Show the best entries
Sometimes it is nice to emphasize certain entries. Think something like "Editor's choice". Through a bonus field this can be accomplished. Also things like entries with the most comments are attractive.
When such a list has been chosen there are obviously a lot of display possibilities.
Below some examples where number images are used whenever the entry itself doesn't have its own image:
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