This page grew out of my 06 June 2001 diary entry.

books:

006/100: the top 100 English-language novels of the 20th century from the editorial board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House

014/100: the top 100 English-language novels of the 20th century from Radcliffe

017/100: the top 100 English-language novels of the 20th century from the Madison Public Library

023/223: Brian Kunde's attempt to statistically consolidate the top 100 lists from the Modern Library, the Library Journal, Koen Book Distributors, and students of the Radcliffe Publishing Course

005/100: the feminista list of 100 great 20th century works of fiction by women

012/100: the 100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have to Read by Phobos Entertainment NEW!

005/100: the 100 best science fiction novels (1949-1984) by David Pringle

05/17: sci-fi novels that won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards

In the future, I might add Random House Modern Library 100 Best Fiction Books of the 20th Century (Reader's List), The SF Book Club's 50 Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years (1953-2002), and/or Sci-Fi Lists' Top 100 Sci-Fi Books

films:

124/200: the 100 [English language, US] Greatest Films from filmsite.org, along with the next 100, said to be interchangable with the first

075/100: the 100 [English language, US] Greatest Films from AFI

043/100: the 100 Best Films of the 20th Century from the Village Voice

094/100: the 100 best movies of all time from Mr. Showbiz's Readers

065/100: 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century by Leonard Maltin

082/125: the 100 Greatest [non-documentary] Films from Entertainment Weekly and an additional 25 "just too beloved to ignore"

205/250: the top 250 movies as voted by users from imdb as of 16 May 2002
[of the top 50, I am only missing 2 movies -- both war movies]
[I have seen 93 of the top 100 movies]

050/100: the 100 Most Daring Movies Ever Made from Premiere Magazine

066/100: 100 Maverick Movies from Rolling Stone Magazine

04/11: the top 10 Documentary Films from documentaryfilms.net

075/100: America's 100 Greatest Thrillers from AFI

050/100: the top 100 foreign language films from the Landmark Theatres poll

14/48: the Academy Award winners for Best Foreign Film

028/100: the 100 greatest foreign films from Movieline Magazine

031/100: the top 100 British films of the 20th Century from BFI

46/50: the 50 Greatest Movie Moments (of all time) from TV Guide

033/100: Vintage Video: A Hot 100 From Out of the Past from the San Francisco Chronicle

08/82: the Greatest Silent Films from filmsite.org

069/100: the 100 American Box-Office Leaders, adjusted for inflation

065/100: the 100 [sound] Greatest Films from The Guinness Book of Film, top 5 by genre

28/80: the titles rated 7.00 and above at VaRaces -- the movie car chase database (of 374 films)

09/19: the highly recommended titles from Screen Cuisine -- a list of 125 Films About or Featuring Food

040/133: the 100 worst films [and series] of the 20th Century from TheStinkers.com

109/220: directors list of films I have seen

141/675: actors list of films I have seen

02/75: the top 100 adult film classics from Excalibur Films

In the future, I might add Mr. Showbiz's critics' picks for the 100 best movies of all time and/or Channel 4's Top 100 Films of All-Time

restaurants:

008/100: the top 100 Bay Area restaurants from SFGate

36/53: the Best of Berkeley 2001 from The Daily Californian

03/35: the 35 best restaurants in SF from toprestaurants.com

06/50: the Bay Area's 50 Best Restaurants from SF magazine

02/50: the nation's 50 Best Restaurants from epicurious.com

003/100: the nation's Top 100 Independent Restaurants by total food and beverage sales from Restaurants & Institutions

1/4: the top 10 vegetarian restaurants nation-wide from Best of CitySearch 2001:

01. Greens Restaurant in San Francisco, CA

02. Cafe Flora in Seattle, WA

03. Cafe Brenda in Minneapolis, MN

04. West Lynn Cafe in Austin, TX

04/11: the top 10 vegetarian restaurants in the Silicon Valley in 2001 from Best of CitySearch:

01. Fresh Choice [Mountain View]

02. Il Postale [Sunnyvale]

03. Straits Cafe [Editorial Nominee; Palo Alto]

04. Garden Fresh [Mountain View]

05. Hobee's Restaurant [Sunnyvale]

06. White Lotus Vegetarian Rstrnt [San Jose]

07. Flea St. Cafe [Editorial Winner; Menlo Park]

08. Bombay Oven [Cupertino]

09. Sweet Tomatoes [Sunnyvale]

10. Hunan Garden [Editorial Nominee; Palo Alto]

Pastaria & Market [Editorial Nominee only; Los Gatos]

03/10: the top 10 vegetarian restaurants in the Bay Area in 2001 from Best of CitySearch:

01. Greens Restaurant [24 Sep. 1998]

02. Millennium

03. Slanted Door

04. Vik's Chaat Corner

05. Whole Foods Market INC [but not in SF]

06. Herbivore

07. Ganges Indian Vegetarian Restaurant

08. Lanna Restaurant

09. Joubert's Restaurant

10. Golden Era

02/10: the top 10 vegetarian restaurants in the Bay Area from CitySearch:

Ananda Fuara

Ganges Indian Vegetarian Restaurant

Golden Era

Greens Restaurant [24 Sep. 1998]

Herbivore

Joubert's Restaurant

Kowloon Vegetarian Restaurant

Lucky Creation

Millennium

Vik's Chaat Corner

02/10: the top 10 in San Francisco from Gourmet's Best American Restaurants 2000

Chez Panisse

Zuni Café

The French Laundry

Restaurant Gary Danko

Campton Place

Fifth Floor

Bistro Jeanty

La Folie

Jardiniére

Kokkari Estiatorio

other locations:

• the top 100 inexpensive restaurants in New York City
• the top 100 restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
• the 100 very best restaurants in Virginia, Maryland, and the District
• the top 100 restaurants in New Orleans
• Oahu's 100 Best Restaurants
• the 100 Best Restaurants in Portland
• the 100 Best Restaurants of Switzerland
• the top 100 restaurants in South Africa
• 100 Best Restaurants of Canada
• the best food & drink of Los Angeles 2001
• the best restaurants of Australia
• the Best in Atlanta
• the best restaurants of the Carolinas
• Gourmet's Best American Restaurants 2000

other:

006/100: 100 plays of the 20th century from NT2000

029/100: the 100 greatest music videos ever made from MTV

033/100: the 100 greatest music videos of all time from VH1

12/130: the CitySearch best of the bay area night life listings for 2000 & 2001

02/30: the top 10 wacky roadside destinations, the top 10 historical summer destinations, and ten perfect places to visit for a week from CNN

00/25: the World's Largest Roadside Attractions in California (other locations available)

05/20: 20 great American road trips from CitySearch:

Little Havana in Miami, FL

Key West in Key West, FL

The Varsity in Atlanta, GA

MLK National Historic Site in Atlanta, GA

Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN

Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, CA

Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA

Wine Country in San Francisco, CA

Grand Canyon National Park in Phoenix, AZ

The Strip in Las Vegas, NV

Statue of Liberty in New York, NY

Freedom Trail in Boston, MA

Pat's King of Steaks in Philadelphia, PA

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH

The Breakers in Newport, RI

Sears Tower in Chicago, IL

International Bowling Museum in St. Louis, MO

Mall of America in Bloomington, MN

Space Center Houston in Houston, TX

Graceland in Memphis, TN

In the future, I would like to add the top 100 sakés, California Attractions, the top 10 bizarre museums, and Twenty Great Weekends from Food & Wine Magazine

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