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the most beautiful arcade game: the BattleTech pods
What: The fully enclosed BattleMech cockpits used in futuristic multiplayer combat in Virtual World Entertainment’s BattleTech Centers. A ‘Mech pod features a huge viewscreen, a
the most beautiful music video dancers: Michael Jackson’s zombies
What: The zombified Michael Jackson and his undead line-dancers doing a herky-jerky shuffle in John Landis’s 1983 music video “Thriller.” Below is the sequence itself.
the most beautiful fictional dad: Atticus Finch
Who: Atticus Finch, pa to Jean Louise “Scout” Finch and her brother Jem in Harper Lee’s 1960 quasi-autobiographical novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and then
the most beautiful reggae song: Many Rivers to Cross
What: Jimmy Cliff’s soul-striking 1969 ballad “Many Rivers to Cross.” Here is the studio recording from the soundtrack of the 1972 film The Harder They
the most beautiful storybook creature: the Wheedle on the Needle
What: The titular monster in the 1974 storybook Wheedle on the Needle, by Stephen Cosgrove and illustrator Robin James. Why: Many years ago, before anybody
the most beautiful television opening sequence: The Prisoner
What: The three-minute opening sequence of the 1967-1968 drama The Prisoner. In this montage, Patrick McGoohan's unnamed character resigns from his British spy agency, only
the most beautiful racing moment: Danica takes the lead
What: Danica Patrick takes a stunning gamble and charges into the lead with ten laps to go at the 2005 Indianapolis 500. This occurs about
the most beautiful 19th-century novel: Pride and Prejudice/Jane Eyre
What: An unresolvable tie between Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice and Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. Why: This series of
the most beautiful breakfast food: cold pizza
What: Leftover pizza straight from the refrigerator first thing in the morning. Why: As meals go, breakfast is like the French language: it is not
the most beautiful method of relaxation: visiting a butterfly house
What: A slow, observant walk through a butterfly house, such as this tour of the now defunct London Butterfly House by Italian photographer Paolo Mollica:
the most beautiful cinematic giant monster: Pulgasari
What: The titular creature in the ridiculous 1985 North Korean-Japanese kaiju film Pulgasari. He starts as a doll made of rice, animated by the spirit
the most beautiful song about the moon: The Whole of the Moon
What: The sweeping single “The Whole of the Moon,” from the Waterboys’ 1985 album This is the Sea. The studio version can be heard here,