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it was a pretty good year for music. and although i didn’t anticipate making a short list of my favorite singles, i decided to go for it when a co-worker gave me a cd full of her top tracks.

so here, in no particular order, are my top 40 of 2006. check it out!

1. the pipettes “pull shapes”
2. christina aguilera “ain’t no other man”
3. scissor sisters “i don’t feel like dancing”
4. nelly furtado “maneater”
5. dangerous muse “the rejection”
6. the modern “industry”
7. lily allen “smile”
8. robbie williams “lovelight”
9. sugababes “red dress”
10. beyonce “irreplaceable”
11. justin timberlake “my love”
12. pink “u + ur hand”
13. the kooks “naive”
14. franz ferdinand “l wells”
15. the sounds “song with a mission”
16. the strokes “heart in a cage”
17. yeah yeah yeahs “cheated hearts”
18. the feeling “sewn”
19. muse “starlight”
20. peaches “boys wanna be her”

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yes, it’s that time again - time to find out what you might have missed. it’s been a busy few months for me off-line, but i think i’ve been keeping up fairly well. just so you know…

* there’s loads of great new music out now… like peaches, muse and lily allen.

* the daily show investigated the pink taco restaurant.

* brandon boyd was inducted into the hotness hall of fame.

* tolerance finds an unlikely crusader in pete wentz.

* anderson cooper loves my super-sweet 16.

but for me, it’s time for the obligatory blog re-cap. i know very few are able to visit every day - and i’d be equally surprised if people read the monthly archives - so i thought i’d put together a short list of highlights from the past month… enjoy!

* so is mtv’s ryan devlin a fag or what (and is john norris his sugar daddy?)?

* get ready for dangerous muse - the advocate crowned them gay pop’s new it boys

* pink, dixie chicks and red hot chili peppers all bash bush on their new albums

* if you haven’t, you must see the pics of parker posey at the adam & steve premiere

* here’s another funny lady i love, chelsea handler, who just got her own show on e!

* i finally discover the delicious sufjan stevens, while i induct lenny kravitz into the hotness hall of fame

there’s plenty more where that came from, boys and girls. the posts have been scarce the past week as i have just moved to a new house, but things will soon return to the fast and furious. i promise.