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No day is truly complete unless it involves discovering a list that ranks Boston as the best or worst at something. Two lists that seem to contradict themselves just adds to our daily satisfaction.
According to a new list created by Men's Health, Boston is officially the least drunk city in America, blasting the stereotype of the drunken Masshole into oblivion. Drunkenness statistics were compiled based on liver disease death rates, alcohol-related car accidents, DUI arrests and penalties, and binge drinking frequency. NYC accompanies us in the 10 least drunk cities, so perhaps public transportation lowered our DUI stats and overall rankings. Car-bound California and Texas each took three of the ten most drunk spots, with Fresno, Riverside, and Bakersfield imbibing for Cali and Austin, San Antonio, and Lubbock doing the Lone Star state not so proud. [USA Today via Hidden Boston]
Boston came in at number 10 in a recent list of America's most literate cities. What's surprising is that it didn't come in higher given the quality of the authors who come in to read, the top-notch bookstores, and the fact that good books help get us through the cold weather.
As Bostonist did with books, we've tackled best of/worst of lists for movies. Not only are we including the latest best of/worst of lists, but we dug through each list to find which movies impressed every single critic and which ones were absolutely appalling. Here are links for recent "Best Of" lists: