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Monday, Monday– or a few of my favorite Best Of 2014 lists for your reading pleasure

One of the 2014's best designed book covers is Leaving the Sea by Ben Marcus; design by Peter Mendelsund (Knopf / January 2014)

One of the 2014′s best designed book covers is Leaving the Sea by Ben Marcus; design by Peter Mendelsund (Knopf / January 2014)

Sorry this is coming to you on a Tuesday, but I’m on vacation, so sue me.

Please please enjoy and savor these last few days of 2014. And if you need to unwind in front of your screen, may these year end lists provide you with the procrastination you so richly deserve.

For starters, you might enjoy checking out 538′s scientific compilation and analysis of all of the Best Of lists it could find.

To keep you on your current events toes, The Atlantic has put together a quiz to test you on the year’s most memorable headlines.

One should never underestimate the power of good design. Especially when it comes to the supposedly-dying-but-clearly-still-thriving world of book publishing. Here are the 50 best book covers for 2014 according to The Casual Optimist.

And while we’re on the topic of books, check out this list of the best children’s picture books of 2014.

Don’t miss Saveur’s Best Food Blogs of 2014, so you know where to look for culinary inspiration in 2015.

Of course, no compendium of lists would be complete without an entry from the master of all listmakers, Flavorwire. Here’s their summation of 2014′s best films, complete with trailers in case you don’t believe them.

And last but far from least, The Fader’s Listmania 2014 always has some great lists chronicling all sorts of moments from pop culture, both great and small.

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