'Blade Runner' And The Beatles Define The NPR Community

Some things are predictable. Anyone could have guessed that The Beatles would be among the top-10 favorite bands of the NPR community. (For the record, it's number two, behind Radiohead.)

But other things are surprising: The science fiction film Blade Runner is the second favorite after the classic romance Casablanca.

These are the things we know after digging through some of the favorites you listed in your NPR.org profiles. Above is a crude tag cloud of the community's favorite music. Below is another based on listed hobbies. (Click on the image to get an enlarged version.)

We're learning lots -- the most listed area of expertise? Music. Favorite program? All Things Considered. Favorite book? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- and after the jump we've compiled two top-10 lists. Did any items on the list surprise you?

-- Eyder Peralta

Top Ten Movies:

1. Casablanca


2. Blade Runner


3. The Shawshank Redemption


4. The Big Lebowski


5. Star Wars Trilogy


6. Amelie


7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


8. Fight Club


9. Pulp Fiction


10. Star Wars

Top Ten Music Acts:

1. Radiohead


2. The Beatles


3. Bob Dylan


4. Tom Waits


5. Wilco


6. The Decemberists


7. Neil Young


8. Miles Davis


9. The Clash


10. Bruce Springsteen

5:10 PM ET | 11-25-2008 | permalink

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