December 2011

Sat

December 31, 2011

Leisure & Travel

Top 10 Destinations on the US Travel Advisory List
169 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 peter8172

@ islmt : You do have a point with your comments and I respect them, but if I we're a...

Fri

December 30, 2011

Entertainment

Top 10 Best Intellivision Games
51 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 Fluids

you are saying wrong http://thetechlusion.com/?p=1097

Thu

December 29, 2011

Art & Literature

20 Brilliant Novellas You Should Read
147 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 morimyc

Poe's best works are short stories rather than novellas; otherwise he would surely be in it.

Wed

December 28, 2011

Entertainment

10 Great Falls Caught on Tape
217 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 RoMacdaddy

Laugh? I nearly started.

Tue

December 27, 2011

Music

7 Classical Piano Duels
76 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 Jose Maria

Reminscences de Robert le Diable wow such power

Mon

December 26, 2011

Science & Nature

10 Contest Winning Architectural Designs
81 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 Locario

I'm an architect and this list sucks (except for the Guggenheim). Peace out.

Sun

December 25, 2011

History

10 Significant Events Falling on December 25
129 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 fourthblood

The reason that christmas has it's date today is because Saturnalia, a roman holiday, was on the same day and...

Sat

December 24, 2011

Entertainment

10 Notorious Full Motion Video Titles
72 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 Tom

I think the game you refer to is Deadly Tides, by Microsoft?

Fri

December 23, 2011

Miscellaneous

10 Tragic Elevator Accidents
157 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 Ed

I missed this one: A Korean man - known only as Mr Lee - in an electric wheelchair was so angry...

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