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the most beautiful hockey player: Martin Brodeur
Who: Martin Brodeur, the goaltender for the New Jersey Devils for the last two decades. It is a cliché of hockey that when a team
the most beautiful December holiday tradition: a proper eggnog
What: A correctly made eggnog, made with a half gallon of store-bought or handmade eggnog (milk, raw eggs, and sugar), a half gallon of French
the most beautiful song for the new revolution: The Walls Came Down
What: “The Walls Came Down,” The Call’s declaration of war against the military-industrial complex off its 1983 album Modern Romans. Why: In 1983, just as
the most beautiful law: Title IX
What: Title XV of the Education Amendments of 1972, which modified Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law begins, “No person
the most beautiful baked dessert: sachertorte
What: The Original Sachertorte, a rich cake made from Belgian and German chocolate interlaced with apricot filling and served with unsweetened whipped cream, made in
the most beautiful comic book movie: 3 Dev Adam
What: 3 Dev Adam (“Three Giant Men”), a.k.a. Turkish Spider-Man vs. Captain Turkish America, a 1973 Turkish film featuring the long-awaited team-up of Captain America
the most beautiful vegetable: Chinese broccoli
What: Kai-lan, known as Chinese broccoli, a staple of dim sum restaurants and Chinese New Year celebrations. Why: Kai-lan makes your heart feel super-happy. Like
the most beautiful coaches: Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma
Who: The coaching titans of women’s college basketball, Pat Head Summitt of the Tennessee Lady Vols and Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies. Why: The
the most beautiful space opera episode: The Empire Strikes Back
What: Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, the 1980 sequel to George Lucas’s epic. The continuing story of our band of heroes tempted
the most beautiful nerd-rock song: Mandelbrot Set
What: “Mandelbrot Set,” Jonathan Coulton’s fantastical tribute to mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, whose contributions to fractal geometry were only slightly less legendary than the demon-slaying versions
the most beautiful modern neologism: crowdsourcing
What: The rallying of massive decentralized and often anonymous effort through internet appeal, often (and controversially) called “crowdsourcing.” The term, a blend of “crowd” and
the most beautiful proof of advancing civilization: vegetarianism
What: The rise in vegetarianism across the world. Why: In all honesty, we should not be trending toward vegetarianism. As industry makes the harvesting of