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Monday’s links are musical, obsessive and nostalgic.
Daily Data: One graphic designer monitors every aspect of his life and creates an annual report. Sound kind of pathological? It’s actually gorgeous. (Slate)
Film Flickers: The Black List, an annual ranking of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, has been released. Check out the movies you’ll be watching in a few years. (Los Angeles Times)
Computer Cabal: Anonymous is a group of hackers that has received lots of attention of late, whether or not they were actually involved with recent public hacking. What’s it like to actually be a part of the group? (The Atlantic)
Blasting Bieber: You know pop songs aren’t great music, but it’s hard to put a finger on it. Luckily, these videos provide the real-time critiques you had in your head all along. (Vulture)
Wacky Holiday: Just like everything’s bigger in Texas, everything’s weirder in Japan. Even Christmas, as evidenced by these photos. (LIFE)
Funny Faces: Ice skaters may look graceful as they move, but freeze-frames of them mid-spin are, well, less than flattering. (The Daily What)
Elsewhere on TIME.com: Want to feel old? It has been 10 years since the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case. See the top 10 landmark court cases.
Must See: Because there’s no reason not to watch a world leader croon, watch Vladimir Putin try his hand at “Blueberry Hill.” (via Boing Boing)
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