July 2011

Tue

July 5, 2011

230 Comments
One thing that most Listversers have in common is a love of good books and a love of monsters, mysteries, and the bizarre. This list combines the lot by selecting the most horrifying of all monsters from literature... Read more
— by Flamehorse

Recent comment by beirutwedding

Fun list, I mean, I read the whole thing but I'm with the group who doesn't think you should've included...

Mon

July 4, 2011

144 Comments
While not an economist in the traditional sense, I am very interested in the study of economics. While not everyone shares this level of interest, I believe people should have an understanding of economics as the field... Read more
— by Nikki

Recent comment by Sabine Kurjo McNeill

This is a lovely compilation of stories with photos!!! What I am missing is the fact that studying capitalism...

Sun

July 3, 2011

149 Comments
Looking back upon the heyday of the newspaper industry, images of angry cigar-smoking editors, journalists with fedoras carrying "press" cards and sharpened pencils, and little Dickensian children on the street corner... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by unsurebunny

its crazy, in a world obsessed with news, the newspaper is dying. http://wtflindseyp.blogspot.com/

Sat

July 2, 2011

101 Comments
Ok, I know I wasn’t supposed to do any more plant lists, but I couldn’t help myself. By killer Plants I do not mean, Like in Top 10 Carnivorous Plants, plants that kill little insects, and the occasional rat, but... Read more
— by Christine Vrey

Recent comment by katelyn stewart

cool but kinda scary

Fri

July 1, 2011

281 Comments
[This list contains a competition - see the bonus entry for more details.] Today is Listverse's birthday! Since the site was launched four years ago, we have had over 290 million page views. The site continues to grow... Read more
— by Jamie Frater

Recent comment by Skippy the Impaler

Enter your cartoon here. Now THERE is a list that sounds like fun. Of course, the comments would just be...

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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