Why do we love singer songwriters? There is something special about listening to a good singer, singing his or her own words. Often, it is a bearing of the soul. The romantic image is that of a tortured being, hunched over an acoustic guitar, lamenting a doomed love affair or the state of the world. [...]
Posted by Anne Iredale on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 1:59 am
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Congratulations to our Steve Straub, 2nd place winner in our Top 10 List Writing Contest.
Not long after the television was invented, commercials were invented; soon to be followed by their bigger brother, the infomercial. Since then, our favorite television shows have transformed into a morphine drip of short intervals of satisfaction, followed by a seemingly [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 2:51 am
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This top 10 list is from a Top Tenz reader name Darius. I love getting submissions and I think this one is particularly entertaining. And while these rivalries may not be your top 10 they certainly are 10 interesting to read about. Thanks for the submission, Darius. I look forward to the discussions this may [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 1:29 am
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From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell I am a big fan of comics. In today’s comic books you don’t see the advertisements you used to – no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 1:38 am
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A good Mascot is a symbol of the spirit of the Olympics in general; while, at the same time, teaching the world something about the country where the event is taking place. I also feel that mascots should exude a positive and focused energy and enthusiasm for the games as well as the city, country [...]
Posted by Tanya Bennett on Friday, August 15, 2008 at 12:01 am
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The best part of a movie is rarely the movie studio’s logo at the beginning, unless you are watching a really bad movie. But we all can admit to being a little excited when seeing some of the following logos because that means the movie will soon follow. Some of these logos were all but [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 10:52 am
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There are naysayers in every crowd. They are the people who hate Microsoft because it’s so ubiquitous. On the same page, there are people who loath Wal-Mart because it is a global company that is supposedly wrecking local retailers everywhere. But when most people think of operating systems or cheap shopping, they think Wal-Mart and [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 12:05 am
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If you canvass the Internet for lists of top brands, you’ll most likely see the following breakdown: Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE, Intel, Nokia, Disney, McDonalds, Marlboro and Mercedes. Now these are amazing companies, but we see top brands offering more than longevity, tradition and clever creativity. Today’s standouts are turning categories on their ear. [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 12:55 am
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