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The Brilliance of Charlie Brooker.

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This is Charlie Brooker. Many of you won't know who he is. And that's fine. But you should. Because Brooker is one of the finest comedians working today. His area of expertise? Satire. Charlie Brooker wears many hats. He was a games journalist, who then became a writer for "The Guardian" who then dipped his toe into television before fully submerging himself in the medium. Brooker is mainly known for two reasons: "Black Mirror" and his "Wipe" series. Both works deal heavily in satire, with his "Wipe" series acting as the more comedic outlet and "Mirror" leaning into its subversion. Both have received critical acclaim in Britain, yet remain frustratingly unknown on this side of the Atlantic. So, I figured I'd write something about him. Take his most recent Wipe on the year 2015. Brooker revels in his role as a satirist here, taking aim at the events that defined 2015 with the kind of glee one normally sees o...

Obligatory top 10 list (with 5 honorable mentions)

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Let me preface this by saying I know I haven't updated this in ever. So, let me promise you, random reader, something: I will try and write more in 2016. A disproportionate amount of my time so far has been spent on Team Fortress 2, random manga, and reddit, with Facebook as a close second. In other words, time I could have spent writing and providing hot takes on current issues has been used to dick around on the internet and stave off any feelings of boredom. With that being said, let's begin this completely arbitrary list that shall in no way influence your musical taste and serve as an outlet for me to just talk about music. The 10 albums I'm going to list will not be ranked because that's too damn hard and I'd rather not do that. So, this'll be done with the 10 albums that have stuck with me the most throughout 2015. 1. Clarence Clarity: "No Now" The debut record from UK-based electronic producer Clarence Clarity is something astonishin...