2011

Sat

December 31, 2011

Leisure & Travel

Top 10 Destinations on the US Travel Advisory List
188 Comments
The US Travel Advisory List is not a likely source of travel inspiration for most people, but for the more audacious traveler it certainly can be. At the time of writing, twenty-eight countries made the cut for a... Read more
— by Heather Carreiro

Recent comment by patcherdoeg

Name

Fri

December 30, 2011

Entertainment

Top 10 Best Intellivision Games
57 Comments
Classic gamers know that the Intellivision is the go-to system when it comes to retro sports, but the console is also home to a number of fun shooters and action titles. The following is a list of essential games for... Read more
— by Brett Weiss

Recent comment by reytfoxx

Many of the people posting must be babies. Intellivision was the vastly superior rival to the Atari 2600, even...

Thu

December 29, 2011

Art & Literature

20 Brilliant Novellas You Should Read
151 Comments
The novella is the stepchild of literary genres. It's too long for a short story and too short for a novel. Publishers look down on them because they are hard to sell. There is even confusion about what the word really... Read more
— by Morimyc

Recent comment by J

Where's heart of darkness!?

Wed

December 28, 2011

Entertainment

10 Great Falls Caught on Tape
220 Comments
In terms of pure comedy, nothing is funnier than a person falling down. Cruel as it sounds, this violent, often chaotic disruption of routine, has made us laugh since the time of the caveman. Our love of the stumblebum... Read more
— by Crunchyface

Recent comment by Mr. V

"These models (who are generally ugly) are so smug and self-important" U mad bro'!? haha, get over yourself.

Tue

December 27, 2011

Music

7 Classical Piano Duels
83 Comments
Granted not everyone is a fan of classical music, but we try hard to have lists to suit all tastes! This list looks at classical music from a slightly different angle - playoffs! If you can think of any other piano... Read more
— by Flamehorse

Recent comment by omda

/ Oh man, GoDaddy is 100x better than the host I did have. Fatcow was rebtirle....

Mon

December 26, 2011

Science & Nature

10 Contest Winning Architectural Designs
82 Comments
An architect is a designer whose capabilities are best exploited in a competitive environment. Over the past, various contests have been held around the world for designing many an important structure. These designs are... Read more
— by El the erf

Recent comment by Sarah

Um, the Sydney Opera House? Hello????

Sun

December 25, 2011

History

10 Significant Events Falling on December 25
132 Comments
Most of us know December 25 by one name, Christmas. We all know the story of Christmas, but most of us don’t know when the first Christmas was celebrated. Today, the world as we know it grids to a halt on... Read more
— by Michael Thomas

Recent comment by The_Bert

Hey You! Yes YOU, Whoville Who! This is not YOUR internet, it is OUR internet, and it is YOU who...

Sat

December 24, 2011

Entertainment

10 Notorious Full Motion Video Titles
73 Comments
Something unique occurred in entertainment during the early 1990s. Somewhere between the 2D sprites of early cartridge video games and the domination of pixelated 3D models, many developers were obsessed with a craze... Read more
— by Andrew Laurenson

Recent comment by video editor

I have learn some good stuff here. Certainly worth bookmarking for revisiting. I surprise how so much attempt you set...

Fri

December 23, 2011

Miscellaneous

10 Tragic Elevator Accidents
169 Comments
Elevators, by any stretch of the imagination, are one of if not the safest mode of human transportation in a mechanical object. Really, when you stop and think about it, how many times have you taken an elevator?... Read more
— by Patrick Weidinger

Recent comment by thetonberryking

Its a great list! Dont think i'll be using an elevator anytime soon.

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Notable Screen Kisses

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Reasons to Admire John Lennon

By Bryan Johnson

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Recent Space Discoveries

By Theresa Cornelius

The better technology gets, the more opportunity we have to learn more about our Universe. In...

Unhealthy Foods You Think are Healthy

By Rune Erlandsen

I love food. I do also love unhealthy food, unfortunately, and in an attempt to help myself and...

Top Ten Signs You Are Not a City Person

By Ryan Thomas

It’s very easy to recognize someone who doesn’t quite have city life down. The city is...

Notable Pangrams

By Nic Swaner

Originating from Greek pan gramma, meaning "every letter," a pangram is a sentence using every...

Nuclear Test Sites

By Michael Affleck

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Films that Predicted the Future

By John Waller

The world of cinema comes with many movies that failed to predict the future (We didn't get to...

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