Top 11’s of 2011

Posted by Meray Youssef on Dec 11, 2011 in Featured Articles | 1 comment

Mars’ Hill staff share their Top 11′s of 2011:

Natalie McNeill:
11. Globe and Mail switching to glossy covers
10. Instagram
9. Denim on denim being cool again.
8. Beyonce’s having her “4”th comeback, and upcoming baby.
7. Kristin Wiig’s colonial woman delusions in Bridesmaids.
6. Ryan Gosling.
5. The fact that Hugh Grant was a catalyst in the breaking of the “News of the World” scandal.
4. Bon Iver, Taylor Swift & Kanye/Jay-Z all going on tour, together! Just kidding, they toured separately, but they were all still awesome.
3. How much the 9/11 anniversary ended up impacting me.
2. Experiencing BC being transformed by the love and support of our hockey team in the Stanley Cup finals.
1. Watching the Spartan men’s volleyball team take gold on home court.

Kirk Anderson:
11. Das Racist – Relax
10. Childish Gambino – EP
9. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
8. Drake – Take Care
7. The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
6. Community – Season 3
5. James Blake – James Blake
4. Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
3. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
2. Midnight in Paris
1. Moneyball

Mathew Braun:
11. Rango
10. The Legend of Zelda – Skyward Sword
9. David Hale + SoulHawk
8. Breaking Bad – Season 4
7. Game of Thrones
6. Anthony Boronowski – Transcend Series
5. Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
4. Drive
3. Youth Lagoon – Year of Hibernation
2. You Are Unlimited by Dave Pires (book)
1. James Blake – James Blake

Michael Biornstad:
11. 2 billion people watch the royal wedding.
10. Experiment shows that neutrinos travel faster than light.
9. World’s first artificial organ transplant
8. European sovereign debt crisis
7. South Sudan secedes from Sudan
6. End of NASA Space Shuttle program.
5. NASA finds evidence of liquid on Mars.
4. Global population reaches seven billion.
3. Assassination of Osama bin Laden.
2. Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan.
1. Arab Spring/subsequent revolutions.

Andrew Stewart:
11. Drive
10. Hugo
9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
8. Thor
7. Super 8
6. X-Men: First Class
5. 50/50
4. Crazy Stupid Love
3. Harry Potter 7: Part 2
2. Moneyball
1. Ides of March

Clayton Andres:
11. Harry Potter 7: Part 2
10. Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
9. Mutemath – Odd Soul
8. Portal 2
7. Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials
6. Foster the People – Torches
5. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
4. Hey Rosetta! – Seeds
3. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
2. Radiohead – King of Limbs
1. Community

Cameron Stuerle:
11. Spartans win CIS Gold Medal in volleyball
10. Kemba Walker`s performance en route to NCAA basketball title
9. Brett Favre retires…finally…for good…maybe…
8. Packers win Superbowl XLV
7. NBA lockout
6. Sidney Crosby gets injured
5. Sidney Crosby returns
4. The Rock returns to Monday Night Raw
3. Tim Tebow
2. Canucks lose Stanley Cup, fans riot
1. Penn State child abuse scandal; Joe Paterno fired

Kristin Wall & Aaron Reimersma
11. The Justin Bieber movie
10. Conservative Majority
9. Plaid shirts/beards
8. European debt crisis
7. Osama bin Laden killed
6. The 2011 rapture
5. Vancouver riots
4. Steve Jobs’ death
3. Harry Potter’s conclusion
2. The Royal Wedding
1. Canucks Stanley Cup final

Photo credit: Tim Andries