http://www.toptenz.net Life, on the short list. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-fictional-dystopias.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-fictional-dystopias.php#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:02:31 +0000 Anne Iredale http://www.toptenz.net/?p=4044 The dictionary defines a dystopia as a state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror. These scenarios have been the inspiration for countless novels and movies. They reflect our darkest fears and sometimes, actual elements in the modern world. THX 1138 George Lucas made his name with Star [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-fictional-dystopias.php/feed 9 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-banned-books.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-banned-books.php#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:02:50 +0000 Ash Grant http://www.toptenz.net/?p=2031 Throughout the history of the world, starting with the church, censors have been put on many different things. The church was able to create a list of banned books, and many of the books were burned. The first list of banned books came from Pope Paul IV who established The Index of Prohibited Books to [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-banned-books.php/feed 30