888. The Great Gatsby

Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can.

887. The Fool's Errand

Probably my all-time favorite game.

886. Enter the Dragon

If any kung fu movie deserves to be on the list, it's this one.

885. Down and Out in Paris and London

884. Cat's Cradle

The Vonnegut novel about the atomic bomb and the motivations of scientists.

883. The Bridge on the River Kwai

This picture is not from the movie, but is the actual bridge on the River Kwai.

882. The Arnolfini Wedding

Twenty-six days behind, so here's a themed collection of twenty-six entries.

881. Star Wars: A New Hope

880. This Seismometer

In case of an earthquake, the dragons will drop their pearls into the toads' mouths.

879. The Da Vinci Code

Okay, it's not high art, and it's not terribly well written. But it's entertaining and quickly became a cultural touchstone. So there's something there.

878. For What It's Worth

According to Wikipedia, this song is not about Vietnam! They managed to write a perfect Vietnam protest song without intending to. Listen here.

877. Taxi Driver

The moral is not that you should kill someone if you want to impress Jodie Foster.

876. Braid

A visually stunning game about the human relationship with time.

875. Berlin Wall Graffiti

874. The Parthenon

873. Give Up

The whole album.

872. East of Eden (the book)

871. The Nutcracker

870. The Maltese Falcon (the movie)

869. The Wheel of Time (the book series)

I hear they get weird, but they're pretty gripping for the first five thousand pages or so.

868. The Son of Man

867. Tiramisù

The only acceptable use of coffee as a flavoring agent.

866. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead

865. Evolution (the poem)

Read it here.

864. Think Small

The classic Volkswagen ad campaign.

863. X-Men

It turns out that I like basically anything that focuses on the nature of humanity.

862. Frasier

I like the over-the-top hamminess of the acting.

861. The Things They Carried

A semi-fictional account of the Vietnam War. I like its exploration of whether fiction can be a more accurate representation of historical events than non-fiction.

860. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the book)

I've always read it as an exposé of the chocolate-packing industry, kind of like The Jungle.

859. The Masque of the Red Death

858. Hallelujah

Talk about the difference between songs and performances. The song is good, but I love the Rufus Wainwright performance.