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the most beautiful imaginary supergroup: The Who-tles
What: The long-rumored (since 9:30 this morning), once-in-a-lifetime uniting of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr—the surviving members of The Beatles—and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey—the
the most beautiful soft drinks: Dr. Brown’s sodas
What: The six main varieties of Dr. Brown’s sodas: cream, black cherry, orange, extra-dry ginger ale, draft-style root beer, and original cel-ray. Why: When you
the most beautiful Christmas song of the decade: Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)
What: Harvey Danger’s disaffected Christmas song “Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes).” Why: In this entry, I failed to include a single song
the most beautiful way you can save the world: microfinance
What: Putting a few dollars into a microfinance account to loan capital to a small businessperson (usually a businesswoman) in a poor nation, through a
the most beautiful Christmas broadcast moment: Linus’s sermon
What: Linus explains the true meaning of Christmas by reading from verses 8 through 14 of the Gospel of Luke in the 1965 Peanuts cartoon
the most beautiful game show moment: Scott Weiss breaks Jeopardy!
What: The end of the March 16, 2007, episode of the quiz show Jeopardy!, which featured the only nonzero three-way tie in the program’s history.
the most beautiful Britpop song: Let Down
What: Radiohead's meandering, transcendent ballad "Let Down," from the band's 1997 masterpiece album OK Computer. Here's a video which helpfully spells out the lyrics to
the most beautiful tile-based strategy game: Mississippi Queen
What: Werner Hodel’s 1997 riverboat navigation game Mississippi Queen, published in German by Goldsieber and in English by Rio Grande Games. Why: This category is
the most beautiful movie kiss: That Thing You Do!
What: The kiss between Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) and Faye Dolan (Liv Tyler) at the conclusion of writer-director Tom Hanks’ 1996 film That Thing
the most beautiful time travel story: Days of Future Past
What: The "Days of Future Past" storyline from issues 141 and 142 of The Uncanny X-Men, from January-February 1981. Why: I have extremely high standards
the most beautiful thing to do on Halloween: visit a cemetery
What: Making an after-dark stopover in a local graveyard on All Hallows Eve. Why: I’d like you to meet a friend of mine. She just
the most beautiful standup comedy routine: Bill Cosby’s Noah
What: Bill Cosby’s three-part comedic exegesis “Noah,” from his 1963 appearance on The Tonight Show and his debut album Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny