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Nam June Paik: Watch with Buddha

Nam June Paik pickaxed pianos, dunked cellists in water, and found strange uses for defunct tellies. Adrian Searle gets lost in the Korean artist's gadget graveyard
Books

Best reads of 2010 - the final scores

We've asked writers, critics and our readers to nominate the this year's best books and here are the most popular picks. Here's the low-down on the top titles from 2010
- Comment: In praise of Grant Morrison

Music

Track of 2010: Dancing On My Own

Guardian music critics voted in droves for Robyn's anthem. But is there more to this track than first meets the ear? Peter Robinson thinks so
Stage

Boing!

This show has wickedly acute appreciation of what children long to do when the lights go out, says Maddy Costa
TV and radio

The Apprentice final

Stella English outperforms Chris Bates in contest to create new alcoholic drink in ultimate episode, and becomes 2010 winner
Books podcast

Helen Dunmore reads Frank O'Connor

Helen Dunmore reads 'My Oedipus Complex', Frank O'Connor's story of a boy whose father has returned from the war
- Tessa Hadley reads Elizabeth Bowen

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Readers recommend: songs about change

Last time we focused on glimpses of majesty, this week we're waving off the old and looking forward to the new
Beltwaybandit

The Byrds - Change is Now from the great "Notorious Bird Bros" album - beautifully harmonious and a great evocation of such optimistic times.
Magicman

Live And Let Die - Wings c'mon you know you LOVE IT !!

Music

Morrissey supports Marr in PM row

Sean Michaels: Singer praises former bandmate for 'forbidding' David Cameron to like the Smiths, citing the prime minister's love of hunting
Film

The Billy Bob Thornton question: is this cinema's darkest age?

Stuart Heritage: The Monster's Ball star thinks this is an awful period for film. But are we really worse off than, say, the Police Academy years?
Music

Readers recommend: songs about mistakes

Tell us your favourite songs that hold their hands up to getting it wrong
TV and radio

Morgana shows we need more female comedians

Johnny Dee: Channel 4's new sketch show is funny and cutting – qualities many male-led comedies struggle to achieve