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Every company in the world wants to increase their name recognition; after all, people cannot buy products from you if they do not know you exist. However, sometimes companies’ marketing stunts are so absurd, so questionable that it leads us to think there may actually be such a thing as bad publicity. Below are ten publicity [...]

In everything, there are winners and there are losers.  In real life, as opposed to movies, sometimes the winners are always winners and the losers are always losers.  In over a hundred years of the modern Olympiad, there has been a lot of discussion over who is the best in which sports.  However, there is [...]

Perhaps no comic book writer has been more influential and highly venerated as British author Alan Moore.  Widely considered to be one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, comic book authors in history, Moore has redefined the limits and expectations of the medium.  He began working in underground British magazines like 2000AD and Warrior where he [...]

This list was first published in 2008. Seems a good time to revisit it. 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 [...]

The first women to compete in the Olympic Games played a quiet croquet match in a cauldron of trees and grass in Paris in 1900.  There was only one paying spectator, an unnamed “gentle Englishman,” as the official Olympic report recalls.  Since then, the games have changed immensely. One of the biggest changes has been [...]

One of the major trends in the travel industry is the popularity of adventure excursions. From trekking and mountaineering to rafting, zip-lining and bungee jumping combined with unique cultural histories, these destinations have just about anything an adventure traveler could ask for. 10. Norway Best known for beautiful fjords, mountains and coastline and as the [...]

One of the most humiliating things that can happen to an NBA player is to get posterized.  This occurs when a player dunks in the face of another, basically it comes down to the simple fact of who can jump higher.  While I do respect players for attempting to block the incoming freight train and [...]

Since mankind began, we’ve sought shelter as a place to conduct domestic and later, work life. As innovations developed, many different materials and building methods came into play, and architects got increasingly ambitious. Here’s a list of interesting architectural creations throughout the world – the good, the bad and the ugly. 10. Dar Al Hajar, [...]

Congratulations to our Bryan Johnson, 1st place winner in our Top 10 List Writing Contest. Let me paint a picture for you.  It is the biggest game of the year and it’s your team against theirs.  Which team will be more prepared, better coached, and mentally ready for the challenge ahead?  Whose team worked harder in [...]

Death is something that most people fear, simply because we don’t know what happens after we die. Others aren’t afraid to die, but I think it’s safe to say that a lot of us get a bad feeling when we think about what comes next. While we may not know when or what is next, [...]