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As time has progressed, we’ve seen music become much more sleeker and refined, designed for mass appeal from the get-go. Songs have become polished products like trinkets you can fit in your breast pocket and admire from the palm of your hand. It used to be that music had splinters and rough edges and a [...]

We all love a good list; it’s a quick, easy, and convenient way to organize information without starting every other paragraph with “Oh, and ALSO…” But they need to be interesting, especially in this age of endless information bombarding you from all directions, plus a few more that haven’t been discovered yet.  With thousands of [...]

Vanity plates are a lot like Twitter.  You’ve got a limited amount of space with which you must communicate a wide swath of your personality to all the people around you.  They can be in-jokes, subtle clues to your political opinions…or show just what a twit you are, or how clueless you happen to be.  [...]

When Adolphe Sax made the first saxophone in 1841, he could never have imagined how popular it would become.  As the guitar is the main instrument of rock and roll, the saxophone is seen by many to be the main instrument of jazz.  Its players have frequently been some of the most progressive and experimental [...]

90% of Americans own at least one car, and 85% of those people use their cars to commute from home to work., according to The Nielsen Company. A survey completed by the US Department of Transportation in 2007 showed that there were about 250 million cars registered in the U.S. alone. Though the debate between [...]

California is often portrayed as a great place to visit.  And certainly, there are many tourist attractions to see and participate in.  The weather is great and you can see Mickey Mouse do his thing at Disneyland.  However, it’s best to have fun during a short stay and then be on your way.  Why? Simply, [...]

There are many different types of buildings all throughout the world, and occasionally a building is built that captivates a city or even a nation. Over time these buildings become the defining pinnacle of the greatness of the city they improve the skyline of. This is a list of buildings that the world wouldn’t be [...]

When an actor and a character gel, there is magic on the screen. Unfortunately, some casting decisions leave us scratching our heads in wonder. It’s not necessarily a question of bad acting, although this is the case sometimes. Here is a list of roles that were too much of a stretch. 10. Geronimo 1962 Directed [...]

We are free to pick and choose what we want to eat each day, thanks to grocery stores and restaurants, but imagine not being able to eat a certain type of food because it was banned in your country. Many countries around the world have a federal organization that deals with banned substances, including food. [...]

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, [...]