top 5's

we are visiting my family in chicago until the 18th. thanks for
visiting. we'll be back soon!


by andrew


top 5 movies
the usual suspects, dir. bryan singer
leaving las vegas, dir. mike figgis
the indian runner, dir. sean penn
kids, dir. larry clark
do the right thing, dir. spike lee


top 5 foreign films
la femme nikita, dir. luc besson
il postino, dir. michael radford
to live, dir. zhang yimou
city of lost children, dir. jean-pierre jeunet and marc caro
la haine, dir. matthieu kassovitz


top 5 novels
the old man and the sea, by ernest hemmingway
the street, by israel rabon
siddhartha, by hermann hesse
beloved, by toni morrison
the alchemist, by paulo coelho


top 5 poems
we real cool, by gwendolyn brooks
island mary, by lucille clifton
cotton song, by jean toomer
gravy, by raymond carver
howl, by allen ginsburg


top 5 children's books
the day i swapped my dad for two goldfish, by neil gaiman
yo! yes?, by chris raschka
the snowy day, by ezra jack keats
is that you winter?, by stephen gammell
i'm not bobby, by jules feiffer


top 5 songs with guitars
the scientist, coldplay
blackbird, the beatles
under the bridge, red hot chili peppers
been caught stealing, jane's addiction
when she believes, ben harper
my happiness, elvis


top 5 old skool
big ol' butt, ll cool j
criminal minded, bdp
light as a rock, mc lyte
just a friend, biz markie
microphone fiend, erik b. and rakim


top 5 new skool
step into a world, krs-one
music, erick sermon
ebonics, big l
what's that?, mos def f. tony touch
four women, talib kweli


top 5 r+b
doo wop (that thing), lauryn hill
head nod (remix), jill scott f. mos def
sweet baby, macy gray
crazy, seal
butterfly, michael jackson


top 5 trip hop
glory box, portishead
organ donor, dj shadow
feel good inc, the gorrilaz
mast qalandar, massive attack
extreme ways, moby


top 5 oldies
boogie woogie bugle boy, the andrews sisters
then he kissed me, the crystals
la la means i love you, the delfonics
earth angel, the penguins
stand by me, ben e. king


top 5 dusties
what's goin on, marvin gaye
lean on me, bill withers
ain't no sunshine, otis redding
abc/123, the jackson 5
i'm so tired of being alone, al green


top 5 batman graphic novels
batman: year one, by frank miller
batman: the killing joke, by alan moore
the long halloween, by jeph loeb
batman: black and white, various artists
batman: the last arkham, by alan grant


top 5 graphic novels
astro city, by kurt busiek
persepolis, by marjane satrapi
mr. punch, by neil gaiman
v for vendetta, by alan moore
martha washington goes to war, by frank miller