Why you read year-end Top 10 arts lists
A) To confirm your own excellent tastes in TV shows and movies. B) To scoff. C) To find recommendations. D) To be able to say, with puzzling pride, "I've never heard of any of these." E) Depends on your relationship with the critic in question. F) To take a momentary break from being mad about politics by spending a few moments being mad about entertainment. G) Other.