Killings brings you our weekly selection of posts that have amused, enlightened and
generally distracted us.

Let’s round up some round ups:

• Mess + Noise give you their tracks of 2012 – some of the best local acts around. Definitely worth sticking in your earholes!
• Slate list ‘The Overlooked Books of 2012’ – know them before they were cool. Then you’ll be cool. Because soon they’ll be cool. But you’ll still be cooler.
• Frankie have put together a list of outdoor cinemas available for your viewing pleasure this summer.
• Vulture’s resident music critic’s favourite songs of 2012 – make your way to 2012 tune town.
• First Tuesday Book Club’s ‘10 Aussie Books To Read Before You Die’.

In Bill Murray news (like there’s any other news):

• Here’s a great NY Times interview
• Up for discussion: The Playlist list ‘The 5 Best Bill Murray Performances’
• Relive (only) 20 reasons (out of infinity) why ‘Bill Murray is the Coolest Human Being Alive’
• Apparently this happened this week, adding another billion awesome-points to Bill Murray’s awesomeness scoreboard

Funny fun fun times funny? Channel Bill Crosby and get your laugh on at some bad kids jokes.

But kids are also real smart like with the words too.

The Atlantic take a look at Leonard Cohen’s seminal song ‘Hallelujah’ and its many, many appropriations in recent times.

‘Dan Deacon Mashes Up Grimes, Beach House, Beyoncé, Brian Eno, Death Grips, Black Dice, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Tons More on New DJ Mix Album’ – We. Said. Click. It.

Links! Bang! Enjoy your weekend!!