They toasted her over dark chocolate, the elixir Ms. Goodyear had savored daily since she was 3 years old, and Champagne, a more recent favorite.
The monuments are statues — of Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jeb Stuart, Jefferson Davis and Matthew Fontaine Maury — sharing space somewhat incongruously with a more recent favorite son, Arthur Ashe Jr., the tennis champion.
In terms of more recent favorites, I like Alissa York, Carol Emshwiller, Emma Donoghue, Mary Doria Russell, and Sherri L. Smith.
From the cult classics ("Twin Peaks" and "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" anyone?) to more recent favorites ("Lost," "Pushing Daisies" and "Chuck" all come to mind) and some super random personal favorites (remember "Wonder Showzen"?), we've picked 15 shows we'd watch in syndication any day of the week.
In this episode of The Huffington Post's Love+Sex Podcast, co-hosts Carina Kolodny and Noah Michelson explore how young adult (YA) literature -- from classics like Clan of the Cave Bear to more recent favorites like Twilight -- is providing many teens with information about sex and sexuality they aren't getting anywhere else.
"I want this for my parents because they've done so much for me," a very sweet Nicole says before doing some vocal exercises and taking the stage to perform a more recent Kelly Clarkson favorite.
Two more of his recent favorites, biotech stocks Elan and Biogen Idec, were buys, because they were oversold.
An Internet search yielded another Eden, a more recent iteration: strident conservative; chastity advocate; favorite target of the Web site Gawker.
Nor could I fit in some of my favorite lyrics of more recent years, from Art Brut's "I'm Considering a Move to L.A": I'm drinking Hennessy/ With Morrissey/ On a beach/ Out of reach/Somewhere very far away.
Our favorite section was the room devoted to more recent cultural developments, including a jukebox stocked with old favorites and costing a quarter a song, and a polished dance floor on which visitors are encouraged to take a spin.
A more recent recruit, Mo Farah, will be a favorite for a gold medal in this summer's London Olympics.
