June 2010

Mon

June 7, 2010

Art & Literature

Top 10 Difficult Literary Works
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Reading a good book or poem is one of life’s joys; and once in a rare while a good book can change your life forever. Great literature often demands we meet the authors’ ideas on their own terms, and the experience... Read more
— by Xilebat

Recent comment by beirutwedding

"Some readers finished “Moby Dick” and joined Greenpeace, just to prevent this type of suffering from ever happening again." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!...

Sun

June 6, 2010

Movies

10 Films Portraying Genius
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Genius is defined as a person having a natural capacity of intellect. Many movies portray these individuals, with their individual skills, whether it is mathematics, science, art or music. Here are 10 films which... Read more
— by nathaaan90

Recent comment by Ralph

I was looking for Hannibal Lector from Silence of the Lambs, or Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty from those movies.

Sat

June 5, 2010

Religion

10 People Who Give Atheism a Bad Name
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Atheism has been around for thousands of years, and responsible for many philosophical and scientific developments. Like any movement, it has had its fair share of evil characters. As atheism has no moral precepts... Read more
— by SallyH

Recent comment by Alex

Viking isn't a religion

Fri

June 4, 2010

Movies

Top 10 Movie Recasts You Don’t Know
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What if your favorite character had been portrayed by a completely different actor than the one you're familiar with? Would you still feel the same way about the movie? Most movie productions go through a long casting... Read more
— by therabidgoat

Recent comment by gator

U forgot to mention will smith as the part of neo in the matrix. He turned it down to star...

Thu

June 3, 2010

Entertainment

Top 10 Oddest Villains from Scooby Doo
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We all remember Scooby Doo: the cartoonish jokes, the predictable plotlines, the laughable characters. But what most people remember the most are the strange ‘monsters’ that seem to plague the Mystery, Inc. gang... Read more
— by herringswordoflucifer

Recent comment by anne

Old man woodwood

Wed

June 2, 2010

People & Politics

10 Bizarre and Tragic Celebrity Suicides
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I have had three friends commit suicide in the past 5 years the most recent one only dying a few months ago so this list is dedicated to them and others who have sadly ended their lives too early. As a teenager growing... Read more
— by Si Si

Recent comment by Smith-Burton 6

Quite insightful. Your views atr right out of psyc 600

Tue

June 1, 2010

Science & Nature

Top 10 Recent American Industrial Disasters
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World attention is right now focused on the Gulf Coast of the United States where one of the worst industrial disasters of all time is slowing playing itself out. The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion and sinking... Read more
— by VanOwensBody

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Great Scenes in Musical History

By Elizabetta

After the surprising success of my first list (by which I mean it wasn't immediately tossed onto...

Offbeat Literary Works of Non-English Writers

By Tombleweed

Most book lists on this and other sites contain the usual suspects, but I think by now everyone who...

Real Life Werewolves

By BumblebeeLovesWaspxXx

There are many stories about werewolves or lycanthropy. Little red riding hood and the wolf that...

Words with Surprising Derivations

By Andrew Pepper

Part of English’s success is due to the embracing of new words; British and Irish people in...

More Awe-inspiring Waterfalls

By Rahat Haque

In the first volume of this list, we covered the top ten awe inspiring waterfalls. The objective...

National Fast Foods You Should Try

By Theodoros (Θ. Κ. ΙΙ )

Before I begin my list of fast national dishes, I openly admit being heavily influenced by...

Actors who Died During TV Shows

By Vincent Williams

There's a list here on Listverse of performers who died on stage, and there is a growing list of...

Space Age Radiation Incidents

By Patrick Weidinger

As if we don't have enough terrestrial examples of potential exposure to accidental radioactivity...

7 Greatest Roman Generals

By Isaiah Roe

The history of the Roman Empire is perhaps unprecedented in its prosperity. It is considered by...

Overrated Filmmakers

By Infinite Jorge

Without great directors we wouldn't have great films. They are basically essential to the movie...

Species Rediscovered This Century

By Andrea G

A Lazarus Species or taxon is one which is thought to be extinct, only to reappear. The Coelecanth...

Disadvantages to Capitalism

By Louis Ryan

There has been much discussion of the current economic system in the western world, capitalism...

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