July 2008

Thu

July 31, 2008

History

10 Most Decisive Ancient Battles
158 Comments
Everyone loves a good tale of battles and blood - which is clearly evidenced by the plethora of movies and movie scenes based on them. In this list, instead of just looking at great battles based on numbers... Read more

Recent comment by Arthur

No Meggido? Kadesh? Carchemish? Zama? Kalinga?

Thu

July 31, 2008

Listverse Extras

Your View: Should Abortion Be Legal?
995 Comments
I have put this topic off for a while now, owing to the extremely controversial nature of it, but I think that we are all mature enough to cope without it becoming a battle of the wills - and if not - I will... Read more

Recent comment by IAmTheCheeseXx

This is true, but surely you would not say that the man is as impacted by the pregnancy- does he...

Wed

July 30, 2008

Art & Literature

Top 10 Fantasy Worlds In Literature
233 Comments
Throughout the history of English literature, hundreds of writers have created fantastic worlds for their plots and characters to play out in. This is sometimes done for reasons of satire (under oppressive... Read more

Recent comment by Melissa

aka Westeros???

Wed

July 30, 2008

Site News

New Look Front Page
84 Comments
I am very thrilled to be able to announce our new look front page. This will hopefully give us a much more professional appearance and help to get people interested in some of our older lists. ... Read more

Recent comment by Alek

Hi. Good site.

Tue

July 29, 2008

Movies

Top 10 Great Movies That Were Never Finished
108 Comments
The film industry has a long reputation for unfinished screenplays or projects abandoned because of expensive production costs and a hundred other reasons. These are the top 10 films that actually started... Read more

Recent comment by Direct TV Solutions

This enjoyable and reasonably priced movie site is certainly worthwhile checking out and more.

Mon

July 28, 2008

Crime & Mystery

Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives
287 Comments
There was jubilation last week as Radovan Karadic (the most wanted man in Europe) was caught after 13 years on the run. The worst crimes on his indictment are the 43-month siege of Sarajavo in which 10,000... Read more

Recent comment by saintoftheknight

they caught bin laden and sent him out to see with a bullet in his head

Mon

July 28, 2008

Art & Literature

Top 10 Creepiest Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
179 Comments
Edgar Allan Poe. Can you think of a name more synonymous with spine-tingling macabre literature? A master craftsman of prose and poetry alike, Poe dwells in that dark corner of our literary consciousness... Read more

Recent comment by tatiana collins

i love masque of the red death. its so deep and creepy.i like that.

Sat

July 26, 2008

Miscellaneous

Top 10 Catastrophic Shipwrecks
155 Comments
Most people are familiar with the tragic loss of the Titanic and most of its passengers, but it is, surprisingly, not the worst maritime disaster in history - in fact it only ranks as number 5 (based on death... Read more

Recent comment by shosenikeugg

Name

Fri

July 25, 2008

Movies

10 Of The Best In Hollywood Who Never Won An Oscar
150 Comments
This list contains men and women who never received Oscars in their respective fields but definitely at some point deserved one. This list does not include Honorary Oscars or Lifetime Achievement Award Oscars. Read more
— by Schiesl

Recent comment by peter8172

No.2 Alfred Hitchcock never winning an Oscar is both mind blowing as well as stupidity on the part of the...

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