One problem dominates the field when setting out to write a listicle. They’ve been done to death, and a lot of us are sick of them. From Buzzfeed and the Huffington Post to Bustle and beyond, ...

If you’ve ever been to the Internet, you’ve probably run across a listicle or two — maybe even a list of must-read books. And you've probably run across some sort of moral panic over listicles.

It’s easy to make fun of the form: “10 Ways to Spice Up Your Dog’s Love Life” or “87 Tips for Using a Q-Tip.” Internet culture is awash in “listicles.” You may hate them, but you also maybe kind of ...

Recently, a close friend sent me an e-mail with the subject line “Things I’ve Noticed As I Get Older.” The ten numbered observations ranged from the mundane (politics is getting stupider) to the ...

The vegan ‘charcuterie’ at Gather in Berkeley gets another honor. Photo: Chris Duffey/ East Bay Express With the release of their umpteenth listicle for 2010, Food & Wine appears intent on dominating ...

So, 10 years after the arrival of listicles, it’s time for a journalist who has never succumbed to this fast food for the mind to do a listicle on, yes, listicles. (Note I said “do a list” not “write ...

If anyone could write a ’10 Things I Learned From Obama’ list it would be Biden. But he won’t. Because that isn’t what vice presidents do. I despise listicles. They are like panel shows on television ...

I often fail to appreciate a textbook. Assigned readings? I tend to furiously skim them during lunch unless there’s a discussion coming up, and they’re never what I turn to first when understanding a ...