top things of 2004
tarnation
Fancey
history of the photobook v. 1
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
jesper just at perry rubenstein
belle and sebastian, "i'm a cuckoo"
ed ruscha and photography at the whitney
delays, "nearer than heaven"
ny dolls and stooges @ underground garage fest
mimi's piano bar on 52nd and 2nd
skye sweetnam, "tangled up in me"
douglas gordon
opening night at artomatic with the picture is dead quartet and joey patina, talent
the new ennui

failures:
time of the wolf
an irish pub band playing sweet home alabama at the 4 p's in a sea of
nearly unbroken homogenity on new year's eve
the media
the government
nationalism