- new10 Great Scenes in Musical History
After the surprising success of my first list (by which I mean it wasn't immediately tossed onto the virtual slush pile), I felt inspired to write another. This list focuses on some of the best-loved scenes in musical theatre history, and covers roug…
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- 10 Offbeat Literary Works of Non-English Writers
Most book lists on this and other sites contain the usual suspects, but I think by now everyone who wants to read Haruki Murakami or Thomas Pynchon, already has. Moreover, most of these lists tend to focus on American and British literature, whereas…
- 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- 10 Real Life Werewolves
There are many stories about werewolves or lycanthropy. Little red riding hood and the wolf that could mysteriously talk. An American Werewolf in London. Being Human. All STORIES of talking, walking, hungry wolf men. But has any one really thought if…
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- 11 Words with Surprising Derivations
Part of English’s success is due to the embracing of new words; British and Irish people in particular seem to take a delight in using new words or misusing or adapting old ones. This list contains eleven words - mostly coined or adopted from the l…
- 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- 10 More Awe-inspiring Waterfalls
In the first volume of this list, we covered the top ten awe inspiring waterfalls. The objective was to present the top 10 showcases of falling water; the ideal large gushing falls which one tends to picture in their mind at the thought of the word w…
- 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- 10 National Fast Foods You Should Try
Before I begin my list of fast national dishes, I openly admit being heavily influenced by Jamie’s previous list Top 10 National Dishes You Should Try. The difference here is that Jamie’s (awesome) list was about national dishes, some of which ar…
- 6 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- 10 Actors who Died During TV Shows
There's a list here on Listverse of performers who died on stage, and there is a growing list of actors who died during the filming of a motion picture (Vic Morrow, John Candy, Brandon Lee, etc). There are those who've died on stage in theatre (e.g.,…
- 7 days ago, 21 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- Top 10 Space Age Radiation Incidents
As if we don't have enough terrestrial examples of potential exposure to accidental radioactivity release to worry about (Cherobyl, Fukushima, Three Mile Island) we also need to be looking up for other potential hazards. Throughout the history of US…
- 8 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- 7 Greatest Roman Generals
The history of the Roman Empire is perhaps unprecedented in its prosperity. It is considered by most historians and scholars to have been the “perfect empire,” with a stable economy, a strong government, and, of course, a good military, considere…
- 9 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 7:30am -
- Top 10 Overrated Filmmakers
Without great directors we wouldn't have great films. They are basically essential to the movie making process. Over the years many directors are hailed as geniuses - those who stand at the top of their class for silver screen productions. This li…
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