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The Best of 2006
Meryl Streep tries Anne Hathaway on for size in "The Devil Wears Prada."
(Barry Wetcher - 20th Century Fox)
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As the year comes to a close, it's natural to reflect on the significant moments of the past 12 months and . . . ah, who are we kidding? It's all about ranking stuff. It's what humans do. Look on the newsstand this week and you'll find more than a dozen "best of 2006" lists in all manner of publications. Welcome to our entry in the field.
Longtime readers may notice that this year's version is slightly different from past incarnations. Our music lists are broader, mirroring how people's consumption of music has evolved. Instead of being limited to the top 10 CDs of the year, the lists are now simply "the best music," whether that music is a 2-minute 43-second sparkler of a single on the radio; a mash-up downloaded from the Web; a hot, happening concert in a club; or, yes, a carefully produced full-length CD. And on the film side, we have all three of The Post's movie critics contributing, with each giving their picks for the top performances of the year.
We hope these opinionated highlights of 2006 make your list of the day's best reading.
ART: Space is the theme for this year's top 10 list celebrating the local museum world
MUSIC: Arctic Monkeys, Gnarls Barkley, Bob Dylan, and OK Go were among the artists that impressed our six critics
FILM: Ann Hornaday, Stephen Hunter and Desson Thomson single out Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Daniel Craig for their performances
