For Immediate Release:
Dateline: East Greenwich,
RI
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
The ubiquitous “top ten” lists of movies, restaurants, doctors, cars, vacation spots, songs, hot yoga studios, yada yada yada, are 99% subjective. They are the result of one person's (usually on social media) opinion, or some organization's (New York Times through some expert) opinion. You can also purchase a place on the lists, just like getting into Who's Who. (I'm routinely offered a spot on the Times top ten list of books for a fee of about $125,000 which can get you there for a nanosecond and means nothing. The top ten lists on Amazon are affected by just a few book sales a day in the sub-categories.)I don't use the lists (most of the Oscar-nominated moves were dreadful, on the list because of politics, “woke” considerations, or industry connections) but I do ask people I respect. That works just fine for me.If you're wondering why I didn't cite 100% above, it's because the 1% of top ten lists that include me are, amazingly, always valid.
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