1.15.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

1.15.2.1 Column and row padding in tables

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/31672/column-and-row-padding-in-tables

How do you guys go about controlling column padding in tables? 
Update 
To clarify, I'm looking for a way to control both vertical and horizontal padding. So, if I had a simple table like in the  ...
 

- asked by JustDanyul (119 votes), answered by Herbert (70 votes)

1.15.2.2 Showcase of beautiful typography done in TeX & friends

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1319/showcase-of-beautiful-typography-done-in-tex-friends

If you were asked to show examples of beautifully typeset documents in TeX & friends, what would you suggest? Preferably documents available online (I'm aware I could go to a bookstore and find  ...
 

- asked by wishihadabettername (507 votes), answered by a^\204\235aphink (365 votes)