Last week, we came out okay. As predicted, the San Francisco wine bar piece performed well, breaking the top five and staying in the top ten until Monday. The Book Review section as a whole did badly. No Thanks, Mr. Nabokov never cracked the top ten, but it did make the extended list and was the most emailed Book Review article. To be honest, we really bottomed out with Conscience of a Conservative. Despite its early success, the piece wasn’t even the most emailed magazine story and never made it to the top ten.

But it’s a new week, and there are new bets to be made.

Every time we bet on an article going to number 1, we get burned. But the Magazine’s cover story, Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy? has every reason to go to the top of the list. In case you didn’t know, people are obsessed with staying thin and not dying, so the article should do well. We’ll stay moderate, and say 2 to 1, this article cracks the top five.

Articles from the Book Review rarely make into the top ten, and this week is no exception. There are two pieces that have the potential to do well: a book about the Duke lacrosse scandal and a book about the separation between church and state. Rape accusations and religion always get people emailing, but when pressed, we bet on the Duke lacrosse book being the most emailed article from the book review. It won’t make the top ten, but 2 to 1, it’ll be on the list.

Oh Travel Section, how you tease. It’s the Hotel & Spa issue, and rich people love emailing themselves about their lifestyle. It’s a tough call between Czech dining and accommodations in the Amazon, but we’re going with the Amazon piece; 3 to 1, it makes it into the top ten, peaking at number 7.

Of course, one good Week in Review piece about Alex the Parrot could ruin this all. There are three articles about this dead bird on the most emailed list.