10 from 2010: Our favorite Salon stories

Lush for life

The most memorable images of 2010

12-Second Cocktails: The Noce Royale

How Abraham Lincoln really viewed slavery

Inmates riot at low-security prison in England

Obama wants bipartisan new year

A vow for 2011: No cheap chicken

My top 5 Web picks of 2010

Pope defends Middle East Christians