Each issue the Best Life editors select a new "Best List" culled from expert sources from around the world. We call it our perfectionist's guide to life's ultimate rewards.

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1. Best Red Wine Under $500 (Château Margaux 2000)

2. Best Photo Printer (Canon i9900)

3. Best American Novel (The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

4. Best All-Around Dog (Labrador Retriever)

5. Best Cathedral/Basilica (St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City)

6. Best Comedian (Richard Pryor)

7. Best Quarterback of All Time (Johnny Unitas)

8. Best Hotel in the United States (The Peninsula, Chicago)

9. Best Jazz Album of All Time (Kind of Blue, Miles Davis)

10. Best Domestic Airline (Midwest Airlines)

11. Best President (Abraham Lincoln)

Whaddya say? Thanks!

The Best Life Editors

Ok, so this really belongs in the Best List section, but let's have a go at it, eh?


3. Best American Novel (The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald) - William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury

4. Best All-Around Dog (Labrador Retriever) - German Shepard or Belgian Sheepdog

6. Best Comedian (Richard Pryor) - Jerry Lewis (back in the day)

7. Best Quarterback of All Time (Johnny Unitas) Bart Starr

9. Best Jazz Album of All Time (Kind of Blue, Miles Davis)


11. Best President (Abraham Lincoln) Thomas Jefferson

1. Best Red Wine Under $500 (Château Margaux 2000)



3. Best American Novel (Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain)
4. Best All-Around Dog (Golden Retriever)

5. Best Cathedral/Basilica (Notre Dame, Montreal)

6. Best Comedian (George Carlin)

7. Best Quarterback of All Time (Joe Montana)

8. Best Hotel in the United States (Swissotel, Chicago)

9. Best Jazz Album of All Time (Kind of Blue, Miles Davis)

10. Best Domestic Airline (Southwest)

11. Best President (FDR)