Best of 2018

2018 was a great year for these Smiths. Some highlights: moving into our new home, my brotherโ€™s engagement to my best babe, and our trip to Rome. Not sure how 2019 can top it, but I’m ready to see it try!

In the grand tradition of yearly โ€œbest lists,โ€ both Austin Kleon and Barack Obama put out their year-end lists (they both have excellent taste). List-making and -keeping is something I really enjoy, and Iโ€™d like to continue the habit into the future. I made my own best-of list for some great books I read in 2018, but I wanted to track the movies, t.v. shows, and albums I enjoyed this year as well.


Rotten Tomatoes: Best Movies of 2018

Of these, I loved Wonโ€™t You Be My Neighbor?, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, I, Tonya, To All the Boys I Loved Before, Searching, A Quiet Place, and Love, Simon. In addition to this list, I saw and loved Coco, Mollyโ€™s Game, and PBSโ€™ Little Women.

The A.V. Club: The Best TV of 2018

I watched and enjoyed a lot of these (especially the top 11), although I was disappointed to see that Maniac was left off of most year-end best lists. I also really enjoyed both seasons of American Vandal, all three of Catastrophe, and Chis and I have been laughing our butts off as we binge our way through Parks and Rec on Netflix.

All Songs Considered: Listeners’ 100 Favorite Albums Of 2018๏ปฟ

Iโ€™m pretty out of touch with pop music these days, but Maggie Rogers and Leon Bridges provided my soundtrack this summer.

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