666. Well, the part of 2666 I’ve read so far. Actually finishing 2666 can wait for the 2009 list. Or 2010. Or 2666.

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  • loriinohio

    http://www.pandora.com

    To create my own personalized music stations at work (where I don’t have my Itunes) so I don’t have to listen to all the ad crap on the real radio stations.

  • Lulu Lulu

    http://www.cakewrecks.blogspot.com
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    As an amateur baker/decorator, clicking through this site keeps me entertained for hours, not just for the bakery disasters but the brilliant captions the blogger writes. Hard to pick a favorite, but the recent “Winter” cake always makes me smile.

  • Bemused

    Curious if any Tuned In’ers have finished 2666 and, if so, their reactions. I’m thinking of spending part of my precious holiday Amazon gift certificates on it, but some of the reviews on Amazon have given me pause.

    Re other entertainment–I’m working my way through the Up Series DVDs right now, and it’s fantastic. It’s the precursor to reality programming, and it’s really interesting to see the effect of reality TV in the more recent interviews, as the participants begin to feel exploited.

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