Another pair that points to a preoccupation are two entries having to do with attractiveness. In at number eight for the year was a piece linking the good looks with the successes of professional male cyclists. Meanwhile, number three was a story about a correlation between a country’s average level of health and the relative perceived beauty of feminine- and masculine-looking women.
It should be no surprise that brains and beauty capture the readership’s imagination. But beer and barbecue snuck in, too. A piece on the health benefits of cooking with the hoppy stuff came in at number five