the last ten minutes have taught me

Steven Soderbergh's Che will be released by IFC in two parts -- the first half will be in theaters New Year's Day, and the second part will follow six weeks later.

I think that everything that is wrong with humanity is summed up in this article.

The Men Behind Your Favorite Liquors

End-of-the-year lists are already popping up!  Time names Roberto Bolaño's 2666 The Best Book of 2008, while on Amazon, it's just #24.  Either way, the man is really interesting.

Amazon also has their Best Music of 2008 section up, which is a little underwhelming.