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“When you go to an art gallery, you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires” – Banksy
Some call it street art. Some call it graffiti. Some people love Banksy and some people hate him. His satirical artwork is on display across the world. They are sometimes humorous and sometimes, [...]
Posted by Anne Iredale on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:01 am
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Doctors are said to be people that help those who are sick or in need of medical treatment. Most doctors are seen as benevolent towards society as a whole, but maybe not by those people who need to get their routine vaccinations.
Though we hope our doctors are nothing less than helpful and trustworthy, throughout history, [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:01 am
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The 10 Richest Billionaires in the World, and Where They Got Their Money
The recession has taken its toll even on the wealthy. Recently, the World Wealth Report found that 2009 was ushered in with fewer billionaires than previously. However, there are still plenty of billionaires in the world. Indeed, even though people like Bill Gates [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:01 am
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Throughout our history there have been women whom without their contributions the world we live in would be a completely different place. Each of these women will be continue to remembered well into the future for the way they changed popular opinion. This being said there are many deserving women who did not make this [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 11:29 am
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From the earliest records of ancient civilizations to the most recent works produced by modernity, the history of literature bears witness to the creative power of the human mind. We have before us a vast library of stories, plays, and poetry to enjoy at our leisure, but in some cases this creativity came with a [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Literature, People · Tagged with anne sexton, author, authors, Books, depression, Ernest Hemingway, hunter s. thompson, jerzy kosinski, john berryman, karin boye, mental health, mental illness, richard brautigan, suicde, top 10 suicidal writers, tyunosuke akutagawa, virginia woolf, writer, writers, yukio mishima
Giving birth to one baby seems enough for one set of parents, but for others, they are graced with the miracle of being able to give birth to twins. In today’s world, it seems that more and more women are having twins then ever before. It’s said that there is a 1 in 80 chance [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 12:05 am
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If it’s loud, furious and sounds the least bit “evil”, then it’s probably metal. Aside from the over-the-top themes and the sonic wallop it packs, heavy metal is celebrated for its high levels of musicianship on every instrument, but most importantly, the guitar. This is a list of those who are arguably the most influential [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 12:01 am
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There’s no more iconic scene in Western movies than the good old-fashioned pistol duel, where the lawman and the outlaw meet at high noon to see who’s faster on the draw. In actuality, this kind of thing very rarely occurred, and the true life Western stories—like Wild Bill Hickok being shot in the back while [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:00 am
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Some people call them crazy, while others consider them heroes, but there’s no denying that daredevils and stunt performers continue to command a huge amount of public fascination thanks to their death-defying acts of courage and outright lunacy. From skydivers and wirewalkers to magicians and flight-obsessed truck drivers, here are the top ten stunt men [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 12:01 am
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We’ve all heard of people faking their deaths and later being found to be alive. Some do it for attention, others as a publicity stunt, and others to just get out of the spotlight, but in the end realize they soon return to the spotlight. In any case, people who intentionally go “missing” are usually [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 12:30 am
Filed under Bizarre, Entertainment, People · Tagged with adolf hitler, Alexander I of Russia, ameilia earhart, celebrites, celebrity, D.B. Cooper, dead people, death, Elvis, Elvis Preseley, Jim Morrison, Michael Jackson, Pricess Di, Princess Diana, The doors, Top 10 Dead Persons Still Said To Be Alive After Death, tupac shakur