Ben Eltham is over the Hottest 100. He’s over lists in general. The time when enumerating ranked listings of cultural phenomena seemed fresh is gone — it’s time to get a little listless.
Lists
TIME‘s Top 50 websites for 2009
TIME magazine has published its annual top 50 websites of the year list, including all the usual suspects and a few surprises.
10 tips for better coffee
Throw away the International Roast, stop handing money to evil coffee shop empires and learn these tips and tricks for getting a better brew.
100 things every geek should know
How to secure a wireless router, why it’s important that Han shot first, the Konami code… and 97 other things every self-respecting nerd, poindexter and egg-head should know.
The world’s most stylish cities
Forbes name the ten cities most at the forefront of fashion and design. Spoiler: none of them are on this continent.
Oprah lets indie books into her club
Books from independent publishers are rarely anointed by the big O’s seal of approval, but in a recent list of recommended reading, Oprah gave the thumbs-up to titles like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and The Peep Diaries: How We’re Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors.
Newsweek‘s top 100 books: the meta-list
Newsweek makes a top 10 list of ‘top 10 book’ lists, to come up with the top 100 books of all time.
