2018 is all kinds of dope. Any year when Lando Calrissian is (again) the coolest man in the universe is obviously a great one. Throw in ‘Jim Halpert’ becoming a master director, a broadcast television actress becoming a literal princess and some pretty epic beef between Pusha T and a guy whose name rhymes with cake makes and you have all the ingredients of an entertaining year. And with the year not even half over, I can’t wait to see what else 2018 could possible have in store. So buckle up pop culture enthusiasts and enjoy this brief pop culture snapshot of what 2018 has already had to offer!
FILMS
1. A Quiet Place
2. Annihilation
3. Black Panther
Just missed: You Were Never Really Here, Andre the Giant, Deadpool 2
Most Looking Forward To: Venom, Sorry to Bother You, Bohemian Rhapsody
TELEVISION SHOWS
1. Atlanta, FX
2. 3%, Netflix
3. Silicon Valley, HBO
Just missed: Legion, FX; Superstore, NBC; Blue Planet II, BBC
Most Looking Forward To: Narcos, Netflix; Veep, HBO; Maniac, Netflix
TELEVISION EPISODES
1. “USS Callister,” Black Mirror, Netflix
2. “Teddy Perkins,” Atlanta, FX
3. “The Commuter” Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, Amazon
Just missed: “Episode 6,” The End of the F**ing World, Netflix;
“We Are Gone,” The Terror, FX; “Tech Evangelists,” Silicon Valley, HBO
ALBUMS
1. Poem Unlimited, by U.S. Girls
2. Make Way for Love, by Marlon Williams
3. DAYTONA, by Pusha T
Just missed: Onion, by Shannon and the Clams;
Con Todo El Mundo, by Khruangbin; The Pledge, by The Sorority
Most Looking Forward To: TR/ST, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend
SONGS
1. “This is America,” by Childish Gambino
2. “Night Shift,” by Lucy Dacus
3. “ICY GIRL,” by Saweetie
Just missed: “Destroyer,” by TR/ST;
“Geyser,” by Mitski; “Womp Womp,” by Valee ft. Jeremih
CONCERTS
1. St. Vincent, Moore Theatre
2. U.S. Girls, Sunset Tavern
3. Marlon Williams, Biltmore Cabaret
Just Missed: Shamir, Michete, Noah Byrd
Most Looking Forward To: Taylar Elizza Beth, Carline Rose, Angel Olsen
BOOKS (Read in 2018)
1. Men Without Women, by Haruki Murakami
3. The Story of a Brief Marriage, by Anuk Arudpragasm
3. Acceptance, by Jeff Vandermeer
Just missed: Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders;
The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin; Ill Will, by Dan Chaon
Most Looking Forward To: The Epiphany Machine, by David Burr Gerrard; Walkaway, by Cory Doctorow; Reservoir 13, by John McGregor
PEOPLE
1. Donald Glover
2. Serena Williams
3. Meghan Markle
Just missed: John Krasinski; Mohamed Salah; Courtney Barnett
Mikethatmiller 
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