Articles from December, 2011

The Year My Music Library Moved to the Cloud

After a lifetime of meticulously managing his own digital music collection, Daniel Adler lets loose and signs up for an unlimited streaming service.

The Year I Watched a YouTube Video of Marshawn Lynch 1,000 Times

Darryl Campbell finds that his YouTube viewing habits extend to other, less important areas of his life.

Best Books of 2011

The Bureau Editors on the most arresting fiction and nonfiction reads of the year.

The Year I Learned to Love Zooey Deschanel (and Hate Myself Instead)

Kevin Nguyen details his tenuous relationship with indie-savvy actress Zooey Deschanel, whom he’s never met.

Best iPhone and iPad Games of 2011

Nick Martens picks his favorite iPhone and iPad games of the year.

The Year the Art World Went Online

Kyle Chayka explains how contemporary artists and art dealers are finally embracing the internet in strange and exciting ways.

The Year I Sat On My Butt at Home and Cried Watching Livestreams of Occupy Wall Street

A comic by Maré Odomo about being an observer of the Occupy movement.

Best Albums of 2011

The Bureau Staff selects their favorite new albums of the year.

The Year of Ice and Fire

Nick Martens gets lost in the worlds of Game of Thrones and Skyrim.

Best New Blogs of 2011

Editors Kevin Nguyen and Nick Martens talk with fellow bloggers about their favorite new sites.

Tumorous: To Chemo or Not to Chemo

Juliet Disparte makes her first life-or-death decision.

A Stereotype Walks into a Bar

Jokes that play on racial stereotypes is just wholesome satire, right? After performing stand up herself, Alice Stanley isn’t so sure.