Favorite TV characters

1. Dwight Schrute, "The Office"
2. Michael Scott, "The Office"
3. Peter Griffin, "The Family Guy"
4. Jim Halpert, "The Office"
5. Christina Yang, "Grey’s Anatomy"
6. Tony Soprano, "The Sopranos"
7. Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons"
8. Cosmo Kramer, "Seinfeld"
9. Dexter Morgan, "Dexter"
10. Alan Shore, "Boston Legal"

Best local blogs

1. Overheard in Minneapolis
2. MNspeak
3. More Cowbell
4. Jason DeRusha
5. Minnesota Stories
6. Sopheava de Lumiere
7. Video Haiku
8. Mediation
9. David Howell Studios
10. Girl Friday

Best audio podcast

1. The Current Song of the Day
2. "This American Life"
3. The Onion Radio News
4. "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me"
5. "All Songs Considered"
6. "Savage Love"
7. KEXP Song of the Day
8. "Lost"
9. "Democracy Now!"
10. "Musicheads"

Best TV to watch on DVD

1. "The Office"
2. "Arrested Development"
3. "Sex and the City"
4. "Weeds"
5. "Lost"
6. "The Simpsons"
7. "Family Guy"
8. "Seinfeld"
9. "Six Feet Under"
10. "Twin Peaks"

Hottest local female news personality

1. Amy Hockert
2. Belinda Jensen
3. Robyne Robinson
4. Julie Nelson
5. Amelia Santaniello
6. Leah McLean
7. Marni Hughes
8. Alix Kendall
9. Karen Leigh
10. Marney Gellner

"In addition to being completely awesome, Robyne Robinson also collects snake skeletons. Super hot." --CityGal

Great bookstores

1. Half Price Books
2. Magers & Quinn
3. Barnes & Noble
4. Amazon.com
5. Borders
6. Booksmart
7. Open Book
8. Dreamhaven
9. Minneapolis public libraries
10. Shinders

Best TV theme song of all time

1. "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
2. "The A-Team"
3. "Cheers"
4. "The Greatest American Hero"
5. "The Simpsons"
6. "The Flintstones"
7. "The Sopranos"
8. "Married With Children"
9. "Weeds"
10. "The Jeffersons"

Hottest local male news personality

1. Sven Sundgaard
2. Mike Pomeranz
3. Frank Vascellaro
4. Eric Perkins
5. Don Shelby
6. Keith Marler
7. Rick Kupchella
8. Joe Fryer
9. Jason DeRusha
10. Jonathan Yuhas

"I'm having a difficult time calling men who look like they've been carved out of cream cheese 'hot.'" --BeckaWie

Favorite radio DJs

1. Mark Wheat, The Current
2. Mary Lucia, The Current
3. Barb Abney, The Current
4. Brian Oake, Cities 97
5. Bill DeVille, The Current
6. Steve Seel, The Current
7. Danny Sigelman, The Current
8. Tone E. Fly, B96
9. Dave Ryan, KDWB
10. Cathy Wurzer, MPR

Magazines we love

1. Rolling Stone
2. People
3. National Geographic
4. Time
5. InStyle
6. Vanity Fair
7. Wired
8. Esquire
9. Newsweek
10. Bust