The best thing for me for 2025 is a Costco heated blanket. It is so soft and cozy and rocks my world. We love it so much we got one for my partner, my mother in law and my mom and they all love it. Highly, HIGHLY recommend.

https://www.costco.com/p/-/berkshire-life-heated-throw/40001...

I was very skeptical until my partner plugged it in, turned it on and put it on me and was like holy cow this is amazing.

My best book of 2025 was Dungeon Crawler Carl, the entire serious.

I found my love back in the Cure, 2025 kind of bit like the Cure, sad but happy at the same times

Worst things and Stuff of 2025: The Legend of the Galactic Heroes themed cafe in Tokyo closed down the month before I visited for the first time.

Death & Vanilla sounds more like Portishead to me than Dead Can Dance, but solid either way, and thanks. I had a similar musical year, except switch the Cocteaus with Stereolab (helps that they released their best album in decades this year).

Related. Others? (and how did we miss 2023, 2018, and 2016?)

Fogus: Things and Stuff of 2024 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42495077 - Dec 2024 (44 comments)

The best things and stuff of 2022 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33969300 - Dec 2022 (47 comments)

The Best Things and Stuff of 2021 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29702698 - Dec 2021 (23 comments)

The best things and stuff of 2020 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25593828 - Dec 2020 (37 comments)

Things and Stuff of 2019 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21932647 - Jan 2020 (11 comments)

Great things and people that I discovered, learned, read, met, etc in 2017 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16075626 - Jan 2018 (24 comments)

Best things and stuff of 2015 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10807501 - Dec 2015 (85 comments)

The best things and stuff of 2014 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8809710 - Dec 2014 (26 comments)

The best things and stuff of 2013 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6971351 - Dec 2013 (29 comments)

The best things and stuff of 2012 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4969569 - Dec 2012 (13 comments)

The best things and stuff of 2011 by Fogus - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3410990 - Dec 2011 (20 comments)

I really like the aesthetic! I also enjoyed the content.

I’m intrigued by that Japanese calendar stamp. Does anyone know where to get it?

I think it was the year before last, I found a new band that's been rocking my socks off: Uranium Club.

(I am a big fan of egg punk and a true devo-tee)

Last year they came to Australia, which I didn't know about, and it's the first time I've ever felt like I missed out on a musical event.

Then they released a new album this year, " infants under the bulb" which has been growing on me.

I also started Warhammer this year, and one of my frigates is driven by a small grey man

Thanks for this! Some of these are really interesting.

The Dream Factory was a great book this year on Shakespeare.

heh, google calculator gets it wrong

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=%2810%5...