Another year has gone by (almost) and it's time to look back with nostalgia or look ahead with relief. This is the time for making lists- we get the "best of" and the "worst of" just about everything. So take a look at some of these websites where you will find lists of things that you liked. Or in some cases, the things that you didn't like.

Amazon.com has posted a list of the Best Books of 2006, fifty books chosen by editors and by customers of Amazon.com. The New York Times book review has also produced a list of best books, the 100 notable books of the year.

Time.com has a variety of "the best of" articles. Here you will find the best 10 books of 2006, the best political cartoons of 2006, the best photos of 2006, the people who mattered in 2006, and in music, the all-time 100 albums. IIf you are looking for more lists of music's best. metacritic may be the website to choose. They have listed the 30 best albums of 2006 as well as the Music Critics year end top 10 lists in a variety of areas. More specific information on music's best can be found through bestmusicpoll.com. The musical preferences of residents of the Boston area regarding local music can be found here.

If movies are more to your liking, IMDB, the Internet Movie Data Base, has a listing of the top 25 movie stars of 2006. This listing is based on searches done by 42 million users of IMDB rather than by box office earnings or critical acclaim.

The Los Angeles Times, sick of all the best of lists, published an article on "the worst of pop culture 2006". It covers everything! Another series of worsts comes from about.com, the worst fashion trends of 2006. If finding out that you may own a fashion loser hurts too much, you can check out the worst Oscar moments in fashion for 2006. Even the stars have their weak moments.

Check these sites out quickly because 2007 is fast approaching. In another few days who is going to remember 2006!