Confession time: It makes me crazy when people ask me to list a specific number of “favorites.” It doesn’t matter whether it is books, movies, music or foods the constraints of being limited to listing a set number of items rubs me the wrong way. So you might wonder why I used a headline like 5 Favorites instead of something that didn’t use the limits I hate. Well, read this post on improving readability and you will see that Marianne makes some excellent points about how numbers are visually pleasing to people.
Since I want you to participate in this it made sense to me to try to pull you in. Just to be clear, I still think that headlines are overrated. BTW, I reserve the right to list more than 5 or less than 5 entries as the case may be.
5 Favorite Movies
- Casablanca
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Star Wars
- Unforgiven
- On The Waterfront
5 Favorite Musical Artists/Bands
- Ray Charles
- Johnny Cash
- Bruce Springsteen
- U2
- The Beatles
5 Favorite Authors
- Mark Twain
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- George R.R. Martin
- Nelson Demille
- Stephen Donaldson
Now it is your turn. Who do you like to read/watch/listen to?