20. Girl Perhaps the shortest of short stories on this list, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid paints a sad picture of how a mother talks to her daughter. In an attempt to teach her how to grow up nicely, we see that she’s actually planting the seeds for her daughter’s future failures. “Girl” was originally published in the June 26, 1978 issue ofThe New Yorkerand was later made more widely available in the 1983 short story collection calledAt the Bottom of the River....

Top 10 Songs in the Naruto OST The theme song that started it all way back in 2002. A pretty fitting setup for the entire series with its tribal drum backings overlaid with shamisen, shakuhachi, and electric guitar. It’s anachronistic but flavorful, which perfectly represents the tone thatNarutoexhibits all throughout. One of the best “sad” tracks in any form of media, whether that’s anime, video games, film, or TV. Just look at how many covers there are on YouTube to get a glimpse of how many people this song has affected....

20. Revelation Space Yes, you’re going to find Alastair Reynolds on this list twice. I’ve includedRevengerand its sequels further down this list, but theRevelation Spaceuniverse is a must-read for every sci-fi novel fan. While it’s possible to read this as a standalone novel, chances are good that you’ll end up wanting to read everything else in the series after the book ends. It’s that good! 19. Ninefox Gambit Yoon Ha Lee’sMachineries of Empireseries straddles the line between space opera and military science fiction, blending the two with a little science fantasy in the process....

20. Ope Ope no Mi (One Piece) InOne Piece, Trafalgar Law’sOpe Ope no MiDevil Fruit ability allows him to create a “room” where he can do all kinds of things on anyone and anything caught inside, from painlessly dismembering people to commanding inanimate objects. Inside this spherical room, he can even manipulate things to the point of switching places with someone else to dodge an attack or to initiate a more devastating combination attack....

20. Enemy of the State (1998) Other thanMen in Blackand possiblyIndependence Day, Will Smith’s best movie could easily beEnemy of the State. This espionage thriller captures a late-90s flavour of paranoia that involves increasingly invasive government surveillance. It’s a well-paced thriller film that represents a specific time and mood in American history. At the time, people didn’t understand—or care to understand—how surveillance technology worked or how it was used by powerful entities, but they knew enough to be suspicious....