I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot about Entertainment Weekly's "The New Classics" issue which hit stands last week. (In fact, if you watched She Made Me Watch This you already got Lori, Sarah and Dee's take on the New Television Classics.)

Basically, “The New Classics” issue is a list of the 1,000 best movies, television shows, albums, books and more of the last 25 years, and it is — quite frankly — exceptional. Sandwiched between the lists are little tidbits that will make you smile, like: the movie with the most number of kisses? Brokeback Mountain and Pretty Woman, tied with 27 kisses each. The movie with the most F-bombs? Pulp Fiction with 269, followed by Good Fellas with 265, followed by South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut with 140, followed by that night Bette Porter read Jenny Schecter's Lez Girls for the first time. (Just kidding, I made up that last one.)

My favorite list is New Classic Books, and because I love nothing more than talking about books and making lists, I am going to give you Entertainment Weekly's top 5, then my top 5, then you can give me your top 5, OK? OK.

Entertainment Weekly's New Classic Books:

1) The Road, Cormac McCarthy

2) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling

3) Beloved, Toni Morrison

4) The Liars' Club, Mary Karr

5) American Pastoral, Phillip Roth

Not bad, Entertainment Weekly. I mean, if you think people will be reading The Road over Harry Potter in 20 years, you've lost your mind. But it's a good start. … continue reading