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Topic: Best of the Decade

A young man listening to a podcast on headphones (Getty Images/Eva-Katalin)

The best podcast episodes of the decade

Ashlie D. Stevens
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad, Elisabeth Moss in Mad Men, and Danny Pudi in Community (AMC/NBC)

Best TV episodes of the decade

Melanie McFarland
Amy Dunne and Ben Afleck in "Gone Girl" (20th Century Fox)

The "Gone Girl" rant defined the decade

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Jay-Z, Cardi B, and NAS (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)

Top 10 rap albums of the decade

D. Watkins
Salon logo

Erik Nelson
Ian McKellen as Gandalf

Dude, where's my LOTR?

Andrew O'Hehir
A still from "In the Mood for Love"

"In the Mood for Love": Outside the knowable

Patrick Z. McGavin
Undated photo of al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Background: In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a jet airliner nears one of the World Trade Center towers in New York.

Image of the decade

Matt Zoller Seitz
Sscreenshots from "Rejected"

"Rejected": Art vs. capitalism, in 9 minutes

Eric Kohn
A still from "Casino Royale"

"Casino Royale": Bond brings back the thrills

Jack Patrick Rodgers

No. 1: Charlie Kaufman & David Chase

Matt Zoller Seitz
A still from "The Ballad of Jack and Rose"

"The Ballad of Jack and Rose"

N.P. Thompson
A still from "The Five Obstructions"

"The Five Obstructions": Von Trier's reality TV

Peter Debruge
Hayao Miyazaki. Background: A still from "Howl's Moving Castle"

No. 2: The grandfather & the babysitter

Matt Zoller Seitz
A still from "Gladiator"

"Gladiator": Rusty and Ridley, we salute you!

Rosemary Picado
A still from "Chop Shop"

"Chop Shop": Wrenching beauty, stolen cars

Will Di Novi
Ethan and Joel Coen

No. 3: The Coen brothers: The fabulists

Matt Zoller Seitz
From left, clockwise: "In the Mood for Love," "Y Tu Mamá También," "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," "Bamako," "Far From Heaven," "Kings and Queen"

An explosive 10 years of world cinema

Andrew O'Hehir
From left, clockwise: "I'm Not There," "Lost in Translation," "Pan's Labyrinth," "Oldboy," "Pootie Tang," "Mulholland Drive"

"Mullholland Drive" and the movies that lingered

Stephanie Zacharek
A still from "Spirited Away"

"Spirited Away": Ghostly voyage to adolescence

Dan Kois
A still from "Up the Yangtze"

"Up the Yangtze": Theater of real life

Robert Kenner
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

No. 4: The Dardenne brothers: The naturalists

Matt Zoller Seitz
Clockwise, top left: The Last Lecture, OK Go's "Here It Goes Again," Dramatic Chipmunk, Yes, We Can

The greatest viral video of all time

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A still from "Elf"

"Elf": Snark-free holiday joy!

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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