Not long ago the short story was presumed to be in extremis; our list includes nine short-story collections.
Our list includes estimates (in today's dollars) from service providers in the Chicago and Los Angeles areas that are highly rated on Angie's List, which ranks local merchants.
Our list includes songs that deal with sex, poverty, war and much more; some are campaigning songs like Give Peace a Chance, some are anti-establishment songs like Fight the Power, some are rousing calls to arms like Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, and some, like the Internationale, have been passed from generation to generation.
Our list includes some of the most influential, popular and interesting style bloggers of 2009, starting with the well-established – Alix Bancourt of The Cherry Blossom Girl website, who has a loyal global following – and ending with Elizabeth Ammerson, a relative newbie to the style blogging scene (in fact, she's practically unknown and doesn't post too often, but she's definitely one to watch).
My friends and I like to collect amusing referee put-downs, and our list includes phrases such as "incredibly lame", "utterly puerile" and (my favourite) "What are these guys smoking?" If even the remotest soft white underbelly exists in your research, peer reviewers will home in on it unerringly and make you fix it.
Another note: Our list includes only cars.
Our list includes 12 festivals, some better-known than others.
The rest of our list includes up-and-comers from all corners of the entertainment industry.
Our list includes leaders from industry groups, a labor boss and even some non-Washington types.
That's why our list includes five investing books that were published this year.
